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What Ruth Taught Me
By Diana LaMorie • October 01, 2020 •Features, First Women, Superwomen JDs and What You Can Learn From Them
"I'm sorry about RBG, I know how much she meant to you," said my husband, who was first to read the news. My mind went blank. I may have blurted out "that's okay." My mind could not fathom the enormity of this sad occasion at the instant moment. It's obviously not okay. The introvert in me needed to do some deep thinking before I could process my thoughts and feelings. But the man knows me best, so of course he was right. While I didn't know her personally, like so many others my life and career have been touched by Ruth Bader Ginsburg's…
Learning the Securities Industry: Lessons from a Panel of Experts
By Vanessa Stephens • April 24, 2019 •Careers, Firms and the Private Sector, Politics and Government, Features, First Women
This time last year, I developed a newfound love of securities law while I was studying for my Corporations final. Locked in a study room with my study partner, outlining the elements of classical insider trading and the misappropriation theory, I discovered an area of law that was new and very interesting to me. The following semester, I enrolled in a mix of business and securities law classes to learn more about the intersections between the two areas. I even enrolled in accounting (which I found fascinating). Despite having worked at the Securities and Exchange Commission as an Honors Intern…
Mentor’s Corner: What’s the Difference in Gendered Education?
By ilise feitshans • December 28, 2017 •Features, Myths & Truths, First Women, Superwomen JDs and What You Can Learn From Them
Dr. Ilise L Feitshans JD and ScM and DIR Swiss 0041 79 836 3965 USA 917 239 9960 forecastingnanolaw@gmail.com Award Recipient MS-JD SUPERWOMEN- JD 2016 Author, Report to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE, 47 Nations Representing 850 million people) NANOTECHNOLOGY: BALANCING BENEFITS AND RISKS TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT accepted unanimously in Parliament www.coe.int (English, French and Russian). Auhtor, Handbook For Parliamentarians on the Convention Preventing Counterfeit Medicines("Medicrime") Council of Europe, in English French Russian and Spanish www.coe.int Forthcoming Chapter in the Book (Mark Hoover, NIOSH and Nathan Baker, Eds) NANOINFORMATICS: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES Forthcoming Book,…
Mentor’s Corner: Sexual Harassment at Work
By ilise feitshans • November 15, 2017 •Features, Myths & Truths, First Women, Superwomen JDs and What You Can Learn From Them
My Mom worked as a typing teacher and life skills coach starting when I was very young. The Principal in my mother’s school was kindly, tall, slightly charming and handsome man with a big smile for everyone. He ran a public school for special education students in an era when the idea of educating those students was an experiment, almost a generation before the passage of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) and the subsequent laws that educate people with invisible cognitive disabilities. It was a job for a visionary , creative and hardworking man, and he was the right man…
A woman Lawyer for the Pantheon: Hommage to Simone Veil
By ilise feitshans • July 13, 2017 •Writers in Residence, Issues, Women and Law in the Media, Features, First Women, Superwomen JDs and What You Can Learn From Them
In many places of the world, saying that someone belongs in a Pantheon is an expression, meaning that the individual is great or special. In Paris, France, however, there really is a Pantheon. It is in the student district by the Sorbonne and in its rotunda there are the statues commemorating famous men. Few women, three to be precise, have been honored there among the men - until now. French society weeps the passing of a great lawyer who defended women’s rights; Holocaust survivor from the concentration camp in Drancy, France; mother of three; loving wife; Minister of Health for the Republic of France; and former President of…
Inspiring Women Human Rights Lawyers
By Amanda Chan • June 14, 2017 •Issues, Women and Law in the Media, Features, First Women, Superwomen JDs and What You Can Learn From Them
While Amal Clooney may dominate headlines for her fashion and much more importantly, her work in human rights and women’s rights, it is important for women lawyers--aspiring or practicing alike--to know about more of the many inspirational women human rights lawyers around the world. They have diverse experiences, and the paths they have taken serve as models for other women lawyers to follow and expand upon. Fatou Bensouda is the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in the Hague. She has been serving as the Prosecutor since 2012. She previously served as a deputy prosecutor in the ICC for eight…
Career Profiles: Janine Sickmeyer, NextChapter
By Nicole Moriniere • June 13, 2017 •Writers in Residence, Careers, Other Career Issues, Issues, Mentoring and Networking, Features, Guest Bloggers and Profiles of Women in the Law, First Women, •Superwomen JDs and What You Can Learn From Them
This month I had the opportunity to have an exchange with one of the ABA's 2017 Women of Legal, Janine Sickmeyer, the CEO & Founder of NextChapter, a web application for attorneys to prepare, manage and file bankruptcy cases online. As a business leader and entrepreneur, Janine provides strategic vision and direction for NextChapter and is particularly fascinated in the intersection between law and technology in the bankruptcy market. In addition to being selected as one of ABA's Legal Tech Resource Center's Women of Legal Tech 2017, Janine is also a Pledge 1% Women Who Lead of 2017. I had a few questions for…
Social Media Advantages for Growing JDs and Attorneys
By Diarra Clemons • May 31, 2017 •Careers, Firms and the Private Sector, Politics and Government, Other Career Issues, Law School, Choosing a Career and Landing a Job, Other Law School Issues, Issues, •Balancing Private and Professional Life, Mentoring and Networking, Women and Law in the Media, Other Issues, Features, Myths & Truths, First Women, Superwomen JDs and What You Can Learn From Them
Diarra Joi Clemons, J.D. SAG-AFTRA received her Juris Doctor of Law (J.D.) degree from New York Law School, Undergraduate Degree (B.A.) from George Mason University and High School Diploma from an all-girls Catholic high school named St. Scholastica Academy in Evanston, IL. She has worked in Finance for Citibank, Morgan Stanley and Oppenheimer & Co. to name a few. She was also a Judicial Law Clerk while in law school. She is currently a Legal Journalist for Ms. JD, Novelist of the novel memoir series, "Roses are Blue" and Vantage marketing and advertising blogger. She enjoys painting, reading, writing and…
Fueling the Career Fire: Networking Events as Motivation
By Nicole Moriniere • May 06, 2017 •Careers, Firms and the Private Sector, Other Career Issues, Issues, Balancing Private and Professional Life, Mentoring and Networking, Features, First Women
Even if you have your dream job, there are some days or weeks when your motivation can falter. Maybe you're distracted with other things going on in your personal life or you have to complete certain tasks that day or week that aren't the tasks you enjoy the most in your job. During these times, I find it helpful to find motivation and inspiration outside of myself and my work. I find one really good way to get inspired again is to attend events on a work-related or work-adjacent topic that I'm interested in, and that will also attract a…_(1)-100x100.jpg)