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Can a Female Lawyer Ever Have it All?

Summary: The Geller Law Group offers a family-friendly alternative among law firms. Can women have it all? A full time…

Morgan Lewis Appoints Jami McKeon as Their First Female Chair

Summary: Litigator Jami Wintz McKeon becomes the first female chair at Morgan, Lewis, & Bockius LLP. Litigator Jami Wintz McKeon…

Big Law Firms Only Slowly Hiring More Women

The gap between male and female lawyers is slowly closing in Big Law firms, up from 15 percent of partners…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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%…

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…

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…

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…