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• Family Friendly Legal Practice: Why Not.

  Posted Wednesday, April 09, 2008 7:39 PM by Richard Ford
  
  
  
  Phil—to echo Orin’s skepticism about part-time at law firms, I wonder whether flexibility isn’t actually part of the same phenomenon that also accounts for heavier and heavier workloads. While it’s true that firms are becoming more flexible in terms of Read More...
  Filed under: Law school, law firm, legal profession, Women in law, law firms

• Maternal Profiling—Single Moms as a Suspect Class

  Posted Tuesday, April 08, 2008 10:16 AM by Doug Kmiec
  
  
  
  When employers disregard the cultural importance of family, single moms are on the front lines of hardship and insult. Read More...
  Filed under: Douglas W. Kmiec, Deborah Pearlstein, law firm, gender equity

• Not Just Women's Work

  Posted Tuesday, April 08, 2008 7:05 AM by Doug Kmiec
  
  
  
  A new study says women with children are less "productive" at work. Maybe it's time law firms and corporations -- and men -- restructure employment relationships to recognize that many women want to be both parent and professional, and the culture would be better off if we made that easier to do. Read More...
  Filed under: Douglas W. Kmiec, Supreme Court, Roberts Court, Obama, law firm, gender equity, billable hours, Clinton, hillary clinton

• Law Firm Work and Family-Friendly Policies

  Posted Tuesday, April 01, 2008 12:21 AM by Eric Posner
  
  
  
  The study mentioned by Emily can be found here (though you might have to pay to see it). Several of its conclusions are puzzling. 1. "[C]hildless women may be more productive than women with children and their male colleagues (with or without children)." Read More...
  Filed under: law firm, gender equity, billable hours

• Law Firm Work: Less Is More

  Posted Monday, March 31, 2008 9:43 PM by Emily Bazelon
  
  
  
  When law firms institute family-friendly policies (flex hours, reasonable work loads), who benefits? That depends how you measure it. Mothers at these firms are neither more nor less productive than mothers at other firms, as measured by billable hours, Read More...
  Filed under: law firm, gender equity, billable hours

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