Sacha Judd was - and is - a successful lawyer who had made it in the male dominated New Zealand legal profession, like those in the US, UK and Australia too, but she knows too that it is "profitable jerks" that are one factor making things difficult for women lawyers to enjoy a successful, satisfying legal career. But there is another way, she says. After working as a … [Read more...]
NZ Law Society: Female counsel appearance research a call to action
The release of research showing that female lawyers are greatly under-represented in our highest courts is a call to further action, New Zealand Law Society President Kathryn Beck says. “The message is very clear. Over the last six years there has been little change in what is an unacceptable low proportion of women appearing as counsel in the Court of Appeal and Supreme … [Read more...]
Neal Gerber Eisenberg Named One of the “Best Law Firms For Women”
CHICAGO, July 28, 2016 – For the eighth consecutive year, Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP has been included on Working Mother and Flex-Time Lawyers’ list of the 50 best law firms for women in recognition of the firm’s commitment to retaining and promoting women lawyers. This annual list recognizes law firms that implement family friendly policies and … [Read more...]
Why Are Women Not Leading in Law Firms?
Like many publications involved in the legal media, the Lawyer in the UK has been asking why so few women make to senior roles? Specifically, The Lawyer asked, why do they not make senior management roles, noting that only eight women hold senior roles in the UK's top 50 law firms. The whole gender issue is hot in the UK, US and elsewhere as firms increasingly focus on … [Read more...]
Women in Law – They Don’t Need to Commit “Career Suicide”
Women lawyers in the US account for only about 15 per cent of the total, according to the National Association of Women Lawyers - and for some firms it is well beneath that figure. Yet other firms are making strong progress in advancing women lawyers, such as Reed Smith, which employs 400 women lawyers worldwide and has 22 per cent women partners and has achieved gold … [Read more...]