New Partners 2013: Women make strides in partner ranks

February 11, 2013 Comments Off on New Partners 2013: Women make strides in partner ranks

The percentage of female new partners at the state’s largest law firms grew again. At 37 percent, though, it still lags behind the number of women coming into the profession — nearly half of law school graduates.

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Shook Hardy wins kudos for women’s roles

June 17, 2011 Comments Off on Shook Hardy wins kudos for women’s roles

An organization dedicated to helping women lawyers rise through the ranks is awarding Shook, Hardy & Bacon “Gold Standard Certification” for integrating women into leadership positions.

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Progress slow for female lawyers

March 20, 2011 Comments Off on Progress slow for female lawyers

The National Association of Women Lawyers published a survey that looked for other possible reasons that women lawyers were not advancing in greater numbers and at a more rapid rate.

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The long and the short of it

March 3, 2009 Comments Off on The long and the short of it

These days, my hair is long because that’s how I like it. It wasn’t always that way. Throughout my legal career I’ve struggled with the issue of how to style my hair and dress appropriately so as to maximize the ...

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