Gender
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Gender, Marc Dann, Morning Docket, Samuel Kent, SCOTUS
Morning Docket 05.11.09
* We are not the only ones talking about the problems women have with each other at the office. The New York Times says women bully women. [New York Times] * Ex-Judge of the Day Hall of Famer Samuel Kent, the first federal judge to be charged with a sex crime, will be sentenced today. […]
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Gender
Women Expect Too Much Empathy From Female Partners
The debate over the merits (or demerits) of having a female boss is a perennial one. Well, maybe not perennial, but has been going strong in recent decades since skirt suits on bosses have become the norm. The American Lawyer sticks its toe in the perilous gender waters in an article in this month’s issue: […] - Sponsored
Generative AI In Legal Work — What’s Fact And What’s Fiction?
Zach Warren from the Thomson Reuters Institute discusses the potential and the pitfalls. -
Cardozo Law School, Gender, Law Reviews, Women's Issues
Gender Bias on the Cardozo Law Review?
We’ve been bringing you a number of stories about law students melting down as the recession, finals, swine flu, and a spate of year-end elections takes its toll on America’s next generation of lawyers. The latest missive comes from a female Cardozo student who accuses the Cardozo law review board of gender bias. It turns […]
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Dubious Defenses, Gender
Department of Dubious Defenses: Calling women "hormonal messes" is just a cultural thing
A fun part of traveling is observing “cultural differences.” It’s okay to pick your nose in public in some parts of Kenya, to comment on someone’s significant weight gain in the Philippines, and to burp mid-meal in India. The practices may not be your cup of tea, but that’s the fun of exploring other cultures. […] -
Feminism, Gender, Media and Journalism, Paralegals
Magazines for Paralegals and Female Litigators Still Chugging
Times are tough for we media folk these days. Newspapers across the country are declaring bankruptcy, magazines are dying, and Atlantic Magazine has even predicted the end of the New York Times. Given the challenging environment for journalism, we thought you might be worried about the fates of Sue: For Women in Litigation and KNOW: […] -
Biglaw, Gender, In-House Counsel
If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands... Or take our poll
The American Bar Foundation has been tracking the careers of almost 5,000 law grads for a project called After The JD. The $1.8 million study keeps the lab rats law grads from the class of 2000 under a microscope for 12 years after graduation to track the development of their careers, relationships, and basic ability […] -
Feminism, Gender, Women's Issues
Twelve Crises for Corporate Women
A new book details the challenges that women face as they try to climb the corporate ladder. Author Kathy Caprino argues that in many instances women’s contributions are hard to compare against “hours” and “profits.” Careful not to blame their male counterparts, Caprino says many female professionals are dominated at work by generally white-male competitive […] -
Biglaw, Gender, Women's Issues
More Evidence of Sexism in the Legal Community
Whenever we do a post on gender inequality in the legal profession, some readers insist on finding arguments to make the income gap “acceptable.” Another survey was released yesterday, this time from the National Association of Women Lawyers, that shows pay and promotion inequality is still the norm. The WSJ Law Blog puts the facts […] - Sponsored
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
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Feminism, Gender, Litigators, Litigatrix, Media and Journalism
Move over Marie Claire and Elle, Sue's coming to town
Back in August, we reported that a magazine for female litigators was in the works. They were in the naming phase at the time, and we tried to help them out by surveying you about the worst of their proposed names, including such gems as “Chill,” “Woman Litigator,” and “Spirit, The Magazine for Women in […] -
Biglaw, Fashion, Feminism, Gender
Who Likes Short Skirts? We Like... Better Economic Times
A few female readers have asked us to direct your attention to this poll at fashion and lifestyle blog Corporette: How short of a skirt can a professional woman get away with? According to the votes in so far, “professional women” can get away with skirts that stop just above the knee. Does the same […] -
Feminism, Gender, Money, Women's Issues
Women Getting Screwed When It Comes To Pay
The U.S. Census Bureau reports that women in legal occupations earn 51% of what men earn. That is not a typo. Some people will no doubt say something like “women are secretaries and men are attorneys,” before clubbing their mates into submission. But according to the report: [T]he salary gap was the largest among judges, […] -
Feminism, Gender, Romance and Dating, Sex, Sexism, Sexual Harassment
Summer Wives (Part 1 of 2)
My friend Anna is a summer wife. You see, her “summer” husband, Abraham, does what all high-powered law firm partners do each summer: he dispatches his wife to the summer home in the Hamptons or Shelter Island or Martha’s Vineyard. This allows Biglaw partners to supper in the city with the single senior (or summer) […] -
Feminism, Gender, John McCain, Politics, Sarah Palin
Breaking: McCain Picks Palin Up Off the Street For Veep
According to the New York Times, John McCain has tapped Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate. Appeal to disaffected Clinton voters? Trying to lock up the Mike Gravel fan base? Update: Although Governor Palin is not a lawyer, there have already been several legal issues mentioned with regard to her candidacy. Just last […]
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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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Generative AI In Legal Work — What’s Fact And What’s Fiction?
