1291 ABA Journal Women in the Law articles.
About a dozen large law firms have boosted maternity leave from 12 to 18 weeks in one of the first significant changes to parental policies in several years.
One of…
Mar 18, 2008 11:58 AM CDT
A London lawyer who was harassed and bullied by her colleagues at an asset management firm has won a record judgment of a little over $26 million to cover her…
Mar 13, 2008 6:50 PM CDT
Hillary Clinton spent most of her career in a corporate law firm, a fact that could account for the difficulties some people have warming up to her, according to a…
Mar 13, 2008 3:00 PM CDT
Women who attend Harvard Law School have a different agenda—and a different law school experience—than men, according to a study by a working group of students.
Too many lawyers judge their success on the basis of money, to the detriment of the profession and their own happiness.
That’s the conclusion of Boston Bar Association President Anthony…
Mar 11, 2008 3:32 PM CDT
An Indiana law firm has converted a conference room into a lactation room for nursing mothers, providing them with a private and comfortable place to pump breast milk and a…
Mar 10, 2008 5:09 PM CDT
Women lawyers who take off more than a year of work to care for their children face big challenges when they decide it’s time to return to the law.
But…
Mar 7, 2008 4:36 PM CST
Flexible work arrangements are key to retaining women lawyers, but the culture of the legal profession doesn’t appear to value part-time work, according to a new study of Georgia law…
Mar 6, 2008 4:11 PM CST
Legal journalist Jan Crawford Greenburg of ABC News recalls a conversation with Justice Sandra Day O’Connor in a blog column about how far women have come—and the…
Mar 5, 2008 7:18 PM CST
In an unassuming office park in a quiet Chicago suburb, six lawyers are planning a revolution. The six are American women of the Muslim faith, and they have started what…
Mar 1, 2008 9:14 AM CST
In an unassuming office park in a quiet Chicago suburb, six lawyers are planning a revolution. The six are American women of the Muslim faith, and they have started what…
Feb 28, 2008 9:55 PM CST
Antritrust sources are telling The Deal that Deborah Platt Majoras, chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission, will join the legal department of Procter & Gamble.
Majoras is…
Feb 28, 2008 12:09 PM CST
An Altanta-based law firm that recently made a top 100 list of the best companies to work for explains how it helped improve employee retention in an…
Feb 25, 2008 7:06 PM CST After 50 years of law practice, Edna Shalala was ready to retire. But now, six years later, the 96-year-old is living the good life, reports the Miami…
Feb 19, 2008 6:29 PM CST Seven distinguished practitioners were honored Saturday with Spirit of Excellence Awards at the ABA Midyear Meeting in Los Angeles for their contributions to the legal profession and society. The award,…
Feb 9, 2008 3:58 AM CSTRetired at 90, Lawyer Shares Secrets of Good Life
Seven Receive Spirit of Excellence Awards
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