Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Likes ‘Most’ Of Her Supreme Court Colleagues
Justice Ginsburg also touched on collegiality at the high court, the #MeToo movement, and the role of sexism in the 2016 election.
Getting Ahead Of Implicit Bias In The Legal Profession
Implicit bias may not be something you can eradicate, but it's something you can control.
Sex And Biglaw: Why Do The Suits Keep Coming?
It’s no surprise that in the age of #MeToo, white male hegemony in Biglaw is being exposed, called out, and challenged.
What Happens When Partners Sexually Harass Summer Associates And Interns?
Incidents like this continue to go unreported because of the power struggle that's involved.
Morning Docket: 10.13.17
* Does Trump's health care executive order violate ERISA? [CNBC] * Just when law firms needed another challenge, here comes PwC. [Law.com] * Pepper Hamilton partner brings clients to secluded private island. Enjoy Camp Crystal Lake everyone! [The Legal Intelligencer] * On Sunday, 60 Minutes will have a profile on the fascinating career of Shon Hopwood, the Georgetown Law professor who came to his career as a jailhouse lawyer while serving time for bank robbery. [National Law Journal] * Why aren't there vegan wigs? It's actually a pretty interesting question. [Legal Cheek] * Judge was "unaware" that he gave joint custody to an accused rapist. But before the judge gets pilloried for conducting a slapdash proceeding, consider that the prosecutors never bothered to mention this. [ABA Journal] * The gender bias suit against Proskauer reaches the Second Circuit on claims that Judge Cote erred in preventing the plaintiff from getting key discovery for her retaliation claim. [Law360] * A guide to interviewing for introverts. The first tip should be to open every interview with, "I'm interested in tax." In my experience, firms expect to put the tax geniuses in a dungeon and let them work their sorcerer's ways in peace, so they'll forgive any awkwardness as a sign of genius. [The Recorder] * Law firm merger mania strikes Texas. [Houston Chronicle]
The Pink Ghetto: Biglaw Sexual Harassment Stories Emerge In The Days Following The Harvey Weinstein Scandal
It's disgusting when Biglaw partners behave like this and aren't punished.
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Back In The Day, This Judge Was Considered ‘Too Pregnant’ To Argue Before SCOTUS
The solicitor general's office has apparently 'evolved' since that time.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Thinks Sexism Is To Blame For Presidential Election Results
And yet, the Notorious RBG is still hopeful for gender equality in government in the future.
Alumni Of Top Law School Speak Out Against Professor
Penn Law alumni speak up about stamping out bias.
Faced With Careful Criticism, Law Professor Just Calls His Critics Stupid
Law professor says critics can't "read, analyze, and act."
Women Lawyers: How To Interrupt Interruptions
How to combat the biases and stereotypes that can hold women back in the workplace.
Law Students Seek To Ban Professor From Teaching 1Ls
When two law professors wrote a dog whistle of an editorial, students stood up. And the students deserve everyone's support.
Law School Posts Job Listing Seeking ‘Wives’ Of Students
Yes, this is from 2017.
Dog Whistling ‘Bourgeois Values’ Op-Ed Gets Thorough Takedown From Other Law Professors
Ripping racist op-ed isn't disrespectful, it's necessary.
Your Excuses Are Getting Old
Notes to my (legal) self.