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What Every Female Attorney Should Have in Her Wardrobe
By Jenny Park • January 27, 2017 •Careers, Other Career Issues, Issues, Women and Law in the Media, Other Issues, Features, Guest Bloggers and Profiles of Women in the Law, Myths & Truths, •First Women
Considering how busy your schedule is as an attorney, there are surely times when you face your closet, and then disappointment comes next. How many times did you open your closet and said, “I don’t have anything to wear,” to yourself? How many times have you stated that you need something “new” to wear? That means what you have is an inoperational wardrobe and seriously, you need to change that. But how will you know which ones to replace and what items you should keep? Like a simple or basic white tee, or your blue pair of jeans, or how…
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Beijing Plus Twenty Plus One: International Law Protecting Womens Rights
By ilise feitshans • August 05, 2016 •Features, Superwomen JDs and What You Can Learn From Them
“It was twenty years ago today” began a song by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, recalling to listeners that some things remain constant across time. So too in 2015 a portrait that graces the wall of academia in Virginia illustrates this point: Only by close observation could one find the sole woman nestled along the rear of the desk, seated alongside a lamp. (see photo below). It should be no surprise therefore that womens progress towards equal opportunity for employment to do the hard work of saving posterity by ensuring health and security for all in paid employment in the…_(345x350)-100x100.jpg)
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Crayons in the Briefcase: Looking the part
By Tina Ikpa • April 02, 2015 •Writers in Residence
Sometimes I think I might have returned to law a little bit too soon. Yoga pants are still not acceptable courtroom attire (not even the Betabrand yoga work pants), and that is a problem. When you've spent nearly two years in yoga pants and T-shirts--or yoga pants and your husband's sweatshirts, depending on the season—it’s an adjustment to going back to wearing slacks, or skirts and (Eek!) hosiery. One would think this would be an easy adjustment for me. After all, for the better part of the six years following my graduation from law school, my weekend uniform consisted of pajamas,…
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She’s All That: Stories of Women in Law and Technology—Lily Robinton of Ravel Law
By Beverly See • February 16, 2015 •Writers in Residence
Lily Robinton is Legal Developer & Counsel at Ravel Law, which is a new search, analytics, and visualization platform for lawyers. Ravel spun out of a collaboration among Stanford University's Law School, Computer Science Department, and d.school in 2012. When she’s not engrossed in helping to build Ravel Law and reveling in startup life, Lily can be found at an early a.m. November Project workout, playing with her dog Luna, or painting mermaids. How would you describe Ravel Law? What are some of its key features? Ravel helps attorneys of all types do their jobs better in different ways. …
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Office Life: Making the Switch to a Legal Technology Company
By Ana Levin • January 12, 2015 •Careers, Other Career Issues, Features, Guest Bloggers and Profiles of Women in the Law, Myths & Truths
I have never worked at a law firm. The closest I ever came was Winston & Strawn’s ‘Bring Your Daughter to Work’ Day, in which I helped faux-prosecute the case of Humpty Dumpty. (The exhibits really made our case.) However, I have worked at many large corporations, often collaborating closely with corporate counsel. As a result, I am familiar with the work environment that many lawyers experience day-to-day. If you are considering alternative legal careers - like the ones in legal technology that I recently described - you might wonder how that environment differs from what you’re familiar with. Here…
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15 Things You Didn’t Know About Ms.JD Board Member and Academic Committee Chair Julie Silverbrook
By Julie Silverbrook • September 02, 2014
1. I am an identical twin. My twin sister Cheryl is an incredibly intelligent and talented OB/GYN resident at the George Washington University Hospital. 2. I always carry with me at least two pocket Constitutions and am known to give them to people I meet in DC and the cities I visit for work. 3. I was only 24 years old when I became the Executive Director of The Constitutional Sources Project (ConSource). ConSource is a non-partisan, not-for-profit organization devoted to increasing understanding, facilitating research, and encouraging discussion of the U.S. Constitution by connecting individuals with the documentary history of…
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Law & (Dis)Order: Motivate Me.
By Aisha N. Davis • July 03, 2014 •Writers in Residence, Careers, Other Career Issues, Law School, Choosing a Career and Landing a Job, Issues, Mentoring and Networking
A few months ago, I spoke with you all about unemployment madness. Following that blog post, I received an offer to work as a judicial clerk, and accepted! In the process of adjusting to a new job, new home and new experiences, I have missed a few blogs, but will catch up as best I can. This month, let’s talk about motivation, both from within and from others. Let me start by setting a scene: You are in standing in back corner of a room teeming with fellow attorneys, nursing a sweating glass that is half-full of a watered down…
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Lawyering and Living for Less: Building a Working Wardrobe Without Breaking the Bank
By Erin Rohne • March 29, 2010 •Writers in Residence, Other Career Issues
The law is a profession that values itself on appearance. Lawyers dress in the most professional of attire, abiding by rules that would seem outdated and absurd in just about any other profession. So when you're entering the legal field after spending (at least) the last three years as a student, making the transition can be daunting. How do you go from a wardrobe of sweatpants and coffee-stained t-shirts to one of suits, heels, and pearls, before you've received your first paycheck?Okay, perhaps I'm exaggerating. Most law students will have decent work attire from summer jobs, as well as one…
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Savvy Shopper-At-Law: Building Your Clerkship Wardrobe 101
By Ashley Rutherford • February 21, 2010 •Writers in Residence
So, you are a 1L and you obtained your first clerkship. It is prestigious, but it pays very little. Currently, all of your clothing consists of quirky college t-shirts and worn jeans. So how do you begin creating a work wardrobe on a budget?Savvy Shopper-At-Law is here to help! With a few core pieces, you can create two weeks worth of working wardrobe choices. Additionally, by choosing these purchases wisely, you can save hundreds of dollars and precious time in the mornings. The following pieces can be combined to create at least two weeks worth of work clothing:One skirt suitOne…
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Does Sexism Still Exist?
By sintecho • March 10, 2008 •Sexism, Sexual Harassment, and Other Forms of Discrimination
The word on the street seems to be that if you think you're the victim of sexism, you are either paranoid or looking for excuses for a non-gender-related failing. I myself am guilty of blaming sexism--when I blogged about a male colleague who changed one of my recommendations at work behind my back, I bitterly recounted the story to friends with the added conclusion: "he never would have done that if I were a male colleague." But, maybe he would have. How can I really be sure? Likewise, Jessie posted on a new law review article that indicates how little…Connect with us
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