Gender
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Gender, National Association for Law Placement (NALP), Partner Profits, Women's Issues
NALP Won't Distinguish Between Equity and Non-Equity Partners: Women, Minorities, and Lovers of Truth Get Angry
About a week ago, K&L Gates’s Peter Kalis called for the abolition of NALP. Kalis was focused on NALP’s well-documented problems trying to guide the recruitment of fresh talent to Biglaw. Kalis isn’t alone in thinking that NALP does an ineffective job setting out legal recruitment guidelines. But if the organization can’t even be trusted […] -
Fashion, Gender, listserv, Ridiculousness
Northwestern's Gender Neutral -- Possibly Hermaphroditic -- Barrister 'Rulers'
A few months back, the Student Bar Association at Northwestern University School of Law got its panties in a bunch over inappropriate language and the “unthinking use of stereotypes.” Saying that you were “raped” by an exam, for example, was offensive to some on campus, said the SBA. (They preferred that Northwestern students engage only […] - Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
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Lady Justice Does Not Have Enough Female Friends
The Center for Women in Government & Civil Society recently released a study [PDF] about female judges. Their main finding: there are not very many of them. (Duh.) Looking at judgeships on both the federal and state level, women account for just 26% of all seats (5,015 seats), while men occupy 74%, or 14,335 seats. […]
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Bad Ideas, Conferences / Symposia, Dubious Conferences, Feminism, Gender, Reader Polls
Update: Some Panelists Won't Participate in Revised Panel for Lady Lawyers
Last week we wrote about an upcoming panel discussion, sponsored by the New York State Bar Association’s Committee on Women in the Law, that generated some controversy. The panel, entitled “Their Point of View: Tips from the Other Side,” was going to feature “[a] distinguished panel of gentlemen from the legal field,” who would opine […] -
Bad Ideas, Conferences / Symposia, Dubious Conferences, Feminism, Gender
Hey, Lady Lawyers: Have We Got a Conference for You....
Ed. note: Above the Law is a bit estrogen-deprived this week, with both Kash and Marin on vacation. So your above-signed writer, who is more in touch with his feminine side than Elie, was called up for duty. He apologizes for not being able to do justice to this subject. UPDATE (6 PM): The New […] -
Celebrities, Crime, Family Law, Gender, Golf, Sports, Violence
Tiger Woods Must Keep His Mouth Shut
UPDATE (3:07): The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) just held a press conference. FHP announced that Tiger Woods was found “at fault” in his traffic accident, guilty of careless driving. The fine is $164 and four points on his driving record. This ends the Florida Highway Patrol’s investigation. FHP determined “that there was insufficient evidence to […] -
Feminism, Gender, Partner Issues, Women's Issues
New Partner Watch: Girl Power at Sullivan & Cromwell
It’s partner promotion season in Biglaw. This year, Sullivan & Cromwell is making five new partners — and four of them are women. Am Law Daily reports: Firm chairman H. Rodgin Cohen attributes the growth in female partner ranks to policies, such as flex-time and maternity leave, aimed at promoting and retaining greater numbers of […] -
Biglaw, Gender, Women's Issues
Can Remote Access Help Firms Make Female Partners?
