User login
Search
Newsletter
Connect with Us
Corporate Sponsors
_0.jpg "Kirkland & Ellis LLP")
Recent comments
by Paul J on Is there an issue with calling yourself an "esquire"?
by Janet on Keeping Your Head Above Water
by the_nicole_chiu on Law by Design: Interview with Sarah Feingold
by apgaerlan on How a Single Mom Survives Law School
by Janet on Law by Design: Interview with Sarah Feingold
The Ms. JD Network
- My Profile: Update your Ms. JD account with a picture, personal information, or professional affiliations to help others connect to you!
- Search Profiles: Find other members who live in your area, who graduated from your alma mater, or who work in the same field!
- Groups: Find and join existing networks of members who share your interests or affiliations to facilitate discussion forums and event planning!
- Job Opportunities: Post or browse job opportunities for law students, recent grads, or senior-level practitioners!
- Learn about upcoming events in your area!
- Add an Event to the Calendar
Upcoming events
Shop
Thanks to all who voted!
Support Ms. JD!
What if Ms. JD earned a donation every time you searched the Internet? Or how about if a percentage of every purchase you made online went to support our cause? Well, now it can! Thanks to GoodSearch a portion of the revenue generated when you search or buy online can go to support Ms. JD work to advance women in law. Just download the toolbar!
Changing the World One Shopping Spree at a Time!
Blogroll
- ABA Commission on Women in the Profession
- ACLU Women's Rights Project
- An Associate's Mind
- Bar Exam Mind
- BlogHer
- Corporette
- The Careerist
- Dahlia Lithwick at Slate
- Damsels in Success
- Darling Hill
- Facebook [Ms. JD on Facebook]
- Femme-o-nomics
- Girl's Guide to Law School
- Executive Women's Networking Blog
- Feminist Law Profs
- The Glass Hammer
- JD Bliss
- The Juggle (Wall Street Journal)
- Knocked Up (and in Law School)
- Lag Liv
Law School Podcaster - Law Students Building a Better Legal Profession
- Lawsagna
- Lead Like a Girl
- Legal Momentum
- Life at the Bar
- Little Fish in Law School
- Millionaire Girls' Movement
- My Shingle
- National Association of Law Students with Disabilities
- NAWL (National Association of Women Lawyers)
- No One Would Want Your Life
- PreProBono
- Project for Attorney Retention
- PT-Law Mom
- Rainmakers Roundtable
- Womenstake
- Zealous Women
Copyright © 2007-2013 Ms. JD. All rights reserved.
Ms. JD is not a law firm and nothing on this site constitutes legal advice.
The views and opinions of the contributors on this websites do not necessarily state or reflect those of the Ms. JD Corporation
Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | About Us | Contact | FAQ
logo design by Lasse Bergfeld | web design & development by pingVision and Grand Junction Design | powered by Drupal
From the perspective of an Englishman this term is strictly never used for a woman.
It is rather antiquated term derived as described above from Squire.
Further, one is also taught (in England) never to refer to oneself as Mr., Mrs, or Ms. - I find that quite awkward as a man because I like to know whether a female associate prefers Ms. Miss or Mrs.
Esq. is antiquated and is used to address a person formally. It suggests middle or upper middle class (a very English consideration), and as such I would not use it.
It does not suggest any sort of qualification.
I understand from this forum that it has entered use in the US with a different meaning; however in the global world one would want to avoid making a bad impression on anyone educated in English-English as opposed to American-English.
One would also never use it to address oneself; to do so would come across to an English person as pompous.
So I would err on the side of caution and never use it either as a man or a woman.
If you have to send an address list out and you refer to a woman from England as Esquire (Esq.) she will consider it a mistake on your part or perhaps even a slur on her sexual orientation.
So in summary - avoid this!!
Another home run post (using a baseball analogy because I don't know any good fishing ones)! Thanks, Elizabeth!
so inspiring that she's able to combine two of her passions at Etsy! Would love to hear more of her career path story and see her speak in person!
