One of the things I most enjoy about the blogosphere is the free exchange of ideas and thoughts. Recently, Stephanie West Allen and I have been discussing a trend reported by Canada’s leading newspaper The Globe and Mail in an article entitled “Office Stress Ruining Women Lawyers’ Lives.” (With thanks to Gerry Riskin of Amazing Firms, [...]
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Top firms for women or leaving the law: it’s all about perceived satisfaction
As announced in a flurry of law firm press releases yesterday, Working Mother Magazine and Flex-Time Lawyers LLC have announced the top 50 firms for women, as measured through “groundbreaking programs to help women strike a better work/life balance and climb to the top” and “implementing penalty-free flex schedules and mentoring, networking and leadership programs.” Large firms [...]
Adam Smith, Esq.’s take on “The Women Partner Problem”
I’m a fan of Bruce MacEwan’s Adam Smith, Esq. blog, which studies the economics of law firms. Today, I’d like to call attention to a recent post that suggests a response to the issues of work/life balance.
It’s probably news to no one that although men and women graduate from law school in roughly equal numbers [...]

August 17, 2007 

