Advancing women in the legal profession
Women attorneys are often awash in career guidance yet starved for career advocacy. This feature examines the critical distinction between mentors and sponsors, and offers a roadmap for closing the gap.
The early years of firm life decide more careers than any bar exam ever will. Drawing on retention data and exit interviews, this guide maps the terrain — from assignment strategy to billable-hour survival — for women starting out in private practice.
From Cook County to Maricopa, a handful of jurisdictions are electing and appointing women — particularly women of color — to the judiciary at rates that outpace the national average. We examined the numbers and spoke with the strategists behind them to identify what is actually working.
If your review praises your 'client presence' but flags your 'tone,' you may be reading coded language — and you should treat it that way. Here is how to decode, document, and negotiate the feedback that shapes legal careers.