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Women Lawyers

ABA Commission on Women in the Profession - Statistics on Women
in the Law

Balanced Hours: Effective Part-Time Policies for Washington Law Firms

Balanced Lives: Changing the Culture of Legal Practice

Better on Balance: PAR's Corporate Counsel Project

Catalyst

Minnesota Women Lawyers Life Balance Initiative

NYS Bar Association Model Policies on Childbirth and Parenting Leave

Options & Obstacles: A Survey of the Studies of the Careers of Women Lawyers

Results of Lawyers, Work and Family: A Study of Alternative Schedule
Programs at Law Firms in the District of Columbia

The Unfinished Agenda: Women and the Legal Profession

Women in the Law Making the Case, Catalyst

Women in the Legal Profession

Working more than 45 hours per week links to high stress, three-fold
increase in miscarriage rate in women lawyers


Work-Life Resources

Alliance for Work Life Progress

American Bar Association

Center for Work and Family

Center for Work-Life Policy

Counsel On Call
Counsel On Call's unique business model provides experienced attorneys
at low rates on schedules our clients control.

DC Bar — Lawyer Assistance Program

Families and Work Institute

Finding meaning and satisfaction in law practice

Flextime Lawyers

Florida State University College of Law

National Partnership for Women and Families

Project for Attorney Retention

Take Back Your Time

The "Almost" Serious Antidote to Workaholism.

The Complete Lawyer
Tools and insights from foremost professionals on the best practices in
professional development, leadership and management that impact every
lawyer's success and satisfaction.

ThirdPath Institute

UC Hastings Work Life Law (WLL)

Womans Work

Work and Family Connection

Work Life Balance
Our on-site and web-based training programs teach easy-to-use tools
and skills that help individuals create a better work life balance.

Work to Live


Careers

ABA Career Counsel
The Career Relaunch Forum is a one-day conference designed to address
the needs and issues of mid-career professionals on career break, looking
for strategies and advice on resuming careers after time out of the workforce.

Law Crossing
Legal employment job board and career resource for lawyers, law students,
paralegals, legal secretaries and other legal professionals.

Lawyers In Transition

Legal Career Network

Legal Job Listings

Legal Job Opportunities

Open Access Recruiting

Report of the BBA Task Force on Professional Fulfillment


Marketing

ClientFocus
The Clientfocus group help you sell more of your products and services.

Law Firm Marketing

Law Firm Internet Marketing

Law Marketing Web Portal

Lawyer Marketing Advisor

Schmidt Marketing

Sugarcrest

Women Rainmakers


Professional Associations

ABA Commission on Women in the Profession

American Bar Association

American Corporate Counsel Association

International Association of Holistic Lawyers

Latina Lawyers Bar Association

Minority Corporate Counsel Association

Multicultural Women Attorneys Network

National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum

National Association of Law Placement

National Association of Women Judges

National Association of Women Lawyers

National Bar Association

National Conference of Women's Bar Associations

National Lesbian and Gay Law Association


Consultants

Carl Cooper
As a Diversity Consultant, Carl works with a law firm's management
committee and other firm personnel to design and implement an
agenda that promotes, achieves and maintains a diverse workplace.

Ida Abbott Consulting

Getting Things Done

Lawyers With A Life

Simon Tupman


Information Resources

American Lawyer

EmergingLeader.com
A user driven site which serves both as a sounding board for
fresh leadership ideas and a repository for lessons learned
and experience gained.

FindLaw Legal Internet Guide

Hieros Gamos

Information Resource

Internet Legal Resource Guide

Law Guru

'Lectric Law Library

Legal Information Institute

Legal Links Directory

Legal Research

Legal Research Tool

Legal Topics

Martindale-Hubbell

News and Information

The Everyday Community & Information Resource for Legal Professionals

The Forensic and General Psychology Assessment Center

WestLaw


Blogs

Above the Law
A legal tabloid.

Adam Smith Esq.
An inquiry into the economics of law firms.

ALM Research Online
Observations about research and competitive intelligence resources for
business development and professional marketing in the legal field.

Amazing Firms, Amazing Practices
Provides detailed analysis of various legal firms and strategies in a global
market.

Blawg Review
Blawg Review is the blog carnival for everyone interested in law.

Bob Sutton Work Matters
Work matters.

Brains on Purpose
Neuroscience and conflict resolution.

Brazen Careerist
Advice at the intersection of work and life.

Counsel to Counsel
A forum for discussing legal career issues facing associates and partners.

Darling Hill
Where life and flexible lawyering meet.

David Maister
Professional Business - Professional Life.

Harding Co.
Helping management consultants, public relations specialists, accountants,
architects, attorneys, executive recruiters and engineers win new clients.

JD Bliss
Balancing Life & Law.

Law21
Dispatches from a legal profession on the brink.

LawBiz
Your practical guide to profit.

Larry Bodine's Legal Marketing Blog
Helping law firms get more clients and earn more revenue.

