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Ann Israel is the legal profession's Dear Abby. A New York legal recruiter since 1979, Ann is president of Ann Israel & Associates, Inc. and a past president of the National Association of Legal Search Consultants. She answers your questions about finding a better law firm job, dealing with headhunters, resumes, and much more.
This Week's Question
Vesselin Mitev, Esq. is the chief associate for litigation firm John Ray & Associates, with offices in Manhattan and Long Island.
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The Careerist
Vivia Chen, The Careerist's chief blogger, has been covering the business and culture of law firms for a decade. A former corporate lawyer, Chen is fascinated by those who thrive (as well as those who don't) in the legal profession. Her take: Success in the law (and life) doesn't always travel a linear path.
It's Just Dinner. Honest.
Why do women lack powerful male sponsors at work? One reason is that senior men fear that rumors of a sexual relationship might result.
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Wilmer Puts a Woman on Top; Brits' List of Best U.S. Female Lawyers
Women in the news: Susan Murley is Wilmer's first female co-managing partner, and Chambers names best female practitioners.
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Scalia?Work/Life Balance Activist?
Justice Scalia is getting in touch with his feminine side. He's telling law students to go for jobs with work/life balance.
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Diversity
Katherine Frink-Hamlett, a graduate of New York University School of Law and President of Frink-Hamlett Legal Solutions Inc., moves the diversity and inclusion dialogue into the 21st Century. She addresses questions from both law firm management seeking to recruit and retain diverse candidates and from legal practitioners confronted with professional and personal challenges surrounding inclusion and diversity.
This Month's Question
Ferraro Family's Donation to Support Clinic Center
Fordham University School of Law announced that it has received a donation in memory of alumna Geraldine Ferraro to benefit the school's clinical education program.
As Profits Dip, a Spate of Practice Leaders Defect
A few years ago, Crowell & Moring was flying high, with double-digit revenue growth and record profits per partner of just about $1 million. These days, the picture isn't nearly as rosy for the Washington-based firm.
$2 Million Gift to Cardozo Backs Family Law and Public Service
Half of the donation will benefit Cardozo's family law program, which will expand family law clinical offerings, increase the number of students receiving summer stipends in family law practice and for lectures, workshops and other activities; the rest of the gift will be used to establish the David Rudenstine Public Service Fellowship Program.
Buffalo Students Score With Redistricting Map
A team of first-year students from the University at Buffalo Law School has been named a winner of the 2012 New York Redistricting Project. Maps had to contain contiguous districts with equal populations as with a certain number of minority districts. Teams that created compact districts and districts with a competitive number of registered Republicans and Democrats were scored highest.
New Southern District Bankruptcy Chief Praises Court's 'Solid Foundation'
Judge Cecelia G. Morris, who will take over a court with a tighter budget and fewer judges after Arthur J. Gonzalez's departure on March 1, said that she and the other judges would rise to the challenge, crediting the work of her predecessors for creating a court that could withstand the cuts.
Q&A: Arthur J. Gonzalez
On March 1, Southern District Chief Bankruptcy Judge Arthur J. Gonzalez will step down after nearly 17 years on the bench to become a full-time professor at the New York University School of Law. In the weeks before his departure, Judge Gonzalez answered the New York Law Journal's questions about his career and the future of bankruptcy law.
Announcements and Moves
- Personal Notes on Lawyers
- Large-Firm Lawyers On the Move
- Senate Confirms Furman for Southern District Bench
- Attorney Is Tapped to Head New Tenant Protection Unit
- Personal Notes on Lawyers
- Personal Notes on Lawyers
