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“Being a Lawyer and Male Makes You a Top Earner, Census Report Shows”
Being a lawyer and female, not so much. From the ABA Journal: The highest earners in 2007 were men in legal occupations, who earned a median salary in 2007 of $105,233, according to a Census Bureau report. The online report … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism and Law, Legal Profession, The Underrepresentation of Women, Women and Economics
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“Space is Still Available! Register TODAY! Hotel Room Block Deadline is September 15!”
That’s the headline of an e-mail I received today from the ABA’s Section on Law Practice Management. It looks like that section is trying to fill seats at its Women Rainmakers Mid-Career Workshop to be held in Tucson, Arizona, … Continue reading
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If I ever exchange law for economics…
…I know what kind of economist I want to be. Via.
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Erika Abner, ““Situated Learning and the Role of Relationships: A Study of Mentoring in Law Firms”
Abstract: This article examines the multiple workplace influences, including mentors and other developmental relationships, on the growth and development of young lawyers from law school through the first few years of practice. Eleven lawyers in six different large multi-service law … Continue reading
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“Restoring Human Dignity: Women Lawyers Push Back Against Human Trafficking”
That’s the title of this article, with a short excerpt below: Every lawyer who works on the issue of human trafficking has a powerful memory of someone like Katya, whose life has been torn asunder by what is seen as … Continue reading
Posted in Acts of Violence, Feminism and Law, Legal Profession, Sisters In Other Nations, Women and Economics
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“Perspectives, a Magazine For and About Women Lawyers”
Here. Via Bill Slomanson.
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ABA Video/Essay Competition, “Gender Diversity: Have We Solved the Problem?”
The ABA Commission on Women in the Profession has announced its Video/Essay Competition on the topic, ”Gender Diversity: Have we solved the problem? If not, where do we go from here?” The competition is open to law students and … Continue reading
Posted in Call for Papers or Participation, Law Schools, Legal Profession
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Imagining Sadie ~ Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander
“Imagining Sadie”is a short film produced by Penn Law students Haley Goldman, J.D. 2009; B.B. Liu, J.D. 2008; and Melissa Mao, J.D. 2009. It tells the story of Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander as she exists in the imaginations of … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism and Culture, Feminist Legal History, Firsts, Law Schools, Legal Profession
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On Dressing for Judges
Nicole Black says: I’ve never heard a guy appearing before a women judge say: * “I tried to downplay my alpha-maleness by wearing a pink tie so she wouldn’t feel that I was trying to challenge her.” * “I tried … Continue reading
Posted in Feminist Blogs Of Interest, Legal Profession
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Centennial Events at New England School of Law
This year the New England School of Law celebrates its centennial. It was founded in 1908 as a women’s law school. The school’s website (here) lists some of the great events planned to mark the occasion, including … Continue reading
Posted in Feminist Legal History, Law Schools, Legal Profession
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What Makes a Feminist Law Firm?
An article in today’s New York Lawyer, entitled Forming A “Feminist Law Practice,” describes an unusual Canadian law firm: While more women may be starting their own firms, Galldin Liew of Ottawa has taken the unique step of calling … Continue reading
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James Grimmelmann, “Copyright, Technology, and Access to the Law”
An Opinionated Primer that provides an excellent overview of current copyright issues concerning access to laws for intelligent people who have inexplicably failed to devote their lives to the study of copyright law. Via Laboratorium, via Froomkin. –Ann Bartow
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Looks Like It Was Never About The Porn: Kozinski Accused By Lawyer Of Lying To Court
Many men in power seem to agree that there is nothing wrong with a judge enjoying porn that degrades women. As some Kozinski PR shill noted in a comment here, Larry Lessig tells us it’s all harmless fun. Bizarrely enough, … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism and Law, Legal Profession
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Judge Alex Kozinski of the Ninth Circuit Is Running A Misogynist Porn Site
As David Cohen noted below. Details here. He is not ethically competent to hear obscenity cases, I don’t think. He is trying to get his son to take the rap, apparently, and shift responsibility. I don’t buy it and I … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism and Law, Legal Profession
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Ruining a Law Student’s Life for Fun and Profit?
Paul Gowder is right.
