Linda K. Lorimer Wins Sandra Day O'Connor Award

Lorimer receives award that recognizes women lawyers who have served with distinction as independent directors of public companies and advanced diversity in board positions.

Maternity Leaves Key to Retaining Women

Paid maternity leaves and a pool of lawyers capable of filling in during the leaves are among proposals advanced by a working group that has been looking at how to stem an exodus of female lawyers from the profession.

Skadden Announces 18 Weeks Maternity Leave

Skadden increases the number of paid maternity leave weeks to 18.

Women Lawyers' Preferred Firm Benefits

Survey compares women and men attorneys' preferred firm benefits, including reduced-hour tracks and on-site child care.

Nixon Peabody Women vs. Men Cook-Off

Attorneys at Nixon Peabody face off in a camaraderie-building cook-off .

What Women Lawyers Really Think of Each Other

Women lawyers weigh in on who they would rather work with - men or women?

Increasing Number of Women Lawyers Start Solo Practices

Rising numbers of women lawyers in Wisconsin claim their independence and start their own practices.

Nevada Attorney Among Nation's Top 20 Female Lawyers with Business Expertise

Christine Spadafor, CEO of St. Jude's Ranch, gets Bar Association honor.

Female Attorney Named as New ACLU Legal Director

Chara Fisher Jackson, ACLU's new legal director, is a 1997 graduate of William & Mary's Marshall-Wythe School of Law.