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Author : Virginia G. Drachman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Women Lawyers and the Origins of Professional Identity in America written by Virginia G. Drachman and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jill Norgren
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 1479805998
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (798 download)
Download or read book Stories from Trailblazing Women Lawyers written by Jill Norgren and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2020-11-03 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The captivating story of how a diverse group of women, including Janet Reno and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, broke the glass ceiling and changed the modern legal profession In Stories from Trailblazing Women Lawyers, award-winning legal historian Jill Norgren curates the oral histories of one hundred extraordinary American women lawyers who changed the profession of law. Many of these stories are being told for the first time. As adults these women were on the front lines fighting for access to law schools and good legal careers. They challenged established rules and broke the law’s glass ceiling.Norgren uses these interviews to describe the profound changes that began in the late 1960s, interweaving social and legal history with the women’s individual experiences. In 1950, when many of the subjects of this book were children, the terms of engagement were clear: only a few women would be admitted each year to American law schools and after graduation their professional opportunities would never equal those open to similarly qualified men. Harvard Law School did not even begin to admit women until 1950. At many law schools, well into the 1970s, men told female students that they were taking a place that might be better used by a male student who would have a career, not babies. In 2005 the American Bar Association’s Commission on Women in the Profession initiated a national oral history project named the Women Trailblazers in the Law initiative: One hundred outstanding senior women lawyers were asked to give their personal and professional histories in interviews conducted by younger colleagues. The interviews, made available to the author, permit these women to be written into history in their words, words that evoke pain as well as celebration, humor, and somber reflection. These are women attorneys who, in courtrooms, classrooms, government agencies, and NGOs have rattled the world with insistent and successful demands to reshape their profession and their society. They are women who brought nothing short of a revolution to the profession of law.
Author : Mona Harrington
Publisher : Knopf
ISBN 13 : 0307831566
Total Pages : 375 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (78 download)
Download or read book Women Lawyers written by Mona Harrington and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2013-09-11 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The very presence of women in the law—normal as it may seem to us today—signals revolutionary change in a social order that for centuries entrusted control over its rules to men. Mona Harrington examines both the problems women meet when they claim equal authority as rule makers, and the impact of new perspectives and issues that women bring with them into the profession. On the basis of more than one hundred interviews with women lawyers, judges, law school professors, and law students, and through the stories of their daily experiences, Harrington pinpoints and analyzes the key factors holding women back in a profession still dominated by males—among them the “men’s club” ambience, the focus on billable hours, sexual harassment and the inequality it perpetuates, lingering unequal division of labor at home, and hostile media images of women in positions of power. She shows us what life is like for women lawyers in practice today and how their dilemmas reflect the social issues of our time. She gives us the voices of women who have adapted to the cultural codes of corporate law and women who have broken them; women who have successfully balanced their professional and private lives and women who feel trapped by the combination of long hours at the office and full responsibility at home. She introduces us to women in new and alternative firms, on the faculties of small public law schools, in in-house legal departments, in prosecutors’ offices and courtrooms—women who are devising new rules and legal theories to bring about change. Women Lawyers is must reading for every woman in the midst of—or contemplating—a career in the law, and for the men who work with them.
Author : Virginia G. Drachman
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780674006942
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (69 download)
Download or read book Sisters in Law written by Virginia G. Drachman and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ranging from the 1860s when women first sought entrance into law to the 1930s when most institutional barriers had crumbled, this book defines the contours of women's integration into the most rigidly gendered profession.
