Sexism
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Biglaw, Canada, Harvard, Labor / Employment, Pepper Hamilton, Rudeness, Sex Scandals, Sexism, Sexual Harassment
Aggrieved Women Potpourri: Sexual Harassment Canada-Style, and the Return of Charlene Morisseau
I’m not trying to compare the claims of Jaime Laskis, a former associate at the prominent Canadian law firm of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt, with those of Charlene Morisseau (a legendary Lawyer of the Day honoree, from 2007). But we’ve got two stories vaguely related to alleged employee harassment and discrimination in the legal profession, […] -
Biglaw, Gender, Partner Issues, Rankings, Sexism, Women's Issues
Hard Stats About Female Equity Partners
Today Am Law released an exhaustive report about female equity partners at major law firms — equity partners, not to be confused with non-equity partners (who are really glorified associates that firms slap with the “partner” label in order to look good when folks like BBLP or Jezebel come calling). The numbers aren’t going to […] - Sponsored
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Associate Advice, Federal Judges, Feminism, Gender, Maryanne Trump Barry, Sexism, Sexual Harassment, Women's Issues
Do Women in the Law Need to Get Thicker Skins?
Today’s confirmation of Elena Kagan as the fourth woman ever to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court is a milestone worth celebrating. For ladies in the law, things are looking up. But female law students and lawyers still have complaints. Check out a recent query submitted to the Dear Prudence advice column over at Slate, […]
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Canada, Defamation, Drinking, Labor / Employment, Parties, Sex, Sex Scandals, Sexism, Sexual Harassment
Partner of the Day, Eh: Canadian Lawyer Sues Two of His Former Associates
Sometimes law firm after-hours parties get pretty wild. The Great Recession didn’t put a damper on one Toronto firm’s celebrations last year. In January 2009, Mathews, Dinsdale & Clarke threw a rager in honor of its annual labour law “moot” competition for Canadian law students. (We mentioned this story briefly in yesterday’s Non-Sequiturs.) After awards […] -
Breasts, Citigroup, Hotties, Sex, Sexism, Sexual Harassment
Debrahlee Lorenzana's Breasts: An Attractive Nuisance
It seems the world can’t get enough of Debrahlee Lorenzana, the former Citibank employee who alleges she was fired because she was “too hot.” She’s been making the rounds of the morning talk shows, and people have been absolutely gushing about her figure, which allegedly got her fired. But could you call her body an […] -
Citigroup, Hotties, Ridiculousness, Sexism, Sexual Harassment, Wall Street
Lawsuit of the Day: Woman Claims She Was Fired for Being Too Attractive
You know something is capturing cultural attention when your mother asks, “Did you write about that woman who got fired for being attractive?” Earlier this week, the Village Voice ran a cover story on a woman who is suing Citibank for wrongful termination. She claims that her bosses found her too hot — and thus […] -
Asians, Racism, Sexism, Sexual Harassment, Weirdness, Williams Mullen
Williams Mullen Gets Out of a Pickle of a Lawsuit
Or make that a cucumber of one. Remember this allegation, from the lawsuit filed by former case manager Hanh Nguyen Allgood against the prominent Richmond law firm of Williams Mullen? When the [office elevator] doors closed, [partner] Robert Eicher pretended to be sad and depressed. He asked Allgood for a hug. When she complied, he […] -
Gender, Sex, Sexism, Sexual Harassment
Sexual Harassment: It's Not Just For Women Anymore
It’s funny how being laid off really puts all of your workplace problems into perspective. The Wall Street Journal reports that more and more men are claiming they are victims of sexual harassment: Since the start of the recession, a growing number of sexual harassment complaints have come from men. Some 16.4% of all sexual […] - Sponsored
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Asians, Sexism, Sexual Harassment, Weirdness, Williams Mullen
Racial Discrimination and Sexual Harassment -- With a Cucumber? -- Alleged at Williams Mullen
Williams Mullen is a prominent Richmond-based law firm that is “100 years strong,” according to its website. For 18 of those years, Vietnam native Hanh Nguyen Allgood, 53, was a case manager for the firm. She left in March 2007. Apparently, the departure was not “all good” with her. She has filed a $950,000 lawsuit […] -