Posted in Academia, Legal Profession
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When Defending an Unpopular Client Means Losing a Law License
From today’s NYTimes: Two prominent human rights lawyers have lost their licenses after volunteering to defend Tibetans charged in the violent anti-China protests that erupted in March. The decision comes as Chinese authorities are tightening scrutiny over dissidents in advance … Continue reading
Posted in Legal Profession, Sisters In Other Nations
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“Firm’s ‘Ever Argue With a Woman?’ Ad Provokes Debate on Stereotypes”
From the ABA Journal: Do men and women argue differently? And does that make a difference in the way they work as lawyers? That’s the suggestion of an ad by a women-owned Buffalo, N.Y., law firm that is attracting notice. … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism and Law, Legal Profession, Sexism in the Media
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“Justices Favor Workers in Cases of Bias Retaliation”
Linda Greenhouse report in the NYT: The Supreme Court on Tuesday adopted a broad reading of two federal civil rights laws to protect employees from retaliation when they complain about discrimination in the workplace. By margins of 7 to 2 … Continue reading
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“When All Efforts Fail to Retain Them, Unintentional Biases May Be at Work”
That’s the title of a recent article in the New York Law Journal by Ellen Ostrow. Below is an excerpt: … I strongly suspect that cultural assumptions – normative in law firms and in the larger social structure in which … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism and Law, Legal Profession, The Underrepresentation of Women
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“Video From Conference on Civil Rights, Civil Liberties and Social Justice”
From the ACS Blog: ACS and the ABA Section on Individual Rights and Responsibilities co-hosted a day-long conference on civil rights, civil liberties and social justice. Video from the morning plenary session on the impact of the upcoming election on … Continue reading
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Pregnancy Discrimination At Law Firms
Posts at Law and Letters, Concurring Opinions and at Workplace Prof Blog all discuss different aspects of a purported departure memo written by an associate at the San Francisco office of Paul, Hastings. The memo was initially posted at Above … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism and Law, Legal Profession, Reproductive Rights
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Book by Judi Craig: Women Attorneys Speak Out!
I really dislike book reviews like this one in “The Compleat Lawyer”: What is it like to be a female attorney in today’s world, particularly in comparison to being a male attorney? How are women lawyers treated–by clients, male attorneys, … Continue reading
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Does A Recent Article In The Yale Law Journal Pocket Part Deceptively Conflate Record Keeping And Censorship Intentionally?
A recent article in the Yale Law Journal Pocket Part does an insidious job of conflating a law requiring record keeping with government censorship in the context of pornography. Is the falsity intentional? The analysis certainly seems driven by a … Continue reading
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“Women Lawyers—Back on Track”
Nicole Black’s blog by this name is fantastic. Rather than cherry picking a few links, let me just recommend you go there and browse. –Ann Bartow
Posted in Feminism and Law, Feminist Blogs Of Interest, Legal Profession
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Alison Stein on “Women Lawyers Blog for Workplace Equality: Blogging as a Feminist Legal Method”
Alison I. Stein (J.D. Candidate, University of Pennsylvania Law School) has posted to ssrn her article, “Women Lawyers Blog for Workplace Equality: Blogging as a Feminist Legal Method.” Here is the abstract: Legal scholars and academic commentators have … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism and Technology, Feminist Legal Scholarship, Legal Profession
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“The Progress of Women Lawyers at Big Firms: Steadied or Simply Studied?”
The report by Judith S. Kaye & Anne C. Reddy’s paper is available here. It is a good resource for students and scholars who are beginning or updating studies about women in the legal profession. -Bridget Crawford
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Robin Fretwell Wilson, “Keeping Women in Business (and Family)”
Abstract: Work and family have become either/or propositions for a growing segment of young professionals in business, law, and medicine. A well documented opt-out revolution is underway, in which women professionals are leaving the workplace in droves. Less appreciated is … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Legal Profession, Recommended Books
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Feminist Jurisprudence Day at Hamline, April 11, 2008!
Hamline University Klas Center St. Paul, Minnesota A day of dialogue on gender and the state. Students, legal practitioners, and community advocates encouraged to attend. Our list of panelists continues to grow. See the list below for details. Morning Panels … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Law Schools, Law Teaching, Legal Profession, Upcoming Conferences, Upcoming Lectures
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There are seventeen different types of lawyers…
…at least according to the Legal Underground.
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What Women Lawyers Want Is For You To Stop Asking What We Want (and Do Your Own Laundry)
The New York State Bar Association has an on-line magazine called “The Complete Lawyer.” The most recent issue (available here) devotes plenty of megabytes to the question, “What Do Women Lawyers Really Want?” My first reaction to seeing … Continue reading
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New Law Firm Partners Are Mostly Male
Story at “Above the Law” (which happily seems to have stopped with the “hotties” contests), and see also.
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Law Firm Produces Sexual Harassment “Emergency Reaction” Flash Card.
Somehow it makes me want to Heimlich.
Posted in Feminism and Law, Legal Profession
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“Hammer time for the Screwdriver”
I’m pretty sure this is satire.
