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"Serving women in law school and the legal profession, Ms. JD is an online community that provides a forum for dialogue and networking among women lawyers and aspiring lawyers." The blawg features issues relating to the numbers of women who opt out of the legal profession and the poor representation of women in the courts and legal community. The site also addresses the role of gender in legal careers.
Author: A group of female law students from the University of California-Berkeley, Cornell University, Georgetown University, Harvard University, New York University, Stanford University, the University of California-Los Angeles, the University of Texas, the University of Chicago, the University of Michigan, the University of Virginia, and Yale University came together and created Ms.JD in March 2006.
This blawg welcomes guest contributions. "To share your experiences as a law student or legal professional, just create an account or login to your existing account, then submit a blog post anytime. Articles are reviewed by Ms.JD editors before posting to the front page of the blog."
Editor-in-Chief Renuka George is a 3L and Executive Editor Samantha Plesser is a 2L at Cornell Law School; Executive Editor Beth Bernstein is a 2L at the University of California, Los Angeles; Executive Editor Carly Grant is a 3L at Pace University; Executive Editor Kate Long is at the University of Chicago; and Vice President & Editor in Chief Anna Lorien Nelson is a 3L at Yale Law School.
Blawg Related Categories: Careers • Women in the Law • Work/Life Balance • Judiciary • Law Firms • Law Professors • Law Schools • Cornell Law School • Pace University • University of California, Los Angeles • University of Chicago • Yale University • Law Student
Recent Posts from Ms.JD
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Ms. JD Weekly Roundup: Week Ending November 20, 2009
Half AmLaw 100 Firms Say They'll Abandon Lockstep. Now What? U.S. Ranks 31st in Global Gender Gap Rankings ABA Lobbies to Let Unemployed Law School Grads Convert Private Student Loans to Federal Ones Anker Named…
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Ms. JD Weekly Roundup: Week Ending November 13, 209
U.S. Lags in Global Gender Gap Ranking Attention Law Students: ABA Proposing Loan Relief Law School As An Investment Why Is Feminism Still So Divisive? The GOP's Women Problem read more
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Do we have a pipeline problem?
After I posted yesterday about the NAWL survey, I couldn't sleep. Despite what I suggested in my original post, I am concerned about the findings, actually deeply concerned (well, except about the rainmaking finding). That…
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NAWL’s National Survey on Retention and Promotion of Women in Law Firms
Every year, I write a blog post on Ms. JD about NAWL's Annual Survey on the Retention and Promotion of Women in Law Firms. So, 2009 is no different. However, my enthusiasm for the topic…
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The Good Wife: Week 7
I just deleted my copious notes from this week's episode. Awesome. Here's what I remember: Fatherhood Bias: Reality finally catches up with TGW's big firm and it's time for layoffs. Reviewing mid-level associates, Power Suit…
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Microsoft Women & Minority Initiatives
Earlier this fall Microsoft hosted a Summit for Women and Minority Law Students on careers in intellectual property practice areas. The Summit included a panel discussion with women and diverse attorneys who represent Microsoft in…
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What Men Missed When They Missed The Catalyst Release of “Women of Color in US Law Firms”
By Brande Stellings, J.D. and Jennifer Kohler It was easy to talk to the men in the audience at the Catalyst release event for our latest research report, Women of Color in US Law Firms.…
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Suit Filed against the National Conference of Bar Examiners over Testing Accommodations
Stephanie Enyart is a 2009 graduate of UCLA School of Law. We introduced Ms. JD readers to Stephanie last year, after the ABA Student Division's magazine featured a story about her experience as a legally blind law…
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Ms. JD Weekly Roundup: Week Ending November 6, 2009
Survey Shows Large Firms Have Few Women Among Top Rainmakers Female Lawyers Make Case for Women's Rights Survey Says: Women Lag Far Behind As Rainmakers Part-Time Lawyers: Clients Accept Us Survey Probes Secrets of Successful…
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The Good Wife: Week 6
Another week, another client TGW connects with on a personal level. This time it's a wrongly convicted criminal defendant and his retrial brought with it these nuggets for discussion: Remember: The Good Wife = TGW…