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5 Style Tips for the Stay-at-Home / Work-from-Home Lawyer or Lawyer Gearing Up for Re-Entry

Go ahead, ditch those baggy sweat pants and sweat shirts. Just because you’re at home now doesn’t mean you can’t look good, regardless of your budget or post-pregnancy shape.
While you may not have plans to wear a suit again until the children enter kindergarten, keeping a professional image may help you feel [...]

Flexible Lawyer Jobs: 09/12/08

Thanks for visiting Darling Hill, the 100% lawyer-parent friendly legal niche. Whether you have eight children or none to your name but are desperately seeking work/life balance, check out these leads for your weekend. Who knows, you might just find an opportunity that offers you all that and more…
Research Associate (Washington DC) – [...]

Opting Out: First Come MBAs, Next Lawyers

A new study finds that MBA moms are more likely than doctors or lawyers to stay home full-time. But lawyers don’t trail too far behind on MBA heels. According to the study (undertaken by two Berkeley professors, Catherine Wolfram and Jane Leber Herr), “Opt-Out Patterns Across Careers: Labor Force Participation Rates Among Educated [...]

Blog Contributors Wanted

Are you a mommy or daddy lawyer who has something to say about the legal profession and work opportunities? Do you find yourself often complaining about how billables interfere with your work/life balance? Do you wish you had more time with family–and less time with clients? Do you wish there were more [...]

On the Bookshelf: The Ten Year Nap

Darling Hill Mentions Meg Wolitzer’s new book, The Ten Year Nap.

On the Bookshelf: Writing Motherhood

Last week I found total inspiration in my mailbox: a copy of Writing Motherhood by Lisa Garrigues (just out May 2008). This is the book I wish I had a few years ago during those early days with my newborn. This is the book my dear law school friend who always, and [...]

Is the “Mommy Track” Set to Become an Official Law Firm Track?

I’m convinced that it’s only a matter of time before flexible work options permeate the legal profession. Sure, it’s not going to happen by tomorrow morning, but soon…. Change is happening in the profession. It’s S-L-O-W, but it’s happening.
Not all firms are oblivious to attrition or to the mommy track [...]

Can Mommy Cards Help with Networking?

Move over business cards, it’s time to make room for Mommy Cards. If handing another mom your professional law firm business card seems uncomfortable, especially when you’re simply trying to set up a playdate with a new mom you’ve met at the playground, think about stuffing a stack of Mommy Cards in your purse. [...]

Flexible Lawyer Jobs: 05/27/2008

A few picks to start off the post Memorial Day week.
Freelance Content Writers Needed (Legal Topics) (CA)
Part-Time Staff Attorney, Non-profit (20 hours/week)
Part-Time Arraignment Staff Attorney (NY)
Part-Time Immigration Law Coordinator (15-20 hours per week) (NY)
Legal Writer Real Estate
Toys R US / Babies R US Employment Attorney (NJ) *Full-time, but kid oriented company
Attorney Needed, <30 Hours Per Month (DC)
Looking to post a flexible lawyer [...]

50 Best Law Firms for Women

Whether you’re thinking about a career change or jumping back into practice, you might be interested in checking out Working Mother/Flex-Time Lawyer’s inaugural 2007 List of Best Law Firms. Sure, it’s a 2007 list, but we’re talking the profession of law here….
Does your firm stack up?

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