Allen & Overy, Books, Layoffs, Sex, Sexism, Violence
Deidre Dare Likes Abusive Men and Getting Paid For Her Writing
We have another episode in the saga of Deidre Dare, one of our favorite laid-off lawyers. She was an attorney in Allen & Overy’s Russia office until she penned typed a salacious online novel about her expat adventures, which featured lots of drinking, sex, drugs, donkeys, and dwarves. After the firm let her go, she […] -
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, […] -
Associate Advice, Racism, Rank Stupidity, Rudeness, Sexism, Summer Associates
How To Get Fired (or Asked To Resign) from Sullivan & Cromwell (Part 2)
Yesterday we introduced you to DB (not his real name — please keep it that way), formerly an associate at Sullivan & Cromwell. At S&C, and in law school before that, DB became notorious for bragging about his wealth and making politically incorrect remarks. We collected some of his impolitic quips in our prior post, […] -
Associate Advice, Racism, Rank Stupidity, Rudeness, Sexism, Summer Associates
How To Get Fired from Sullivan & Cromwell (Part 1)
Ah, Sullivan & Cromwell. It’s a top law firm — not just in prestige and profits, but also blog fodder. See, e.g., Carlos Spinelli-Noseda (partner who defrauded firm and clients of half a million dollars through expense fraud); Aaron Charney (associate who sued the firm for antigay discrimination, while still employed there). When people leave […]
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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) […] -
Sexism, Sexual Harassment
If there's no sexual harassment, we wouldn't breed!
Apparently, breeding doesn’t evolve from meeting a person you like, going out to dinner, having a drink or two, and letting nature take its course. It comes from a woman’s eyes signaling that she “desperately want[s] to be laid on the boardroom table as soon as [a man gives] the word.” Or so says a […] -
Biglaw, Fashion, Feminism, Gender, Rudeness, Screw-Ups, Sexism
Time for Winston Women To Go Burqa Shopping?
Although many tipsters emailed us about it, we never wrote about this buzz-generating Wall Street Journal article, reporting on how many older lawyers are displeased by the overly informal, even sloppy attire of their younger colleagues. We didn’t write about it earlier because we felt preempted: the piece received lots of online attention, from such […] -
Email Scandals, Lawyer of the Day, Racism, Screw-Ups, Sexism
Lawyer of the Day: Chuck Rosenthal
We love tales of misbehaving DAs. And this one is a doozy. From the Houston Chronicle: New e-mails released Tuesday show District Attorney Chuck Rosenthal sent and received racist jokes and strategized with political consultants and colleagues about his re-election campaign on his county e-mail account. Also within the correspondence obtained Tuesday by the Houston […] -
Anthony Ciolli, AutoAdmit / Xoxohth, David Hoffman, Defamation, Free Speech, Law Schools, Rudeness, Sexism, Technology
Is Doe v. Ciolli Now... Doe v. pauliewalnuts?
There’s news to report in the lawsuit filed by two female Yale Law School students over various allegedly defamatory and threatening comments posted about them on AutoAdmit.com. The amended complaint, which was delayed in arriving, has finally been filed. You can check it out here. For some thoughts on the amended complaint by Professor Dave […] -
Affirmative Action, Biglaw, Feminism, Gender, Racism, Sexism
If Wanda Sykes Were a Biglaw Associate...
She probably wouldn’t be very happy with her law firm. From the Minority Law Journal: [N]owadays most associates don’t plan on spending their entire legal career at one law firm. But some associates are more likely to head for the exits than others. Nearly half of all white male midlevel associates say that they expect […] -
Feminism, Gender, Rudeness, Sexism
A Sexist Screed Against Female Attorneys?
We are not easily offended, nor are we very politically correct. Sometimes we write things that upset or antagonize people (sometimes intentionally, and sometimes not). But this discussion of women lawyers, while certainly provocative, is a bit too inflammatory for our taste. We won’t post excerpts here (because finding a portion that isn’t offensive is […]