Gender
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Pregnancy / Paternity, Small Law Firms
The Pink Ghetto: Small Law Firms Discriminating Against Pregnant Lawyers
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Gender, Law Professors
Law Professor Files Complaint Over Women-Only Screenings Of 'Wonder Woman'
There's apparently no justice for male fans of this Justice League member. - Sponsored
Mitigating M&A Cyber Risk: Pre- & Post-Acquisition Due Diligence
Why M&A cybersecurity due diligence? -
Family Law, Health Care / Medicine, Kids
Nevada: Go For The Gambling, Stay For The Surrogacy Parental Rights
Good news out of Nevada for surrogacy supporters.
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Biglaw, Women's Issues
Biglaw Firm Makes Life Easier For Working Mothers
This is the second firm to offer such a revolutionary perk. -
Sexism, Sexual Harassment, Women's Issues
The Pink Ghetto: Disgusting Displays Of Sexual Harassment At Law Firms
No, a partner shouldn't be critiquing your work in front of you with a raging boner. -
Biglaw, Women's Issues
Biglaw Firm Eliminates Performance Reviews, Earns Praise From Female Associates
Will any additional Biglaw firms adopt this model? -
Gender, Justice, Labor / Employment, On The Job, Women's Issues
Court-Sanctioned, Gender-Based Pay Discrepency? Say It Isn't So!
Employment lawyers fear gender-related wage claims because these complaints are so often valid. - Sponsored
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Sexism, Sexual Harassment, Women's Issues
The Pink Ghetto: Sickening Examples Of Sexual Harassment In Law Firms
We owe it to ourselves and future generations to stop this from continuing to happen. -
Gender, Justice
Pregnant Women Are More Like People, Less Like Incubators With Mouthparts
But are we sure that parents are people? -
Gender, Justice, Labor / Employment, On The Job, Women's Issues
You Can Pay Women Less Than Men For The Same Job, As Long As She Was Making Less In Her Old Job
The glass ceiling is protected by circular logic. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 05.01.17
* Checks and balances, how do they work? President Donald Trump seems to be looking for anyone and anything to blame for his first 100 days in office being bungled, and he’s finally settled on the rule system that controls the Senate, calling it a “very rough system,” an “archaic system” that’s “really a bad thing for the country.” [The Guardian]
* In other news, according to Reince Priebus, President Trump’s chief of staff, something that the White House has looked into is changing libel laws to make it easier to sue news organizations, but “[h]ow it gets executed or whether that goes anywhere is a different story.” Wow. [CNN]
* One things for sure — there’s no Supreme Court retirement watch here: Described as “exuberant,” Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg recently exclaimed that she “love[s] her job,” and that Justice Elena Kagan must be absolutely thrilled about Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation, since that means she’ll no longer have to suffer through the incredibly boring tasks typically given to the high court’s junior justice. [National Law Journal]
* “The logic of the decision is hard to accept. You’re OK’ing a system that perpetuates the inequity in compensation for women.” In a disheartening opinion, the Ninth Circuit said employers may legally pay women less than their male counterparts for the same work based exclusively on differences in their prior salaries, even though those differences were recently ruled discriminatory under the Equal Pay Act by a lower court. [CBS News]
* A second suspect has been arrested in the fatal April 10 shooting of Cook County Associate Judge Raymond Myles. Earl Wilson, 45, a man who is “no stranger to the criminal justice system,” was charged with first-degree murder. Per prosecutors, this was a robbery gone wrong, and Myles was not supposed to be killed. Myles is the first Chicago-area judge to be fatally shot in more than three decades. [Chicago Tribune]
* Late last week, the Hollywood Reporter released its annual ranking of the best attorneys who serve the nation’s most glamorous celebrities — the Hollywood 100 — which is always celebrated like “lawyer Christmas in Hollywood for a day.” How many Biglaw attorneys made the list in the tenth edition of the rankings, and how well represented are each of their firms? We’ll have more on this later. [Big Law Business]
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Conferences / Symposia, Minority Issues, Women's Issues
Conference Lacks Women Speakers But Makes Up For It With Showgirls
Diversity isn't something you can outsource. It requires the effort of everyone.
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Mitigating M&A Cyber Risk: Pre- & Post-Acquisition Due Diligence
New Report - Are Small Firms Achieving Their Legal Tech Goals?
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Sexism, Sexual Harassment, Women's Issues
The Pink Ghetto: Putting Law Firm Sexism And Sexual Harassment To An End
When you see inappropriate things happening to women in your workplace, say something. -
Fashion, Labor / Employment, On The Job
Mandatory High Heels At Work: Sexist Or Empowering?
Only the totally obtuse would endorse a mandatory dress code requiring women to wear high heels to work. -
Biglaw, Labor / Employment, On The Job, Women's Issues
Can Women Lawyers Ever Find Equality In Biglaw?
As long as the profits keep rolling in, why should Biglaw care about gender equality? -
Old People, Women's Issues
The Employability Of Older Women Has Struck A Nerve
“Women of a certain age” have encountered and still encounter bias in our profession. -
Sexism, Sexual Harassment, Women's Issues
The Pink Ghetto: Sexual Harassment Is Part And Parcel Of A Woman's Career In Law
Have you experienced sexism or sexual harassment during your legal career? -
Biglaw, Minority Issues, Partner Issues, Women's Issues
Congratulations To Skadden's 12 New Partners
Eleven of them are men; the group could be more diverse. -
Federal Judges, Gay, Labor / Employment
A Judicial Battle Royal At The Seventh Circuit -- And Judge Posner's Favorite Gays Of All Time
SCOTUS shortlisters and other luminaries of the federal judiciary duke it out in a landmark case.