Volume 4 Number 2
Tools and insights on professional development, quality of life, and career issues that impact every lawyer's success and satisfaction.
FOCUS ON
What Do Women Lawyers Really Want?

"We've been talking about gender inequity for 20 years. Let's see some progress!" These are the sentiments that Holly English, president of the National Association of Women Lawyers, says she regularly hears from women all over the country.


FOCUS ON - NATIONAL
“We’ve been talking about gender issues for 20 years. Let’s see some progress!” By Holly English
First we need to be playing the same game. By Cathy S. Wright

As currently practiced, they are mostly superficial, piecemeal and ultimately inadequate.

By Ellen Ostrow
Success, with all of its attendant components By Paulette Brown
Analyzing 2007 trends of work/life balance and women at law firms. By Deborah Epstein Henry
To counter the unrealistic “you-can-have-it-all” mindset, most women give themselves a heavy dose of reality. By Judi Craig

In the “Conceptual Age,” work needs to be meaningful. Women attorneys are leading the trend.

By Arnie Herz

The Minority Corporate Counsel Association offers its list of the Top 10 Recommendations to guide the careers of in-house counsel.

By Veta T. Richardson

Women want the freedom to have a stellar career and to meet family demands as they choose.

By Julie Fleming-Brown
FIRM & PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
 

Written by four attorneys with disparate viewpoints this new column discusses the difference ADR can mean for lawyers.

By Stephanie West Allen, Victoria Pynchon, Gini Nelson and Diane Levin
COACHING & MENTORING
 

Taking time to reflect can create clarity, confidence and yes, more time.

By Debby Stone and Laura Biering

Women want the freedom to have a stellar career and to meet family demands as they choose.

By Julie Fleming-Brown
FIRM MANAGEMENT
 
The billable hour and timesheet are now on the defensive, and eventually, will get a death penalty verdict; it’s just a question of when. By Ronald J. Baker
HUMAN RESOURCES
 

Giving and receiving feedback is not a spectator sport. It requires active participation by both the partner and the associate.

By Jennifer Queen
LAW SCHOOLS
 
Engage in a free exchange of news, ideas and opinions about how best to improve legal education at “Best Practices Blog.” By Mary Lynch and Roy Stuckey
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
 

Mastering effective delegation is a skill they don’t generally teach in law school. It’s critical for your profitability and sanity!

By Judi Craig
First we need to be playing the same game. By Cathy S. Wright
SOLOS
 

Solos work 24/7. Most will tell you it’s about the freedom.

By Susan Cartier Liebel
WOMEN IN THE LAW
 

As currently practiced, they are mostly superficial, piecemeal and ultimately inadequate.

By Ellen Ostrow
THE WORLD OF ASSOCIATES
 

Use reviews as opportunities to present your accomplishments and reinforce your value.

By Dawn Wagenaar

In the “Conceptual Age,” work needs to be meaningful. Women attorneys are leading the trend.

By Arnie Herz
FEATURED QUOTE

I am struck by how strong the younger women in the profession are. They carry so much less baggage than we carry—they feel no particular compunction to “prove” themselves for their gender; they are comfortable with their own choices; they assume that they are welcome at the table.

Marta-Ann Schnabel, First female president of the
Louisiana State Bar Association, 2006-2007

MARKETING & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
 

For the career-minded female lawyer, business development provides an opportunity of Google-like proportion.

By Alf Nucifora

“Lone Rangers” cause problems. Here’s what you can do to head them off at the, well, pass.

By Gary Holstein

Studies show that females, from birth, are more relationship-oriented than males. When women NetWeave in the workplace, they often find themselves in great demand.

By Bob Littell
COMMUNICATIONS
 
Lawyers should seize opportunities to speak publicly for their clients. By Erika Allen
INTERNATIONAL PRACTICE
 

Adjust your international practice to meet market demands.

By Janet H. Moore
MARKETING
 

Planning any kind of marketing program means understanding who you are and how you stack up with your competitors.

By Ian Latham

The size of your income will directly reflect the number of people on whose lives you have an impact.

By Bob Burg and John David Mann
ON WRITING
 

In order to write well, we need to plan what we are going to say and how we are going to say it.

By David T. Ritchie
 
LOCAL CONTRIBUTORS
WHAT DO WOMEN LAWYERS REALLY WANT?
It’s still a man’s world! Corporations “get it” but firms lag way behind.
Career counseling should be a part of the law school academic structure.

Everyone needs an advocate. A good mentor will speak up for you.

To keep women, firms should employ practices that will keep all attorneys.

PERSONAL & PROFESSIONAL PLANNING
NAVIGATING YOUR CAREER
 

Other than what society tells you is important to you?

By Monica R. Parker

“I have never looked at ‘setbacks’ as anything but temporary delays toward my own progress.”

By Paul J. Consbruck
THE FAMILY
 
The happiest lawyers I know, unquestionably, have prioritized time with their families--day-to-day time, not expensive vacation time. By Joe Shaub
FINANCIAL MATTERS
 

Many well-educated women attorneys are under-educated about their financial futures.

By Rob Hockett

Insurance policies are contracts, but they occupy a special niche in the wide field of contracts; knowing how to read and analyze them can prove important.

By Larry McSpadden
THE GRAYING OF LAWYERS
 

Baby Boomers who live to age 65 will have an average life expectancy of 20-25 more years. What’s it going to be like?

By Richard M. Weber
No other life event can be as devastating to an elderly person’s lifestyle, finances and security as needing long term care: Are you ready? By Mickey Batsell
HEALTH
 
There are no easy answers—not even rehab. By Rick Hoel

If you are a lawyer and depressed, you are far from alone.

By Daniel T. Lukasik
HUMOR
 
Even a good idea may be poorly executed. By Bob Rains
RESEARCH, SURVEYS & RESOURCES
TREND WATCH
 

Today small and mid-sized firms account for nearly 2 of 3 law firms most frequently considered by large and Fortune 1000 organizations.

By Marcie L. Shunk
SURVEYS & RESEARCH
 
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Studies show people can be consciously committed to egalitarianism, and deliberately work to behave without prejudice, yet still possess hidden negative prejudices or stereotypes. Free test
BOOK REVIEWS
 
A cross section of women attorneys in a variety of practice areas share their experiences, frustrations and advice with those considering (or currently practicing) law as a career.

Most people just laugh when they hear that the secret to success is giving...Then again, most people are nowhere near as successful as they wish they were.

Review by Victoria Pynchon
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