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This American Life: Old Boys Network
Image: thisamericanlife.pngOn my run last night I listened to a great episode, Old Boys Network, from This American Life. If you have an extra hour (ha, ha), I'd highly recommend streaming this free...
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No Interesting Women Lawyers?
Image: uc_hastings.jpgU.C. Hastings and California Lawyer are cohosting a series of probing interviews with prominent lawyers, judges, and academics. The series, Legally Speaking: Conversations with...
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And Many More ... (Happy Birthday Ms. JD!)
Image: logo_birthday.jpgSix years ago, when we first launched the site, each Ms. JD board member chose a tag line for their profile that was supposed to express why they wanted to be a part of Ms. JD....
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Best Friends at the Bar: Good News!
Image: 19566_302049713685_279045208685_3357782_5257164_n.jpgFor me, 2012 is starting out with a bang. My publisher, Wolters Kluwer/Aspen Publishers has announced that it will publish my second book....
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Best Friends at the Bar: Good News for Women Lawyers - More Best Friends at...
Image: 19566_302049713685_279045208685_3357782_5257164_n.jpgFriday the 13th in the first half of the first month of the new year seems as good a day as any for a Best Friends at the Bar“Shameless...
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Best Friends at the Bar: Pearls of Wisdom About Women in Leadership
Image: 19566_302049713685_279045208685_3357782_5257164_n.jpgFrom time to time I read something that I do not even want to try to summarize here. It is just too good, and I do not have anything to add...
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Ladies Day, an Excerpt from Women in Law by Dr. Cynthia Fuchs Epstein
Image: womeninlaw.jpgEditor's note: The following excerpt is from Women in Law by Dr. Cynthia Fuchs Epstein. The thirtieth anniversary edition is now available in paperback from Quid Pro Books, with a...
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Call for Submissions: IILP Review 2012: The State of Diversity and Inclusion...
Image: iilp_0.jpgHighlight noteworthy diversity and inclusion efforts for the rest of the legal profession in the “IILP Review 2012: The State of Diversity and Inclusion in the Legal Profession!”If...
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Ms. JD Mobile and Tablet Usage Survey
Image: many_devices.jpgHappy summer Ms. JD readers!Before you head out for the Fourth of July, we are circulating a survey that we hope our readers will take a moment to fill out - our mobile and...
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Personal Branding Corner: Make Your Personal Brand Olympic Quality
Image: katy_0079-2web.jpgAs the world watches the 2012 Summer Olympics in London this year, many inspiring moments pop out for me. There's nothing quite like watching athletes compete who have...
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Second Chances
Image: mgd-msjd.jpgEditor's Note: This post was created by Marcia Greenberger, Co-President of the National Women's Law Center, and is cross-posted from NWLC's blog. We don’t always get a second chance...
View ArticleThe Media's Calling? Stop, Drop and Roll
When training attorneys or other professionals to work with the media, I always stress one takeaway: Do not ever do an interview on the fly.Whenever possible, take the "Stop, Drop and Roll"...
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Totenberg Sisters Talk Media, Law, & Life
Image: msjdn5-scales_800px_white.pngBy Reda Hicks, May 16, 2013Last Monday in New York there was an event called Media & the Law: The 3 Totenbergs,featuring what might be the most powerhouse group...
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Has "Lean In" Made Feminism Cool?
Image: cover_picture_square.pngWhen I first decided that I wanted to write about Sheryl Sandberg’s book Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead and begun the process of researching, I realized...
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What Would You Do?
Image: cover_picture_square.pngAccording to Psychology Today, the cure for fear and anxiety is “exposure.” Meaning, the only way to get past your fears is to start doing the things that you are afraid...
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Done is Better than Perfect
Image: cover_picture_square.pngAs a self-diagnosed perfectionist myself, I am strongly in need of one of Facebook’s famous “Done is Better than Perfect” posters. This is one of the few comments that...
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Just Leaders
Image: cover_picture_square.pngThis week, I’m actually going to disagree a little bit with Sheryl Sandberg.The quote I chose to explore for this post, “In the future, there will be no female leaders....
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Just a Girl in the Legal World
Image: images-2.jpeg"I hope she'll be a fool--that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool...." - F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, Ch. 1There’s a whole lot out there...
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Forensic Expert Witness Testifies in the Amanda Knox Murder Trial
Image: Amanda Knox, Murder Trial A forensic expert witness will play a critical role in the re-opened case against Amanda Knox, shedding light on the evidence allegedly linking the young American to...
View ArticleFormer Duke Lacrosse Accuser Crystal Mangum Found Guilty of Second-Degree Murder
Crystal Mangum, the 35 year old woman who in 2006 infamously made false allegations of rape against three former Duke Lacrosse players, was found guilty of second-degree murder. Mangum stabbed her 46...
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