There are firms that want to make more female partners (and minority partners for that matter), but honestly do not know how to make that happen. Retaining top female associates through a couple of years of around 3,000 billable hours is just difficult, especially if those women want to have a family. Over on the […] - Sponsored
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
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Feminism, Gay, Gender, Labor / Employment, Lawsuit of the Day, Lesbians, Oral Sex / Blow Jobs, Sex, Sexual Harassment, Women's Issues
Girl-on-Girl Sexual Harassment at Delaware Law Firm
Here at Above the Law, we’ve reviewed a lot of employment discrimination complaints over the years. But this one is special. The firm (like it matters): Maron Marvel Bradley & Anderson. The plaintiff: Jennifer Braude. Why you care: Do I have your attention? Click after the jump for more details, plus Maron Marvel’s response. -
Breasts, Gender, Women's Issues
Discriminating Against Women With Breasts Doesn't Amount to Gender Discrimination
Last month, I roundly criticized a receptionist for peeing on herself. She claimed that her employer wouldn’t allow her to take bathroom breaks. I argued that personal hygiene and basic self respect demanded that she use the bathroom and worry about suing the firm if they actually fired her for it. A woman in Ohio […] -
Gender
Yale Law Women Anoint Top Ten Family-Friendly Firms
If you side with those who think baby-making is a good option these days, you’ll read this post with special interest. The Bulldogs have named the top ten pup-friendly Biglaw firms. Here are the best firms for the family-minded according to the Yale Law Women: Arnold & Porter Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Covington & […] -
Biglaw, Feminism, Gender, Pregnancy / Paternity, Women's Issues
No Shame On These Biglaw Firms XX: Working Mother's 50 Best Law Firms for Women
Working Mother magazine has released its annual review of law firms and named the 50 Best Law Firms for Women. No shame on these firms (unlike the one in our caption contest), at least when it comes to “flex-time, reduced-hour and other family-friendly policies”: [O]ur winning firms have more lawyers working reduced hours (8 percent […] -
Crime, Gender, Hair, Lawsuit of the Day
Update: Hair Salon Extortionist's Conviction Upheld
Back in March 2008, we named Daniel Hynes our Lawyer of the Day. Hynes was convicted of theft by extortion after trying to shake down at least 19 New Hampshire hair salons by accusing them of gender and age discrimination (in the form of pricing haircuts differently for men, women, and children). Now, a quick […]
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get…
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use.
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so…
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Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm.
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms.
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Biglaw, Gender, Racism
Don't Count on Minority Female Attorneys to Stick Around?
If you’re a minority female, you’ll likely say ba-bye to your firm within five years, says a study from Catalyst, a non-profit focused on women and business issues. The organization recently released a report titled, “Women of Color in U.S. Law Firms:” According to Catalyst’s Women of Color in U.S. Law Firms, women of color […] -
Gender, Layoffs, Women's Issues
Did Gender Play A Role In Layoffs At Squire Sanders?
Since the recession began hitting the legal industry, we at Above the Law have received various reports alleging gender or racial discrimination when it comes time for firms to fire associates. Some of our sources have claimed that the rounds of layoffs have disproportionately affect women or racial minorities. Usually, these sources have sparse statistical […] -
Gender, Lawsuit of the Day, Women's Issues
Lawsuit of the Day: 'Big Boob Friday' Is A Problem? Who Knew?
There is an interesting employment discrimination complaint coming out of Connecticut today. A local news anchor claims that she was discriminated against due to her age and gender by Fox 61 (which is owned by the Tribune Company). The forty-year-old Shelly Sindland (pictured) claims that she was the most senior reporter at the local news […] -
Gender, Nude Dancing, Sexism, Summer Associates
A Stripped-Down Summer Associate Event at Cadwalader
Summer associates have landed at offices across the nation. They’re working harder this year, even if some of the work is fake, and they’re eating out less often. But the Biglaw recruits are still having fun — sometimes too much fun. We’ve been asking you about the big events for this year’s summers — concerts, […] -
Gender, Incisive Media, Women's Issues
Women in Law: Crunching the Numbers
American Lawyer has released another report that shows that while women make up a significant percentage of Biglaw associates, they are under-represented in law firm partnership ranks: And while the ranks of female partners have grown steadily, women still account, on average, for fewer than one in five big-firm partners. The greatest numbers of female […] -
Gender, Women's Issues
What Women Want ... At Least In New Jersey
Is it national “women in Biglaw” month and nobody told me? Yesterday, we learned that women who don’t put their careers on hold in order raise children can expect a similar salary to their male counterparts. A few days ago we learned that women hate working for other women. A couple of weeks ago, we […] -
Gender, Women's Issues
Gender Gap Disappears If You Just Keep Working
A new study shows that women who have children — but don’t put their careers on hold to raise the kids — perform just as well as men when it comes to salary and partnership prospects: A study of data concerning graduates of the University of Michigan Law School showed no significant difference between men […]