Author : Betty Trapp Chapman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781892542465
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (424 download)
Download or read book Rough Road to Justice written by Betty Trapp Chapman and published by . This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Dahlia Lithwick
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0525561404
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (255 download)
Download or read book Lady Justice written by Dahlia Lithwick and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2023-09-19 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the LA Times Book Prize in Current Interest An instant New York Times Bestseller! “Stirring…Lithwick’s approach, interweaving interviews with legal commentary, allows her subjects to shine...Inspiring.”—New York Times Book Review “In Dahlia Lithwick’s urgent, engaging Lady Justice, Dobbs serves as a devastating bookend to a story that begins in hope.”—Boston Globe Dahlia Lithwick, one of the nation’s foremost legal commentators, tells the gripping and heroic story of the women lawyers who fought the racism, sexism, and xenophobia of Donald Trump’s presidency—and won After the sudden shock of Donald Trump’s victory over Hillary Clinton in 2016, many Americans felt lost and uncertain. It was clear he and his administration were going to pursue a series of retrograde, devastating policies. What could be done? Immediately, women lawyers all around the country, independently of each other, sprang into action, and they had a common goal: they weren’t going to stand by in the face of injustice, while Trump, Mitch McConnell, and the Republican party did everything in their power to remake the judiciary in their own conservative image. Over the next four years, the women worked tirelessly to hold the line against the most chaotic and malign presidency in living memory. There was Sally Yates, the acting attorney general of the United States, who refused to sign off on the Muslim travel ban. And Becca Heller, the founder of a refugee assistance program who brought the fight over the travel ban to the airports. And Roberta Kaplan, the famed commercial litigator, who sued the neo-Nazis in Charlottesville. And, of course, Stacey Abrams, whose efforts to protect the voting rights of millions of Georgians may well have been what won the Senate for the Democrats in 2020. These are just a handful of the stories Lithwick dramatizes in thrilling detail to tell a brand-new and deeply inspiring account of the Trump years. With unparalleled access to her subjects, she has written a luminous book, not about the villains of the Trump years, but about the heroes. And as the country confronts the news that the Supreme Court, which includes three Trump-appointed justices, will soon overturn Roe v. Wade, Lithwick shines a light on not only the major consequences of such a decision, but issues a clarion call to all who might, like the women in this book, feel the urgency to join the fight. A celebration of the tireless efforts, legal ingenuity, and indefatigable spirit of the women whose work all too often went unrecognized at the time, Lady Justice is destined to be treasured and passed from hand to hand for generations to come, not just among lawyers and law students, but among all optimistic and hopeful Americans.
Author : Tsedale M. Melaku
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1538107937
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (381 download)
Download or read book You Don't Look Like a Lawyer written by Tsedale M. Melaku and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-04-18 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You Don't Look Like a Lawyer: Black Women and Systemic Gendered Racism highlights how race and gender create barriers to recruitment, professional development, and advancement to partnership for black women in elite corporate law firms. Utilizing narratives of black female lawyers, this book offers a blend of accessible theory to benefit any reader willing to learn about the underlying challenges that lead to their high attrition rates. Drawing from narratives of black female lawyers, their experiences center around gendered racism and are embedded within institutional practices at the hands of predominantly white men. In particular, the book covers topics such as appearance, white narratives of affirmative action, differences and similarities with white women and black men, exclusion from social and professional networking opportunities and lack of mentors, sponsors and substantive training. This book highlights the often-hidden mechanisms elite law firms utilize to perpetuate and maintain a dominant white male system. Weaving the narratives with a critical race analysis and accessible writing, the reader is exposed to this exclusive elite environment, demonstrating the rawness and reality of black women’s experiences in white spaces. Finally, we get to hear the voices of black female lawyers as they tell their stories and perspectives on working in a highly competitive, racialized and gendered environment, and the impact it has on their advancement and beyond.
Author : John Clay Smith
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 9780472086467
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (864 download)
Download or read book Rebels in Law written by John Clay Smith and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The reflections on their lives in law of pioneer black women lawyers
Author : Milana L. Hogan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781634259040
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (59 download)
Download or read book Grit, the Secret to Advancement written by Milana L. Hogan and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique volume contains new research by the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession begun two years ago on grit and growth mindset, two traits that have been shown to impact the success of women lawyers. The original study focused on large law firms; the Commission's expanded research covered all legal work environments: solo practice; small, medium, and large firms; corporations; government; and nonprofits. The book also is a collection of 47 letters from a group of diverse women who have used these principles to advance in their careers, and each woman shares her advice, insight, and e.
