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 Focus on the Best Law Firms - The Curious Case of the Flexible Lawyer |
| A bad economy and new client demands are creating a maelstrom for the notoriously inflexible legal profession--but this may be just the moment lawyers moms have been waiting for. |
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By: Katherine Bowers,
A year ago, Nancy Vollertsen, 60, an employment partner at Lindquist & Vennum, would never have expected so many male attorneys to take advantage of family leave.
But with the economic downturn leaving some of the firm’s practice areas unusually quiet, a noticeable number ...
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How We Picked the Winners  |
| The Application
The Best Law Firms for Women application was developed with Flex-Time Lawyers , a national consulting firm that advises law students, attorneys and ... |
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| The Laws of Finding Work/Life Balance |
| Meet six moms who are making the high-pressure legal profession work for them, their families and their firms.
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| About Deborah Epstein Henry |
| Deborah Epstein Henry, founder and president of Flex-Time Lawyers, is Working Mother Media’s partner for the Best Law Firms for Women. A former commercial litigator, ... |
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How women lawyers are reaching greater heights with fewer billable hours
A first generation of reduced-hours lawyers—many of them working moms—found themselves on a dead-end career track. Now progressive firms are offering them the chance to make equity partner and share in the decision-making and the profits.
Pictured: Pamela Miller and son Marshall, 6
When attorney Pamela Miller leaves work early, she keeps the email to her team brief: ...
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The Next Generation
The Application
The Best Law Firms for Women application was developed with Flex-Time Lawyers, a national consulting firm that advises attorneys and legal employers on work/life balance as well as retaining and promoting women. It includes questions about issues important to the retention and promotion of female lawyers. We selected the 50 winning firms based on their scored responses. What’s ...
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| Making Partner | |
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Can you be a great parent and a partner at a law firm? You bet.
Family comes first for DLA Piper's Keara Gordon (left ) and Covington & Burling's Catherine Dargan. Meet three mothers—and the progressive firms they work for—who show what's possible when everyone has a lot to gain by being flexible. When
corporate litigator Keara Gordon returned to DLA Piper U.S. in 2000
after giving birth to twins, she wanted to know the real ...
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A new generation of female lawyers wants a life beyond the office.
Not willing to sacrifice family life for the firm, some female lawyers are ditching their legal careers, despite the outrageous salaries. But others are tracking down innovative law firms that make work/life balance a priority.
Here, a look at the intriguing policies that could benefit any industry.
Attorney Megan's choice was a no-brainer. Offered a coveted spot at ...
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