The 50 Best Law Firms For Women Attorneys

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Flex-Time Lawyers and Working Mothers Magazine released the second annual survey Tuesday, containing the 50 best law firms for women. The survey takes many factors into account, including: work-life balance, retention of female attorneys, family accommodation, and mentoring opportunities for women. This year, the survey has had increased participation with 115 firms taking part, up from last year’s 85. Ten New York law firms made the cut, four of which are repeats from last year’s list. The survey found some interesting results: an outstanding 98 percent of the top 50 firms host networking programs for female lawyers, 68 percent provide mentoring for senior female associates and 62 percent offer management training for women attorneys. Almost all firms surveyed have some type of flexible and/or part-time work schedules, paid parental leave and outreach programs that include women attorneys who opt to stay home during their children’s formative years with help in maintaining bar association memberships and CLE credits. This survey may play an integral role of maintaining and reaching suitable working conditions for female lawyers for years to come.

Source: www.nylawyer.com

Tags:  New York

Law Firms, Are You Ready for the Climate Challenge?

Monday, July 28, 2008

A survey conducted recently concluded that on average, an attorney uses about 100,000 sheets a year. Divided by an assumed 2,000 hour work year, that breaks down to 50 pages an hour! The “climate challenge”, proposed by members from both the American Bar Association and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The aim of the challenge is to limit law firm’s environmental impact on the environment. The first order of business is to limit the amount of paper used. But in order to do so, the mindset must change. Instead of printing drafts, contracts, pleadings, bulletins, and memos (which on paper, are easily taken home, on the bus, etc), the computer must usurp power. Not only will becoming greener help the environment, it can also help the business. Being a green firm can attract green clients. It can also save the company money on energy, paper, ink, etc.

Source: www.blog.cleveland.com

Lovells Boosts Singapore Office With Energy Partner

Friday, July 25, 2008

Lovells has expanded its Singapore office with the hire of Brad Roach. Roach, previously at White & Case, is the first partner in Singapore whose primary focus is that of energy. He has much experience in the Southeast Asian petroleum industry. This recent hire is just one of many Lovells has made in Singapore, having already added lawyers to various fields, including:” intellectual property, international arbitration, and corporate. With the addition of Roach, Lovells’ Singapore office has three partners.

Source: www.legalweek.com

Tags:  Hogan Lovells | Singapore

Andrew Katenstein Joins Proskauer Rose

Friday, July 25, 2008

Renowned trusts and estates lawyer, Andrew Katenstein, has joined the law firm of Proskauer Rose LLP. Katenstein is now as Partner and member of the firm’s newly developed fiduciary Litigation practice group. He will work with the Personal Development Planning Department, which has been ranked as one of the nation’s best by Chambers USA. Katenstein was previously with Katten, Muchin, Rosenman LLP in their Los Angeles office.

Source: www.businesswire.com

Tags:  Proskauer Rose LLP | Los Angeles

Welcome to Asia, Covington & Burling

Thursday, July 24, 2008

Covington & Burling has opened its first office in Asia, residing in Beijing. The firm’s previous management chair, Stuart Stock, will head the team. Stuart will be accompanied by senior lawyers Ellen Eliasoph and Cao Yu. The former is former Warner Bros Exective, and the latter was a partner at a Chinese Firm Haiwen & Partners. The Beijing office is Covington & Burling’s 6th firm.

Source: www.thelawyer.com

Tags:  Covington & Burling LLP | Beijing

Patton Boggs Is Spreading in the Middle East

Thursday, July 24, 2008

Patton Boggs is making itself know in the Middle East. The firm has launched an office Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Although Patton has worked in Abu Dhabi for thirty years, this is the beginning of having resident lawyers in the city. The office will also be working with the firm’s other Middle Eastern offices, inlcuding those in Dubai and Doha, Qatar. The Abu Dhabi office will provide legal service in a number of practice groups, including: private capital and investment funds; banking and financial institutions; international business transactions; construction, infrastructure and real estate; Islamic finance; and litigation and dispute resolution.

Source: www.marketwatch.com

Tags:  Squire Patton Boggs | Dubai

Who Would Like to Merge With Thelen Reid ?

Friday, July 18, 2008

In response to the many who have left Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner, the firm has announced its desire to merge with another firm. Thelen reportedly has yet to advance beyond this step 1 of acknowledgment, and has yet to make any further steps. This will be the firm’s second merger, two years after the first. http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202423083617

Thomspon Hine Launches Climate Change Sustainable

Friday, July 18, 2008

Thompson Hine has created a Climate Change Sustainable Business Solutions group to address increasingly complex concerns of climate change and sustainability. The attorney participants of the group together possess a sundry array of law fields, such as: environmental, energy, finance, intellectual property, trade, real estate, construction and corporate law. The new practice group has two co-leaders: Andrew Kolesar and Steve Axtell.

Source: www.marketwatch.com