Sentences with phrase «whether women lawyers»

I'd be curious to see, for example, whether women lawyers manage to complete tasks more quickly precisely because they have less time.

The on - going debate on whether women lawyers can hold demanding jobs, especially at senior levels while also raising children, has exploded with this month's article in The Atlantic magazine, «Why Women Still Can't Have It All».

We all have, but the question is whether women lawyers are willing to face adversity to reap the rewards.

Not exact matches

We've already seen that with niche spaces of all kinds popping up, whether for architects or lawyers or musicians or women.

Maybe justice and the good society are brought about precisely by lawyers and judges sending the jury out of the courtroom while they decide whether to admit the testimony of an old black woman who has been listening in on the whole trial of her son.

If a savvy lawyer informs a woman that her ex could get equal custody, thus putting the kabosh on her plans, and then asks if she ever feared him, whether he ever cursed at her, called her names, raised his voice or screamed in a fit of rage, «I'm so angry at you, I could kill you» — and what marriage doesn't have some sort of anger, yelling or threats?

Lawyers clashed in a Manhattan courtroom over whether a defamation lawsuit brought by a woman who has accused Trump of unwanted sexual advances should be allowed to proceed in state Supreme Court.

Whether you are looking for a doctor, lawyer, teacher, police officer, model, blue - collared worker or anything in between, tons of quality men and women, whom are attractive as well, can be found online.

«We have trained a very bright generation of women and minority lawyers who have gone to our corporate clients and who now decide whether to hire us,» Mr. Hanlon said.

, asks whether good lawyers just sit on the sidelines rather than doing something bold to become a great man — or woman.

«Women must be entitled to deal with lawyers, whether as clients or as prospective clients, without having to worry whether they will be sexually harassed.

I'd also be interested in whether law will be practised differently in this firm in order to take into account seriously the needs and wishes of women lawyers.

A continued absence of women and other lawyers from different backgrounds at the top of the ladder after so many years is likely to discourage those looking to step onto the ladder or those wondering whether to continue to climb it.

Perhaps a small proportion of women have that option, and of course legislation supports this choice, but many female lawyers I know work up to the day they deliver (and in the hospital), and are told very explicitly that they can go «a track» or «b track», depending upon whether they want to take more than 6 weeks off.

Toronto criminal lawyer Graham Clark says the case of a man who has been granted a new trial after arguing he sexually assaulted a sleeping woman while he was also asleep is extremely unusual and will hinge on whether the defence can establish that the accused suffers from parasomnia and is not criminally responsible by reason of a mental disorder.

Women lawyers and students considering law firm positions will look at whether a firm is WILEF certified.

For many women lawyers, this can be the most important factor in determining whether they stay or leave the practice of law.

Threaded through many of the comments to that post is the perception that women lawyers remain excluded from public discussions on the future of legal practice, whether taking place online or in conference settings.

Unless and until women compose a greater percentage of law firm leadership, the reality is that male lawyers will have a disproportionate impact on whether women's initiatives succeed or fail.

The Mansfield Rule measures whether law firms have affirmatively considered women lawyers and attorneys of color — at least 30 % of the candidate pool — for promotions, senior level hiring, and significant leadership roles in the firm.