A recent op-ed in the ABA Journal has some women outraged over claims that working mothers are terrible managers, overly perfectionist, and don’t support team members. Let’s discuss.
“Are Women Lawyers Paying Enough Attention to Upward Mobility?”
Has It Gotten Harder to Be a Woman Attorney?
A commenter asked: do you think it has gotten harder to be a woman attorney? Let’s discuss further…
How Do You Protect Your Personal Time?
How DO you protect your personal time and engagements from work encroachment? Do you have any great tips on what to say to your superiors, or how to signal that things are really important and cannot be cancelled?
How To Keep Learning at Work: Tell Us Your Favorite Conferences, Networking Groups and Resources!
Ladies, do tell: what are your best tips on how to keep learning at work? What are the best resources you’ve found that fulfill requirements like CLEs, keep you educated, and maybe go above and beyond, such as providing networking opportunities?
The Best Law School Resources for Women
Looking for the best law school resources for women? These are our favorites!
How to Track Billable Hours: Tips, Tricks, and Best Practices
These are all of our best tips on how to keep track of billable hours!
5 Tips For Surviving the Day After an All-Nighter
It stinks, but sometimes it happens — you have to pull an all-nighter for work. Here are our top tips for surviving the day after the all-nighter.
How to Deal with Not Making Partner: Reader Advice
We compiled reader advice to other attorneys on how to deal with not making partner, and asked for more comments.
Can You Wear Interesting Suits to Court?
Can you wear “interesting” suits to court — colorful, patterned, fanciful, haute? (You know, kind of like in our weekly Suit of the Week feature?) Reader E asks — specifically wondering about this teal LK Bennett suit that Kate Middleton is wearing here and here — and I think it’s a great question for all the women lawyers: … Read More about Can You Wear Interesting Suits to Court?
The Kind of Magical Billable Hour BFF
This spreadsheet will help you estimate here you are now versus your billable goal for the year — and show you how many hours you need to bill each day to hit your goal.
Dining Etiquette: 10 Things to Know About Business Lunches
Hot on the heels of our discussion about how not to gain weight over the summer recruiting season, we thought we’d round up some of the readers’ top tips on dining etiquette, collected from our last discussion on the topic. Ladies, what is your top tip for dining etiquette? What etiquette mistakes do you see interns and … Read More about Dining Etiquette: 10 Things to Know About Business Lunches
Do You Still Apply When You Don’t Meet the Job Requirements?
Here’s a question, ladies: do you apply for a job if you don’t meet the listed job requirements?
