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Good News/Bad News for Women in BigLaw

Good News/Bad News for Women in BigLaw

The National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL) has released its fourth annual National Survey on Retention and Promotion of Women in Law Firms and the results are a mixed bag.…

Female Lawyers Still Earning Less Than Males

Female Lawyers Still Earning Less Than Males

According to The Law Society, the representative body for solicitors in England and Wales, female solicitors earn 29% less than male colleagues in the UK. This is slightly better than…

Study: Biglaw Firms Must Do More for Diversity

Study: Biglaw Firms Must Do More for Diversity

A new study by the Minority Corporate Council Association says biglaw firms must do more to ensure that minority, female and LGBT attorneys have the same career opportunities as their…

PAR: Reduced Hours Better Than Layoffs

PAR: Reduced Hours Better Than Layoffs

The Project for Attorney Retention says reducing associate working hours will save a firm more money than cutting associate positions. PAR is an initiative of the Center of WorkLife Law…

Report: Women Still Not Making Partner

According to a report released by the San Francisco-based Project for Attorney Retention, which surveyed 100 American law firms, only 23 of those firms had partnership classes consisting of at…

76% of Young Lawyers Happy with Their Career Choice

A new study by the American Bar Foundation, of 4,160 individuals who became lawyers in 2000, has found that 76% report they are either extremely or moderately satisfied with their…

Mentoring Program for Female Lawyers Redresses Discrimination

Hope you’re interested in Canada this morning. Canada.com has a story about the frustrations faced by female lawyers, and a new women’s professional mentoring program in Calgary. Patricia McLeod bumped…

Gibbons Wins Catalyst Award for Women’s Initiative

Gibbons Wins Catalyst Award for Women’s Initiative

Newark, New Jersey’s Gibbons PC, a 230-attorney firm specializing in litigation, has been named one of the winners of the 2009 Catalyst Award. Catalyst is a nonprofit organization working globally…

UK Firm to Female Lawyers: Try to Dress More Feminine. But Don’t Be a Slut!

Magic Circle law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP apparently has a lot of money lying around, a lot of free time, and a complete collection of Mad Men DVDs. They…

Female Partners in DC Firms Take More Part-Time Hours Than Men

An interesting story at the DC Examiner, about the results of a study from the National Association for Law Placement: Female partners in DC law firms are taking part-time hours at…

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