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• It's About Families, Not Females

  Posted Tuesday, April 01, 2008 8:56 PM by Judith Shulevitz
  
  
  
  Emily, Hanna: Two points. 1. This is, a s Emily put it not long ago , a family-values issue more than a feminist one, because studies are showing that men, too--maybe not those at the crazy-competitive high end of the spectrum, but still, a lot of them--want Read More...
  Filed under: gender issues, billable hours

• More on the Terrible Horrible No Good Billable Hour

  Posted Tuesday, April 01, 2008 2:44 PM by Emily Bazelon
  
  
  
  Judith , you nailed the efficiency vs. availability conundrum. I'm sure there is room for law firms to dethrone The Hour—and here's a good recent Slate piece by Lisa Lerer explaining why the push for them to do so is coming from their clients. Perhaps Read More...
  Filed under: academics, gender issues, workplace equity, law firms, billable hours

• How the Billable Hour Hurts Women and Families

  Posted Tuesday, April 01, 2008 1:19 PM by Judith Shulevitz
  
  
  
  Dear Emily, Once, at a dinner party honoring the retirement of a friend of my father-in-law, I sat next to the law firm's former managing partner. You would have heard of the firm; it's one of those with huge offices in New York and Washington and all Read More...
  Filed under: family, law firms, billable hours

• Law Firm Work: Less is More

  Posted Monday, March 31, 2008 6:11 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: workplace equity, law firms, billable hours

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