The Jabot
Hot Women Lawyers
This month’s issue of the American Lawyer includes a very interesting feature. The magazine identified 45 up-and-coming female attorneys under the age of 45, at Am Law 200 firms. These kinds of lists tend to be nothing more than a popularity contest, but Am Law seemed to do a thorough job in culling through a […]
Lawyer of the Day: Dad Badgers Little Girl into Quitting Hockey Team
Is there anything more pathetic than a “sports dad”? You know, one of those middle-aged losers who takes his kid’s athletic competitions way too seriously because he wants little Junior to “be a winner” — a title the father undoubtedly never achieved in his own life? I hate these punks, and if I ever have […]
Lawyers, Where Do Babies Come From?
Hopefully you paid attention during middle school sex-ed, because you’re unlikely to learn about the birds and bees at law school. According a recently released survey by Law Students for Reproductive Justice, only 18 percent of U.S. law schools have offered reproductive rights law courses over the last seven years. More specifically: there have been […]
Discrimination Lawsuit Potpourri: Reed Smith and Akin Gump
Pennsylvania legal circles are buzzing over a discrimination lawsuit filed yesterday in federal district court by a partner in the Pittsburgh office of Reed Smith. One source who informed us of the suit referred to “some really interesting allegations” against the firm. A corporate and energy law partner at Reed Smith, JoEllen Lyons Dillon, alleges […]
Quote of the Day: Unintended Consequences
[M]ale lawyers do not want to travel with, have lunch with, or mentor women lawyers because they fear someone will mistake their intentions and accuse them of sexual harassment. — law firm consultant Cynthia Calvert, in a blog post entitled Male Partners: Help Your Firm by Connecting with Women Lawyers.
Biglaw Women Relegated to ‘Pink Ghetto’ (When They Can Be Found at All)
Attorney and author Yolanda Young once alleged that Covington & Burling — her former employer and current adversary — had a “staff attorney ghetto.” Now, the National Organization for Women Lawyers (NAWL) wonders if there are so many female staff attorneys that the position is turning into a “pink ghetto.” I don’t know much about […]
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 […]
Halloween Harassment
I hate this holiday. I hated this holiday as a kid for personal safety reasons. As an adult, it’s pretty clear that Halloween has devolved into nothing more than an excuse for girls to dress up as sluts and guys to be racist. That’s what it is, the one day where everybody can get away […]
The Price of Getting Pretty: Productivity
Ed. note: The following piece was authored by The Legal Tease, of Sweet Hot Justice fame. Check out her other musings from Sweet Hot Justice here. Let’s say you just woke up. After working at the firm until midnight last night, you’re already underslept and overtired and now you have to haul your ass out […]
When Your Firm’s Secretaries Could Be Cast in Mad Men, Your Firm Has Some Problems
Don’t worry, I’m not going to ruin the season finale of Mad Men for those who still have it sitting in their DVRs. Instead, I’m here to remind people that Mad Men is a television show set in a time long since past. Much to the disappointment of white males everywhere, those days are gone […]
Can You Earn a Fat Paycheck With a Fat Ass?
There was a lovely report in the Wall Street Journal yesterday, if you are a big dude. The report was less lovely if you are salad-eating waif of a man, and downright offensive if you are a normal-sized woman. This isn’t going to shock anybody who is trying to make a living by servicing clients, […]
It’s Hard Out Here for New Mothers and Large Women: Employment Discrimination Potpourri
There are a couple of interesting employment discrimination suits floating around the blogosphere today. One is continuing on behalf of a dead, obese woman. The other involves leaky breasts. Sound like fun? The claim that is being pursued by the estate of a dead woman is slightly more newsworthy because the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission […]
Non-Sequiturs: 10.01.10
* Orrick and Akin aren’t the only two who are talking. The firms of Reed Smith and Thompson & Knight are also in merger discussions. [Am Law Daily] * A “cite-checking battle” actually sounds… kinda fun. [Laws for Attorneys] * There’s a motion for leave to amend the complaint in the Robert Wone civil case. […]
Keep Those Breasts Firm… Appropriate
Ed. note: The following piece was authored by The Legal Tease, of Sweet Hot Justice fame. Check out her other musings from Sweet Hot Justice here. You may have noticed that people working in Big Law are more pissed off than usual lately. And I can’t say that I blame them. The threat of associate […]
Goldman Sachs Accused of Sex Discrimination
The fantastically successful firm of Goldman Sachs isn’t just “a great vampire squid wrapped around the face of humanity.” It also discriminates against women, according to the allegations in a lawsuit filed earlier today. Three female ex-employees of Goldman Sachs accuse the venerable bank of maintaining an “outdated corporate culture” that discriminates against women in […]