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Best Friends at the Bar: Women Lawyers Must Take Advantage of the New Rules for Success

March 20, 2012 20:02

Image:  19566_302049713685_279045208685_3357782_5257164_n.jpg I read an interesting article in the National Law Journal recently.  The March 16th on-line edition included an article entitled "Women's Successes in...

NAWL-PRUDENTIAL 2012 Summer Internship Program

March 19, 2012 22:48

Image:  nawl-logo_hi_res.jpg The National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL) is pleased to partner with Prudential Financial, Inc. (Prudential) to provide a meaningful summer internship opportunity to a highly-motivated,...

Best Friends at the Bar: What Women Should Look for in a Law Firm

March 17, 2012 02:41

Image:  19566_302049713685_279045208685_3357782_5257164_n.jpg Editor's Note:  Ms. JD is excited to announce that Susan Smith Blakely, author of Best Friends at the Bar, will be speaking at Ms. JD: She Leads on October 5, 2012....

Ms. JD Weekly Round-up: Week Ending March 16, 2012

March 16, 2012 13:37

Image:  ms_jd_weekly_round-up.jpg Two sweet job opportunities this week: one with us! and one with the Center for Work/Life Law Why work/life balance should be a priority in economic recovery 15 Copyright rules every student should...

Profile: Community Prosecutor Sharla Jackson

March 16, 2012 04:56

Image:  n8910724_31588830_2447.jpg “I find that I can try a case, put a bad guy in prison for life, go home and bake cookies and knit socks.” -- Sharla Jackson I had the pleasure of interviewing Sharla Jackson, Senior Assistant...

Apply to be Ms. JD's DC-Based Conference Intern

March 15, 2012 16:36

Image:  ms-jd-conference-dc3.jpg Ms. JD is looking for an enthusiastic, DC-based individual to lead the planning, organizing, and executing of Ms. JD's Fifth Annual Conference on Women and the Law on a part-time basis. The...

Out of Practice: From Lawyer to Baker-Interview with Yael Krigman

March 14, 2012 22:25

Image:  photo_of_brenda.jpg I am utilizing this column as a platform for women who are using their law degrees in non-traditional ways. This month I spoke with Yael Krigman. Yael, a graduate of the George Washington University Law...

Legally Thrifty: Savvy Spring Shopping

March 14, 2012 22:24

Image:  msjdx.jpg Spring is right around the corner. At least, I hope so. If you’re like me, the yearning for warmer weather goes hand in hand with the desire to go shopping for spring. It’s tempting to dive headfirst into a...

Women in Law; A Mobile App for You!

March 14, 2012 15:21

Image:  iphone.png By way of introduction, we are a group of three female law students from University of Miami School of Law, New York Law School, and School of Transnational Law, Peking University. We are part of a program called...

Ms. JD Celebrates: Happy Birthday from Judge Duffly!

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March 14, 2012 04:56

Image:  logo_birthday.jpg Editor's Note: In a continuation of our Ms. JD Celebrates posts, Judge Fernande Duffly offers her perspective on Ms. JD's mentoring programs, sponsorship, creating a pipeline of future leaders, and why she...