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Darling Hill Buzz: Lawyer Mom (and Dad) News & Events
Attention Lawyer Moms and Dads (and anyone else interested in work/life balance or pursuing dreams within or alongside the law), reach for your BlackBerry or daily planner and add these events to your schedule:
Monday, March 30, 2009: Attorney and author/blogger (Solo by Choice, MyShingle, Carolyn Elefant, gives a talk at American University Washington College [...]
Joining the Solo Practice University Faculty
To forward the goal of supporting lawyers who dream about creating flexible and meaningful legal careers within or alongside the law or getting back into the law after a career detour, I’m excited to announce that I’ve joined the faculty at Solo Practice University™, “a revolutionary new web-based educational community that picks up where your [...]
Flexible Lawyer Jobs: 02/13/09
It’s Friday the 13th and it’s a scary legal jobs world. Scary jobs world period. But there’s a shiny side to this economy, it least from where I’m sitting right now. I’ve never before seen so many part-time job opportunities or flexible lawyering resources available to lawyers as I do today. Whether [...]
The Law: ‘It’s Inhospitable to Women’
Canadian and American female lawyers share one major thing in common: they’ve been leaving the law in droves.
Why? According to Scales Tipped Against Women in the Law (Calgary Herald, Feb. 1, 2009), the reasons women leave the profession are easily summarized as:
Lack of accommodation for women for child-bearing responsibilities. The glass [...]
Flexible Lawyer Jobs: 02/01/09
Happy February! Here’s a list of leads to help your job search; the list includes several possibilities for “stay at home lawyers”, “work from home lawyers”, and “off-ramp lawyers” who are looking to stay connected to the law or inch back into the law.
May February bring you the perfect opportunity that gives [...]
Who’s Life is It? Reads for Lawyer Moms and Dads Looking to Regain Control of Life and Work
Is your life consumed by the law and you want it back (Shawn Colvin’s song seems like a good theme)? Well, if you’re nodding your head, you’re not alone.
Here are 5 weekend reads to help lawyers, with or without children, regain control of their lives and legal careers:
Dream about a flexible schedule? Hollee [...]
Flexible Lawyer Jobs: 01/28/09
Job hunting in this economy may seem depressing, but if you’re looking for a part-time or flex-time schedule you may just get lucky, especially as legal employers begin to look for creative ways to cut costs and retain / attract talent.
While today’s list of leads is short, don’t let that fool you into thinking that [...]
Flexible Lawyer Jobs: 1/12/09
Kick off your week with a productive legal job search! Today’s leads look interesting and seemingly good matches for keeping your foot in the law while you focus on other life interests beyond the law. So if the time has come for you to take a detour from full-time practice or to think about [...]
Flexible Lawyer Jobs: 01/07/09
A short list of leads today, but if you’re looking for creative work ideas or inspiration, check out Darling Hill’s Lawyer Redefined posts…and be sure to drop back here tomorrow.
Looking to get back into the law after a career time-out and have questions? Email your questions to ink [*at*] darlinghill [*dot*] com. Darling [...]
Flexible Lawyer Jobs: 1/06/09
Darling Hill’s job leads today include some promising gigs for getting back into the law after a career timeout, as well as opportunities for finding that sweet ideal work/life balance. As always, these leads are hand-selected, with your interest in mind: to find a position that puts your J.D. and experience to work [...]
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