Law practice is still a boy’s club. Sure, many women make partner these days and are promoted through the ranks in in-house legal departments. But what controls are in place to ensure the retention and promotion of women at small law firms? In my experience: NONE. I had dinner with a friend last night who […]
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As the old saying goes: If broken glass falls from a Fifth Avenue window and the police are around to see it, who do you sue? This was the fact finding mission that my boss set me off on this afternoon. I know I’ve said it before, but (for context) I will say it again: […]
Twice this week I have had conversations about setting goals in running. The first was with El Profesor, where an exasperated me piped up: How is it that I can apply for hundreds of jobs that I am perfectly qualified for and not get a single one of them, whereas I can wake up one […]
Number of 2012 goals that I set for myself in 2011: 2 (find a new job; run a half marathon) Number accomplished: 1 (guess which?) x 2 (NYC Half, More Women’s Half) Number of races registered for: 11 Number of races I actually ran: 9 (I missed two: one because I was sick; one because […]
Last Friday I received an email from my friend Susan – entirely out of the blue – telling me that she had just given notice to her firm and would be taking a new position as a non-practicing attorney. She offered to submit my resume to replace her in her current position. I was flattered […]
If you dream big and your dreams come true, then you’re lucky. If you have done everything right and have gotten the right result, then you’re lucky. If you work hard to make things happen and they actually happen, then you’re lucky. And you’re also not me. When I was three years old, I made […]
This morning, the results of the July 2012 New York State bar examination were released. I am pleased for all of the applicants that scores were released early this year. In years passed, scores typicaly came down much closer to Thanksgiving, which had the effect of turning one’s holiday season in to one of boastfulness […]
Boo! When I decided to start a blog, one of the things that I resolved to write about is the state of my profession. Yet, when I started writing, I found it easier to write almost exclusively about running. I love running and it is a great source of inspiration for me. In fact, there […]
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