A new school year is upon us, the first phase of summer job interviews – blessedly- is over, my website and blog have been charmingly wordpressed, and a new class of law school graduates is preparing to enter practice in law firms around the country…..
A few weeks ago I interrupted a rather heated exchange on one of my favorite blogs, The Lawyerist, with a lengthy comment that was graciously received by both author and publisher. The original article (you can read it here, comments and all) was …
Last week, Stanford Law School channeled Captain James T. Kirk (via its affiliate, the Sacramento Bee), to announce the completion of the first phase of its very substantial curriculum reforms. I described the claims included in the press release …
This week, Stanford Law School commandeered the Sacramento Bee to announce the completion of the first phase of its very substantial curriculum reforms. If you have been following the reaction of legal educators to the profession’s clamoring for b…
In his most recent blog post Robert Algeri identified eight “market forces” incenting lawyers to generate “more expert” online content. As I understand Robert’s message, “more expert” online content means much more than a solid list of representat…
This is the first in a series of posts on the gender double standard applied in large law firms. Not breaking news, to say the least. But with the JD class of 2011 now studying for the bar (truly the dreariest summer of my life) a pep talk of sort…
I recently received an email from my former Firm, attaching the obituary of Virginia Aldrich, a prominent Boston attorney who grew up in Quincy, Massachusetts. Miss Aldrich was among a small but hugely influential band of women who private law pra…
I’m finally back, having taken an exceedingly long break from blogging. All three kids are finally back in school, their new puppy is in the crate and I’m taking a break from a full schedule of associate training and student and associate coaching…
In a recent post, Vivia Chen, chief blogger for The Careerist, expressed concern about Working Mother’s list of the top 50 law firms for women (“Can You Trust Working Mother’s List of Top Family-Friendly Firms?”). The top-50 list was first p…
Here’s another law firm (in addition to Sutherland Asbill & Brennan–applauded in my April 28th post, that is paying attention: Foley & Lardner is launching a new professional development series specifically designed for women attorneys–coordinat…