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Conference CD: Women in Law Conference Series

By ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |
April 29, 2005

April 5th
Social and interpersonal aspects of being a woman in law

  • Not having it all
  • Mistakes others have made and from which we can benefit
  • Women helping other women'.or are they
  • Power'.if you want it, how to get it and keep it
  • What makes a great leader'the edge you need to have

April 12th
Women in law firms

  • Rising to the top within a law firm's white-hair, male-dominated executive committee/governing body
  • Dealing with the politics vis a vis business generation and getting the credit
  • Assimilation into the culture of a law firm'..not sacrificing being a woman while still attaining your goals
  • Compensation…..the real answers on negotiating for success
  • Alternative working conditions including flex time and part time in a law firm….it may not be reality

April 19th
Planning your life in law – developing a strategy for success and all that goes with it including alternative career paths

  • Developing a strategy for personal success and “all that goes with it”.
  • A “next steps” plan to move the agenda for women forward.
  • In the short term….what we can do to make it a better world for women in law.
  • Long term…..the commitment to making it better…what we bring to the table.
  • Alternative careers to practicing law.

April 5th
Social and interpersonal aspects of being a woman in law

  • Not having it all
  • Mistakes others have made and from which we can benefit
  • Women helping other women'.or are they
  • Power'.if you want it, how to get it and keep it
  • What makes a great leader'the edge you need to have

April 12th
Women in law firms

  • Rising to the top within a law firm's white-hair, male-dominated executive committee/governing body
  • Dealing with the politics vis a vis business generation and getting the credit
  • Assimilation into the culture of a law firm'..not sacrificing being a woman while still attaining your goals
  • Compensation…..the real answers on negotiating for success
  • Alternative working conditions including flex time and part time in a law firm….it may not be reality

April 19th
Planning your life in law – developing a strategy for success and all that goes with it including alternative career paths

  • Developing a strategy for personal success and “all that goes with it”.
  • A “next steps” plan to move the agenda for women forward.
  • In the short term….what we can do to make it a better world for women in law.
  • Long term…..the commitment to making it better…what we bring to the table.
  • Alternative careers to practicing law.
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