Thank you for writing this Angela! I'm a single mother, still pre-law, but these are really good tips and just general motivation to keep my head in the game! I would have to say that taking "me" time is my hardest task, it's so hard to convince myself that I deserve it and that it's so detrimental to my stress levels.
What an interesting job! And--love, love, love her shop! Definitely worth checking out.
How important, if at all, was mentorship for you while navigating your career to where you are today? Was it difficult to find a mentor and what suggestions do you have for those seeking a mentor?
The public interest refers to the "common well-being" or "general welfare". The public interest is central to policy debates, politics, democracy and the nature of government itself. While nearly everyone claims that aiding the common well-being or general welfare is positive, there is little, if any, consensus on what exactly constitutes the public interest, or whether the concept itself is a coherent one.
Thanks for your comment! Indeed, I am a fan of Professor Riskin's work as well, and mindfulness has very powerful implications for the law. Thank you for sharing a bit about your experience. ~Flynn
I took a mindfulness class during the first semester of my third year of law school from Len Riskin (one of the legal academics who writes often about these issues). Len taught mindfulness as a method of dealing with conflict and often used negotiation as a framework for practicing our mindfulness skills. To date, it is still one of the most impactful classes of my legal education. The skills he taught me are ones I still use in my practice today.
Thanks Joanna. It was a pleasure, and I hope the tips are useful!
Congratulations ladies! Great job! Can't wait to hear more about how your summers go!
Thanks for sharing your story. I am a single mother in my second year of law school and your story is that same as mine. Now I feel less guitly falling asleep at 10PM nightly. Good luck with finishing up.
I look forward to reading about the great work you all are doing this summer. Congrats!
I'm just beginning to read Lean In so I'm not likely as up to speed on this as I could be. However, I think this is an interesting rebuttal to "Lien in" but I think this woman is not likely the target audience for SS's book. In fact, I think, to flip things around, SS might be terribly disappointed in this woman's take on things and ask her to reconsider her outlook.
Seems this writer is, purportedly, perfectly content with where she is in her career and is at the end of her ambition rope. Clearly, Sheryl's book isn't written for women who have already gotten to the top of their field and can't or won't go any higher. It isn't written for CEOs of major companies or for stay at home moms. It's written, so it seems, for women in the beginning or middle of their careers.
This article:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kristin-van-ogtrop/lean-in-sta...
Thoughts?
Love this series! Thanks, Elizabeth, for more wise words (with a clever analogy!).
Thanks for these great tips for learning about diversity at law schools. For similar tips and more information, check out another one of Ms. JD's Pre-Law Prep Guide Posts: http://ms-jd.org/ms-jd%E2%80%99s-pre-law-prep-guide-diversity-law-school
"Presumptuous, I know, but making a Top 30 under 30 or a Top 40 under 40 list can make a young professional’s career take off. Yet, before a career can take off, the foundation must be laid, roots must be firmly in place."
Those two sentences really got at the heart of the "struggle." This post is great!
I attended a part-time program and don't regret it at all, but I know lots of people who do. I would encourage part time students to remember to make time for networking and working for law firms while in law school. For example, don't keep only working at your computer tech job all day and not get any exposure to legal jobs. The people in my class who did that are the ones who never got legal jobs (even though they wanted them).
With that caveat, the other points here are definitely true for my program. There was a completely different vibe to the evening program, even though the day program wasn't particularly cut throat.
Can't wait to start reading it.
I never buy paper books anymore but I ordered this in hard copy. I can't wait to read it. Yesterday, I stumbled upon the Oprah interviews with her and Justice Sotomayer on the OWN network and loved them both.
Hi Shadiyah. I know this may be odd to post on your blog, but I found you bag outside last night. Please call me, so I can return it to you 917-558-4191
I'm halfway through the book and I can see why its controversial for some people. Its interesting because a lot of concepts aren't new (maybe its because she's basically re-hashing a bunch of theories most MBAs learn in leadership courses?) but her status is definitely helping to push these somewhat underground ideas and theories into the mainstream. I'm looking forward to our conversation too!
I'm so excited about this! Looking forward to our conversation about this book and the movement.
So helpful. Thanks for taking the time to do this :)