Lawsagna
Alternating layers of thoughts, tips, tricks, and other ingredients to
live and learn well in law and beyond.

Lawyers With a Life
It's a question of balance.

Leadership and Women Lawyers
The purpose of this blog is to provide resources to women and men who have
an interest in developing and supporting women in leadership positions in law
firms and law departments. The site includes links to reviewed sites, helpful
resources and commentary.

Legal Business Development
Best practices.

Legal Sanity
Legal Sanity aims to counter the growing problem of lawyer discontent by
providing practical information, ideas and advice on remaking the everyday
practice of law to achieve optimal outcomes, professional and personal
success and work-life balance.

Life at the Bar
It's about life and law...And living as a lawyer.

Malcolm Gladwell

Ms JD
Serving women in law school and the legal profession, Ms. JD is an online
community that provides a forum for dialogue and networking among women lawyers and aspiring lawyers.

My Shingle
Inspiring solos, small law firms & aspiring solos since 2002.

Patrick J. Lamb
In search of perfect client service.

Seth Godin
Riffs on marketing, respect, and the ways ideas spread.

Small Firm Life
For lawyers on topics related to practice in a solo or small firm.

Stephanie West Allen's Idealawg

The Glass Hammer
An online community designed for women executives in financial services,
law and business.

The Greatest American Lawyer
Changing the way law is practiced.

Tom Kane's Legal Marketing Blog
A blog dedicated to lawyer marketing in any size firm.

Trusted Advisor

Wall Street Journal Law Blog
WSJ.com on law and business and the business of law.

What About Clients?
News and ideas on clients, customers, business and law around the globe.

Up to PAR
The Project for Attorney Retention (PAR) works to reduce attrition
among lawyers -- beneficial for both legal employers and the lawyers
themselves -- by promoting the use of reduced hours schedules and
the advancement of women lawyers.

Zen Habits
Zen Habits covers: achieving goals, productivity, being organized, GTD,
motivation, eliminating debt, saving, getting a flat stomach, eating healthy, simplifying, living frugal, parenting, happiness, and successfully
implementing good habits.


Miscellaneous Resources

Attorney Café
Attorney Café provides services for law website building and development.

California Los Angeles car crash and serious injury attorneys
Law Offices of Michael P. Ehline. Attorney who learned to become
a lawyer with no college or law school degree with motivation and
hard work.

Career Builder Adviser
Career builder adviser provides career search facility at our
job-search-adviser.net web site. It is the biggest and most
comprehensive internet job search engine.

Career Launch Forum

Complete Labor Law Posters
Employment law requires that employers post mandatory labor law
posters.  Our complete labor law poster combines the mandated state,
federal and OSHA posters on one poster.

DirectoryLawyer.com
Law Directory, Legal, Notaries Resource and Information.

FindLaw Career Center

Find the attorney and legal help you need

For Counsel
Products and gifts for lawyers.

Immigration Lawyer Directory
Nationwide directory of immigration lawyers searchable by state.

Inventors publishing
When patenting a product, the length and requirements of the
application are determined by the type of patent. The Patent Attorney
Network Southwest can connect you to the right patent lawyer.

Labor Law Poster Service for State, Federal & OSHA Compliance
State, Federal & OSHA Labor Law Compliance Poster Service,
including minimum wage, EEOC, FMLA, USERRA, and other mandatory
postings. All in one, updated, complete, and laminated.

Law Gallery
Distinguished art for legal professionals.

Legal Andrew
Cool gifts for lawyers and professionals.

Legal Language Services
They provide translation, interpreting, transcription, international service
of process, and litigation services to the legal professional, as well as the
general public.

One Stop State, Federal, and OSHA Posters
The employer's reliable resource for updated, mandatory labor law
posters.

Online Registration, Association Management, Conference Venues
Meeting Expectations helps you find conference venues, good meeting
place venues, and provides association management for your next meeting.

Products and gifts for lawyers

State & Federal Labor Law Posters from LaborLawCenter.com
Complete labor law poster which meets all state, federal, and OSHA
posting requirements. Also it offers Labor Law Poster for California,
Texas, Florida, New York, Ohio, Illinois, Nevada, Wisconsin, and all
other states.

State, Federal, & OSHA Labor Law Posters
Complete labor law posting compliance from SFOLLP.net, including
new federal USERRA notice. State and federal labor law posters
available in laminated all-in-one formats.

Social Security Disability Secrets
A former disability claims examiner for the Social Security Administration
is providing informational help for individuals who are currently going
through the disability claim process.

The Billable Hour
Clever gifts and greeting cards for legal professionals.

The Modern Firm
The Modern Firm is a website design and online service company that
specializes in serving the needs of solo and small law firm lawyers.

Virtual Assistance
Lawyers Life Coach's Virtual Assistant, Sunny Bain, has made it
possible for Ellen to expand her business and increase its
profitability. Her expertise and creativity are invaluable. Sunny's
combination of competence and warmth is rare - you would have
difficulty finding more valuable or more caring assistance.