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Beyond the Mommytrack: What Makes a Law Firm Family-Friendly
Family-friendly is S-L-O-W-L-Y becoming an uber cool buzzword in the legal profession. It’s used in legal job advertisements. On Law firm websites. In marketing material as a strategy to attract clients. There are Top 10 Lists and annual “family-friendly” firm rankings. But what makes a law firm family-friendly?
Is “family-friendly” a [...]
Uncle Sam: Tomorrow’s Hot Employer
If you’re keeping up on the political scene, you probably know there is a lot of talk at the Democratic National Convention about the future creation of millions of new jobs–and quite possibly flexible ones, too, given the “green” focus of those potential jobs. Well, candidates aside, The Washington Post’s Joe Davidson reports that [...]
2008 50 Best Law Firms for Women
Working Mother Magazine and Flex-Time Lawyers have announced the Second Annual results of the 50 Best Law Firms for Women.
Why is this trailblazing professional ranking so noteworthy? Because the question women all too often face in the profession is… should I stay or should I leave?. According to the Center for Work-Life Policy [...]
Can You Really Practice Part-time?
The Project for Attorney Retention gives you “The Scoop” on what it’s like to go part-time (or reduced schedule) at a number of law firms. Before you laugh and think “there’s no such thing as part-time”–at least if you ever want to get promoted–check out the data, including stats on usage rate and partnership [...]
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