Author : Mary Jane Mossman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1847310958
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (473 download)
Download or read book The First Women Lawyers written by Mary Jane Mossman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2006-05-31 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comparative study explores the lives of some of the women who first initiated challenges to male exclusivity in the legal professions in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. Their challenges took place at a time of considerable optimism about progressive societal change, including new and expanding opportunities for women, as well as a variety of proposals for reforming law, legal education, and standards of legal professionalism. By situating women's claims for admission to the bar within this reformist context in different jurisdictions, the study examines the intersection of historical ideas about gender and about legal professionalism at the turn of the twentieth century. In exploring these systemic issues, the study also provides detailed examinations of the lives of some of the first women lawyers in six jurisdictions: the United States, Canada, Britain, New Zealand and Australia, India, and western Europe. In exploring how individual women adopted different legal arguments in litigated cases, or devised particular strategies to overcome barriers to professional work, the study assesses how shifting and contested ideas about gender and about legal professionalism shaped women's opportunities and choices, as well as both support for and opposition to their claims. As a comparative study of the first women lawyers in several different jurisdictions, the book reveals how a number of quite different women engaged with ideas of gender and legal professionalism at the turn of the twentieth century.
Author : Jean MacLean Snyder
Publisher : American Bar Association
ISBN 13 : 9781570733116
Total Pages : 508 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (331 download)
Download or read book The Woman Advocate written by Jean MacLean Snyder and published by American Bar Association. This book was released on 1996 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Barbara Babcock
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 080477935X
Total Pages : 624 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (47 download)
Download or read book Woman Lawyer written by Barbara Babcock and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2011-01-05 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Woman Lawyer tells the story of Clara Foltz, the first woman admitted to the California Bar. Famous in her time as a public intellectual, leader of the women's movement, and legal reformer, Foltz faced terrific prejudice and well-organized opposition to women lawyers as she tried cases in front of all-male juries, raised five children as a single mother, and stumped for political candidates. She was the first to propose the creation of a public defender to balance the public prosecutor. Woman Lawyer uncovers the legal reforms and societal contributions of a woman celebrated in her day, but lost to history until now. It casts new light on the turbulent history and politics of California in a period of phenomenal growth and highlights the interconnection of the suffragists and other movements for civil rights and legal reforms.
Author : Samantha Slotkin Goodman
Publisher : Vandeplas Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1600420265
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (4 download)
Download or read book It's Harder in Heels written by Samantha Slotkin Goodman and published by Vandeplas Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essays by and about women lawyers describe their satisfactions and struggles. Even though the stories revolve around women trained to be lawyers, the stories are relevant to life outside the legal profession and will be lessons for all women professionals. (Legal Reference/Law)
Author : Susan Smith Blakely
Publisher : Aspen Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1454804688
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (548 download)
Download or read book Best Friends at the Bar written by Susan Smith Blakely and published by Aspen Publishing. This book was released on 2009-11-17 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Best Friends at the Bar: What Women Need to Know about a Career in the Law addresses the realities of law firm practice, especially in large firms, and gives pre-law students, law students, and new attorneys a realistic view of the opportunities and challenges most often encountered by women lawyers. Drawing on her many years of practicing law and mentoring young lawyers and with the help of other women in all areas of the legal profession, her "best friends at the bar", Susan Smith Blakely strives to help young women entering the legal profession begin their careers with open eyes and a more level playing field than women lawyers of past generations. This concise paperback, which is written in a direct, personal tone that instantly engages the reader Explores the experiences of the author and more than 60 private and public sector attorneys, judges, law school career counselors, and law firm managing partners who address a wide variety of issues as trustworthy mentors Candidly speaks to the issues women face in law firm practice and provides invaluable advice for planning enduring and satisfying careers in the law Critically addresses business, cultural, and personal conditions and offers strategies for dealing with them, including how to manage expectations in the context of actual job conditions and the dynamics of personal/professional life struggles Full of helpful advice from attorneys, judges, law school career counselors, and law firm managing partners with wide and varied experiences, this book will be an invaluable resource to any woman planning a career in the law.