Zach Warren from the Thomson Reuters Institute discusses the potential and the pitfalls.
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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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ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms.
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Bad Ideas, Feminism, Gender, Litigators, Litigatrix, Media and Journalism
Naming a magazine for female attorneys: Chill out, Trial Mama?
The makers of KNOW: The Magazine for Paralegals have another legal publication in the works. A tipster forwarded us an e-mail about a “new magazine for women professionals in litigation.” Imagining the love child of Glamour and the American Lawyer, we expected to see planned articles on hot courtroom studs and legal fashion faux pas. […] -
ATL Idol, Biglaw, Feminism, Gender
A Woman's Place Is... At Cravath
This week, Working Mother magazine, in association with Flex-Time Lawyers, released its second annual Best Law Firms for Women rankings. Some of the firms on this year’s list are notorious sweatshops, more likely to help women freeze their eggs than they are to aid either sex in raising a family. I contacted Deborah Epstein Henry […] -
Feminism, Gender, Litigators, Litigatrix, Movies, Television
Farewell, Ally McBeal; Enter the Litigatrix
That’s the title of our latest column for the New York Observer, which reflects upon recent television and film portrayals of women litigators. It touches upon some of the same themes highlighted in Amy Kolz’s excellent American Lawyer article from last year, but it’s more focused on fictional female litigators, as opposed to real-life ones. […] -
Crime, Gender, Hair, Lawyer of the Day
Lawyer of the Day: Daniel Hynes
Young New Hampshire lawyer Daniel Hynes, who is just 27, has earned a place among our Lawyers of the Day for extorting hair salons. Feel free to use the Power of the Law Degree to ensure that your landlord heats your apartment adequately. But using it to threaten beauty parlors… that’s just wrong. From the […] -
Gender
Study of Lawyer Productivity: Childless Women > Fathers > Childless Men > Mothers
Researchers at the University of Calgary have conducted a sociological study of 670 attorneys working in law firms to measure the impact of having children on work productivity. The researchers spend a good amount of time raving about billable hours, which made measuring productivity a breeze for them. Yay for billable hours! We do not […] -
Biglaw, Feminism, Gender, Job Searches
Boring but Important: New Law Firm Partners Mostly Dudes
Ladies, if you want to make partner, consider Dorsey & Whitney. The Project for Attorney Retention has just released a report (PDF) on the number of women among this year’s new partners at 77 firms. Props to Dorsey & Whitney and Ropes and Gray. Here’s why: At a dozen firms, 50% or more of the […] -
Bankruptcy, DUI / DWI, Fashion, Federal Judges, Gender, Judge of the Day
A Cross-Dressing Judge Hangs Up His Heels
Or at least his robes. A quick update on a recent Judge of the Day, from Robert Ambrogi over at Legal Blog Watch: By all accounts, Robert Somma had been a top-notch U.S. bankruptcy judge since his appointment to the bench in 2004 and a top-notch bankruptcy practitioner for many years before that. The sense […]