Gender Issues
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Biglaw, Women's IssuesStat Of The Week: The Mysterious 'Elite Retreat' Of Women In Law
Women graduates of elite law schools seem to be leaving the law earlier than their peers from lower-tier schools. -
Gender, Patents, Sponsored Content, TechnologyGender And The USPTO
Is it better to be in front of a male or female patent examiner? Are women or men more likely to get their patent applications allowed? 
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Gender, Movies, Non-Sequiturs, O.J. Simpson, Patents, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Non-Sequiturs: 07.16.13
* The Zimmerman verdict allows us to sit back and reflect on how bad Atticus Finch really was at his job. [Criminal Defense Blog] * In case you’d forgotten about the shenanigans at Louisville’s Brandeis School of Law, here’s your update: a former employee has been charged for promising students more scholarships than the school had. Rick Pitino needs to show the law school how to work within scholarship limits. [Courier-Journal] * State licensing boards are trying to put the kibosh on advice columnists. Next thing you know, they’ll be trying to shut down Dr. Demento. [Lexington Herald-Leader] * Fun with patents: Monkey Dog Saddle! [Lowering the Bar] * Transgendered workers are successfully challenging workplace discrimination using the Civil Rights Act. These sound like cases Justice Alito will get right on overturning. [Buzzfeed] * McDonald’s is trying to show how it provides its employees a living wage. It just requires working a second job for a total of between 62-74 hours. No biggie. [Lawyers, Guns & Money]
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Alan Dershowitz, Law Schools, Sexism, Women's Issues
Socratic Method Linked To Female Underachievement in Law School
The Socratic method has more problems than just being annoying. -
Biglaw, ERISA, Gender, Intellectual Property, Labor / Employment, Litigators, Litigatrix, Old People, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Patents, Women's Issues
Does Ropes & Gray Hate the Old and Gray?
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Fashion, Fashion Is Fun, Feminism, Gender, Women's Issues
In Search of a Feminine Feminism: Why Skirts Are the New Pants
Are skirts really the new pants? Professor Anna Akbari explains why that seems to be the case for professional women. -
Depositions, Divorce Train Wrecks, Gender, Rudeness, Texas, Women's Issues
Texas Lawyer Allegedly Calls Opposing Counsel The C-Word, But Says It To Her Male Colleagues So He Thinks It's Okay
Whenever you can claim woman's clothing is to blame for you inappropriate comments, you've gotta do it... -
California, Gender, Gloria Allred, Hotties, Television
Legal Forecast: Gloria Allred Sues Over Sexy Weather Babes
Gloria Allred's latest client, a weatherman, believes that a record heatwave over his competitions' Grand Tetons is the cause of his unemployment. In simpler terms, Allred's client is suing because he is not an "attractive young female".... 
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Bad Ideas, Breasts, Gender, Kids, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Women's Issues
NINJA NIPs to Stage a Courthouse 'Nurse-In' Protest in Michigan
Earlier this week, we wrote about Natalie Hegedus, a young Michigan mother who claims she was “humiliated” after a judge called her out for breastfeeding in court. Women across the country were outraged that a judge would find this sort of behavior in his courtroom to be inappropriate. As we noted previously, Michigan is is […] -
Bad Ideas, Breasts, Gender, Kids, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Women's Issues
Judge Tells Breastfeeding Mother That Laws 'Don't Apply' in Court
Like it or not, for some women, breastfeeding is part and parcel of being a new mother. So what happens when you're a breastfeeding mother but life just isn't cooperating with you? What happens when you have to start nursing in a public place, and that place just so happens to be a courtroom? Here's what one judge has to say about whipping out a boob in public.... -
Allen & Overy, Biglaw, Celebrities, Gender, Magic Circle, United Kingdom / Great Britain, Women's Issues
Letter from London: Chelsy Davy Joins Biglaw
Maybe it was the hypnotic effect Pippa Middleton’s ass had on Prince Harry? Or perhaps it was simply that Chelsy Davy didn’t want to marry into the crazy old royal family? Either way, shortly after William and Kate tied the knot in April, Harry and Chelsy split up. And what did the Zimbabwean blonde bombshell do next? She became a lawyer.... -
1st Circuit, Copyright, Gay, Gender, Law Professors, Military / Military Law, Morning Docket, Pornography, SCOTUS, State Judges
Morning Docket: 09.20.11
* “The road to this day has been long”… and hard. That’s what he said. Don’t Ask Don’t Tell has finally been put to bed, and the next logical step would be to ditch DOMA. [PostPartisan / Washington Post] * “Citizens United has been good for gay rights.” Well, at least it’s been good for […]
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B for Beauty, Gender, Lawsuit of the Day, Women's Issues
Lawsuit of the Day: Putting the 'Man' Back in Manicure
Would you like a MAN-icure? A Maryland man is suing his nail salon for $200,000 for a $1 overcharge on his manicure. His lawyer (who, in the past, sued the same nail salon as a plaintiff, for the same cause of action) is comparing his client to Rosa Parks. Seriously?
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Feminism, Gay Marriage, Gender, Immigration, Law Schools, Non-Sequiturs, Women's Issues
Non-Sequiturs: 05.27.11
* And finally, a law student sues a law school for its allegedly misleading post-graduate employment information. [Law School Transparency] * A “leading business lawyer in Germany,” reportedly a partner at Linklaters, allegedly attempts to evade paying taxes on his new lederhosen. Now is the time on Spockets when we dance. [Roll on Friday] * […] -
Craigslist, Gender, Job Searches, Kids, Women's Issues
Would You Hire An Attorney Who Needed To Bring Her One-Year-Old To Work?
It’s a dilemma that women have faced for a long time: some of them need to work and take care of their children at the same time. During the recession, the problems for working mothers have been exacerbated. There are fewer jobs, but day care is just as expensive as ever. What are you supposed […] -
Biglaw, Gender, In-House Counsel, Minority Issues, Women's Issues
Inside Straight: Pitching Diversity
Ed. note: This is the latest installment of Inside Straight, Above the Law’s column for in-house counsel, written by Mark Herrmann. Diversity matters. It matters for reasons of social justice. It matters because folks are tracking it, and it can be important to look good on those scales. It matters for reasons of trial strategy, […] -
Biglaw, ERISA, Gender, Intellectual Property, Labor / Employment, Litigators, Litigatrix, Old People, Partner Issues, Patents, Women's Issues
Ropes & Gray Sued for Age and Sex Discrimination By Former Partner
On Tuesday, Ropes & Gray was sued in Manhattan federal court by a former partner, Patricia A. Martone. Martone’s lawsuit claims age discrimination, sex discrimination, retaliation, and interference with protected retirement benefits in violation of ERISA (the basis for federal jurisdiction in the S.D.N.Y.). As you might expect from an ex-Ropes partner, Martone has some […] -
Biglaw, Gender, Headhunters / Recruiters, In-House Counsel, Women's Issues
Inside Straight: Moving Laterally
Ed. note: This is the latest installment of Inside Straight, Above the Law’s column for in-house counsel, written by Mark Herrmann. I spoke on a panel with two other in-house lawyers at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law a little while ago, and I learned two interesting things about lateral mobility. I’m not one […] -
Biglaw, Gender, Minority Issues, Women's Issues
Diversity Issues To Consider Before You Accept Your Offer
There are two ways to make diversity mean something to Biglaw partners. The first involves clients caring about whether or not their legal counsel has made a commitment to diversity. The second involves incoming and lateral talent caring about whether or not they go to a diverse workplace. But for people to make informed decisions […]