Posted in Bloggenpheffer, Legal Profession
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Wear Black in Support of Rule of Law in Pakistan
From the FLP mailbox, this message from our colleagues at the blog achievingourcountry. We are asking you to support and promote international solidarity for Black Flag Week, March 9 –15, in Pakistan. Aitzaz Ahsan, the President of the Supreme Court … Continue reading
Posted in Legal Profession, Sisters In Other Nations
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The SC Bar Exam Scandal: Still No Independent Investigation
Background information, if you don’t remember the details, is here. The reasons the official version of events seems utterly implausible are laid out pretty well here. The bad actors may get away with this, but their actions will not be … Continue reading
Posted in Legal Profession, South Carolina
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Is This Commercial For A Law Firm Odd, Or Do I Only Think That Because I Don’t Watch Enough Television?
Watch it here.
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“Women Lawyers–Back on Track”
That’s the name of an excellent new blog written and administered by Nicole Black. Recent posts of interest include: Study: Gender gap in law students’ goals and Closing the LSAT Gender Gap. Check it out!
Posted in Feminist Blogs Of Interest, Legal Profession
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Profile of Annie Coker, California’s First African-American Woman Lawyer
This month’s California Bar Journal contains an interesting profile of Annie Coker, who was the first African-American woman to be admitted to the practice of law in California. Coker received her law degree from Boalt in 1929 and was admitted … Continue reading
Posted in Firsts, Legal Profession
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Ask Female Lawyers Under 40
The February 2008 issue of ABA Journal reports these stats on the perceptions of women under 40. I’ve heard female lawyers who went to law school in the 1990′s and afterwards say that they find their senior female colleagues “more … Continue reading
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“For now the fun is over.”
From The American Lawyer: Who’s the hottest young woman lawyer at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom? Last week that question sent the New York firm into a bit of a tizzy. On February 4, Skadden Insider, a blog written … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism and Law, Legal Profession
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In Florida you can advertise your law firm with panthers and lions, but not with space aliens, pit bulls, sharks, wolves, crocodiles, or piranhas.
So says this WSJ article, which also notes: … Searcy Denney is well aware of the Florida bar’s reach. In 2005, the personal-injury firm produced a series of TV spots with scenes including children running and lawyers at work in … Continue reading
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“Attorney General Reverses Curbs On Gay Group at Justice Department”
From the WaPo: Five years after a gay advocacy group was told that it could no longer use the e-mail, bulletin boards and meeting rooms at the Justice Department, Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey has reversed that decision and issued … Continue reading
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“Judge Reprimanded for Calling Three Black Female PDs ‘The Supremes’”
Jeebus, I thought that was a headline from an Onion article but it wasn’t. Here’s the ABA Journal account: A Maryland judge has been reprimanded for calling three black female public defenders”The Supremes”and telling a defendant to get”an experienced male … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism and Law, Legal Profession, Race and Racism
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The United Arab Emirates May Allow Female Judges
According to the this article in the Middle East Times, women in the UAE will soon be allowed to become judges. According to UAE official Mohammed bin Nakhira al-Dhaheri, “at present the law states that only a Muslim man … Continue reading
Posted in Firsts, Legal Profession, Sisters In Other Nations
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“on being a public defender: reasons prosecutors make me scream”
Interesting if depressing post with this title at Woman of the Law.
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“Supreme Court First: A Female Special Master”
From The Blog of Legal Times: The Supreme Court today quietly helped shatter a glass ceiling you may not have known existed by appointing the first female special master in the Supreme Court’s history. She’s Kristin Linsley Myles of San … Continue reading
Posted in Firsts, Legal Profession, South Carolina
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Anyone see a problem with the South Carolina Attorney General enforcing election laws while working as co-chair of John McCain’s state campaign?
Read more here.
Posted in Feminism and Politics, Legal Profession, South Carolina
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Marc Bousquet, “How the University Works: Higher Education and the Low-Wage Nation”
From this site: As much as we think we know about the modern university, very little has been said about what it’s like to work there. Instead of the high-wage, high-profit world of knowledge work, most campus employees : including … Continue reading
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Lawyers Behaving Badly
Cripes: … A lawyer representing Ms. Hill in her bankruptcy case, Kenneth Steidl, of Steidl and Steinberg in Pittsburgh, wrote Countrywide a few weeks later stating that Ms. Hill had been deemed current on her mortgage during the period in … Continue reading
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Marina Angel, “Women Lawyers of All Colors Steered to Contingent Positions in Law Schools and Law Firms”
Abstract: This article examines the drastic organizational changes that have taken place in law firms and law schools in the last thirty years and how they have seriously disadvantaged women. Women have been almost 50% of law school graduating classes … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Feminism and Law, Feminist Legal Scholarship, Feminists in Academia, Law Schools, Law Teaching, Legal Profession
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