Author : Nora Riva Bergman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780997263701
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (637 download)
Download or read book 50 Lessons for Lawyers written by Nora Riva Bergman and published by . This book was released on 2016-10 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You take care of your clients, your staff, and your law practice. Now it's time to take care of yourself. In 50 Lessons for Lawyers, Nora Riva Bergman shares the latest strategies on productivity, marketing, and leadership, together with the lessons she's learned in her years as a practicing attorney and business coach. You'll get bite-sized, easily digestible advice and tips on how you can start living each lesson right now Providing advice and insight to lawyers who want to earn more and stress less, Nora highlights simple strategies that will put you on the road to awesome. Read individually or as a whole, each lesson equips you with the tools and motivation you need to kick old habits and develop new routines that will improve your life and practice one step at a time. With lessons that fit into your busy schedule, it is easy to put the strategies that you learn into action each week. Nora teaches essentials that professors left out in law school-from managing your time to delegating effectively to attracting the clients that you deserve-making this book a go-to guide you'll return to again and again throughout your career.
Author : Ruth Williams Cupp
Publisher : Ivy House Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 9781571973696
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (736 download)
Download or read book Portia Steps Up to the Bar written by Ruth Williams Cupp and published by Ivy House Publishing Group. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Lynne A. Battaglia
Publisher : George F. Thompson Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781938086298
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (862 download)
Download or read book Finding Justice written by Lynne A. Battaglia and published by George F. Thompson Publishing. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although women were not officially permitted to practice law in Maryland until 1902, when they were first able to sit for the bar exam, the history of women acting as lawyers in Maryland is storied, going back to the earliest decades of colonial America. Today, of course, women serve not only as lawyers but also as judges, professors, and elected officials, and from anywhere in local government to the U.S. Senate. Finding Justice tells the remarkable story of how women overcame historical obstacles--legal, social, and economic--to enter the legal profession and how their pioneering work has influenced the practice of law and society at large. Finding Justice offers the first comprehensive overview of the contributions women have made to the legal profession in Maryland, including detailed chapters on the history of women as lawyers since 1642; how social and political movements, both national and local, influenced women's access to the legal profession during the early twentieth century; how women of color had to overcome barriers of race and gender to become lawyers; how community support, especially from family members and mentors, was crucial in helping women overcome the obstacles to law careers; and oral histories that reveal the personal stories of many women lawyers. The volume also contains an educational CD with the first-ever-compiled list of the nearly 25,000 women who have been admitted to the bar in Maryland. Finding Justice is a scholarly tour de force. Even as the book presents the past accomplishments of women lawyers, the difficulties they overcame, and what resources were critical to their achievements, it also looks to the future, for women still face unique obstacles in pursuing legal careers. By understanding better the history of women lawyers, it is hoped that the future of law in Maryland and the United States will be one of increased diversity and accessibility. Contributors: Phoebe A. Haddon, Chancellor of Rutgers University-Camden and former Dean of the University of Maryland School of Law * The Honorable Andrea M. Leahy, Maryland Court of Special Appeals * The Honorable Diane O. Leasure, retired from the Fifth Judicial Circuit of Maryland * Michelle R. Mitchell, attorney and shareholder in the firm of Wharton, Levin, Ehrmantraut & Klein * Jane C. Murphy, Laurence M. Katz Professor of Law at the University of Baltimore * The Honorable Julie Rubin, Associate Judge, Baltimore City Circuit Court, Eighth Judicial Circuit Distributed for George F. Thompson Publishing in association with the Maryland Women's Bar Association Foundation and the University of Baltimore Foundation
