JMLiebman's Recent Blog Posts

Finding Work in the Work-Life Balance

Much talk on Ms. JD has been devoted to the work-life balance, or the idea that one can have a career, and still have time to come home and do a load of laundry from time to time. Or even (gasp) have a hobby, or read a non-work related book.

Topic: Other Career Issues
Optional tags: Work-Life Balance, volunteer, pro bono, Networking, Job Search, job hunt

Bringing the Women Back: Law School Paves the Way for Women in the Profession

Submitted by JMLiebman

I am no stranger to classrooms where one gender radically outnumbers the other. My undergraduate college continues to maintain a ratio of 1 man for every 3 women despite going co-ed four decades ago. As a graduate student in philosophy, I usually found myself just one of only 2 or 3 women in 20 person seminars. I entered law school at the University of Illinois eager for a more balanced classroom. I knew that most first tier schools have a 45/55 split in genders favoring men.