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Ms. JD Weekly Round-up: Week Ending October 3, 2008

Ms. JD Weekly Roundup — Fri, 3 Oct 2008 00:36:30 -0500

Women Lawyers, Juries, - And Stress?

Women Lawyers Move Towards the Top in Asia

Stereotypes Blamed for Job Review Bias Against Women

Report: Pay Gap is Closing - Slowly

Family-Friendly Law Firms Attract Women

Florida Association for Women Lawyers' Forms a University of Florida Chapter

Ms. JD Weekly Round-up: Week Ending September 26, 2008

Ms. JD Weekly Roundup — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:55:33 -0500

Australian Judge Georgia McMaster Claims Women Barristers Treated Unfairly

Legal Eagle Tan Hong Siang, Who Spent Her Lifetime Bucking the Norm, Died Last Week

Gender Pay Gap Amongst Lawyers - A Potential Reason

Catherine Murdock Dewey, a Legal Pioneer in Boston, Turns 100

Four Law Firms on Working Mother's List of 100 Best Companies

Women in Law: Justice Jane Kelly Has the Pedigree for Spot on the Bench

Ms. JD Weekly Round-up: Week Ending September 12, 2008

Ms. JD Weekly Roundup — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:43:18 -0500

Law Firm Debevoise Selected as a Yale Law Women Top Ten Friendly Firm

Being a Lawyer and Male Makes You a Top Earner, Census Report Shows

Three History-Making Women Judicial Officers of L.A. Superior Court Are Now Joined by a Fourth

Yale Law Women Names Top Ten Family-Friendly Firms

Soaring Higher Than Ever, Women Legal Eagles Holde One in Five Top Jobs in UK Law Firms

Lee S. Edmon to Become L.A. Superior Court's First Woman Assistant Presiding Judge

Number of Women in Top Legal Jobs Hits New High in UK

Ms. JD Weekly Round-up: Week Ending September 5, 2008

Ms. JD Weekly Roundup — Wed, 3 Sep 2008 23:07:35 -0500

Debevoise's Barbara Paul Robinson Named Lifetime Achiever by the American Lawyer

Women Lawyers Tee It Up

Farella Braun and Martel's Nan Joesten Appointed Co-Chair of Women Advocate Committee of the ABA's Section of Litigation

Tennesee's First Female Chief Justice, Janice Holder, Committed to Law and 'Moment'

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Change Basis for Allowing Abortions to Slavery Amendment

South African Minister of Justice Appeals to Women Magistrates to Educate the Public About Social Issues Affecting Women in General

Ms. JD Weekly Round-up: Week Ending August 29th, 2008

Ms. JD Weekly Roundup — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:24:36 -0500

South African Conference to Encourage Women Lawyers

American University Launches Lawyer Re-entry Program

Annmarie Simeone Elected to State Lawyers' Board

Law School Offers Re-Entry Course for Those Returning to Law

OBA Women in Law Conference Set for September 18

Ms. JD Weekly Round-up: Week Ending August 22, 2008

Ms. JD Weekly Roundup — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:25:57 -0500

South Africa: Women Lawyers Dispense Free Legal Advice

New Zealand Independent Police Conduct Authority Chair, Justice Lowell Goddard, Tells Women Lawyers that the Glass Ceilings are More Fragile

Baker & MacKenzie Named Best Law Firm for Women Two Consecutive Years

Spencer Crain Cubbage Healy & McNamara Receives Rare Law Firm Certification as a Women's Business Enterprise

Report on US Muslim Women Attorneys

National Association of Women Lawyers Appoints President-Elect Lisa Gilford

Ms. JD Weekly Round-up: Week Ending August 15, 2008

Ms. JD Weekly Roundup — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:30:20 -0500

Law Firm With Wichita Office Deemed Tops for Women Lawyers

Associations Reach Out to Women Litigators

Arendt Fox LLP Named a 2008 Best Law Firm for Womwn by Working Mother Magazine and Flex-Time Lawyers

Woman Lawyer Rindala Beydoun of Latham & Watkins in Dubai

Heller Ehrman Named Among Working Mother and Flex-Time Lawyers' 2008 List of Best Law Firms for Women

Working Mother Magazine Recognizes D.C. Firms

Ms. JD Weekly Round-up: Week Ending August 9, 2008

Ms. JD Weekly Roundup — Sat, 9 Aug 2008 08:09:07 -0500

Lawyer Mariane Spearman Cuts Up Stereotypes

Nina Ashenafi Richardson Vies for Seat on the Leon County Court

Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm Taps Flint Assistant Attorney Cathy Dowd New Judge for 68th District Court

Ms. JD Weekly Round-up: Week Ending August 1, 2008

Ms. JD Weekly Roundup — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:49:36 -0500

Female Barristers Lose Out on Fees in Victoria, Australia

Office of Attorney Ethics Quietly Settles Women Lawyers' Discrimination Suit

Law Firm Husch Blackwell Sanders Ditches the Lockstep System and Retains More Women

N.J. Lawyer Ethics Office Settles Bias Suit for $150K

Profile: Lawyer Jane Gatwira Rukaria

Joanne Lo Grimes and Marcia K. Schultz Named Managing Partners at Regional Firm Carlsmith Ball LLP

Ms. JD Weekly Round-Up: Week Ending July 25, 2008

Ms. JD Weekly Roundup — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:14:04 -0500

Somalia Gets First Women Lawyers Association

George Appel, Candidate for Snohomish County Superior Court Judge, Gets Nod from Washington Women Lawyers

Two Big-Firm Lawyers Establish Female-Owned Shop

Women Still Fleeing from Legal Careers Faster than Men

Microsoft to Offer Counsel Diversity Bonuses

DA Constance M. Alvey Primed for Judgeship