A former associate who made new legal ground when she sued WolfBlock for sex discrimination some 20 years ago says the culture at the firm’s Philadelphia office never changed.
Growing up in Motown as a barber’s daughter taught Denise Palmieri early on that one person’s financial well-being is interconnected with how others are doing.
A recent cover article in Forbes magazine recounts claims being made by Wall Street women—and their lawyers—that female employees are bearing more than their fair share of recent layoffs.
A former commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service is taking on a new role advising whistle-blowing clients of the Dallas-based law firm Baron & Budd.
Sophia Nelson, who worked as a lawyer at Holland & Knight, is joining with other black attorneys and professionals in a new support group to discuss the kinds of personal…
Contrary to media reports suggesting widespread lawyer dissatisfaction, a new study of 4,160 individuals who became lawyers in 2000 has found that three out of four say they are either…
Fourteen out of 100 law firms surveyed didn’t include a single woman in their partner promotions last year, but for some the results were an aberration.
Women have been police officers, candidates for top political office and even suicide bombers in Palestine. But, until now, they’ve never served on the bench in the territories’ Islamic courts.
A 43-year-old Los Angeles lawyer who was laid off from her in-house job more than a year ago still has no permanent job, as unemployment takes a toll on her…
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