Lawyers Can Be A Star and A Mom on Their Own

Posted on August 28, 2005 by Carolyn Elefant

It's always bittersweet when I read articles like this one,  Work Family Divide Keeps Numbers of Women Low, Rachel Osterman (8/20/05) about women attorneys leaving firms because they find them incompatible with raising a family.  Without sounding too much like John Roberts, I'm all in favor of attorneys - male or female - who choose to forego their careers short term to stay home with children so long as they're aware of middle of the road options for balancing law and family.  But I wonder how many women leave the law without knowing about other options - like solo practice - (or those described here) that might offer the best of both worlds.

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Inside Opinions: Legal Blogs - August 29, 2005 2:36 PM
Thanks to Carolyn Elefant for pointing to this article about a Sacramento lawyer’s initiative to address work-balance issues that create huge gender differences at the top of most law firms. The initiative is based on San Francisco’s No Glass Ceiling
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