Law blog round-up
May 27, 2008
Good morning, and welcome back from the long (though not long enough, naturally) holiday weekend. Here’s what’s new around the Web today:
- The AmLaw Daily suggests a novel approach to getting more female partners.
- Above the Law links to Legal Blog Watch, which posts about a survey in Las Vegas in which attorneys rated male judges higher than female judges on “courteousness.” The Las Vegas Review-Journal story says that two-thirds of the survey respondents were males, and that people tend to identify with those who are like them. I would also suggest that men sometimes perceive assertive women (as presumably these judges are, having advanced so far in their legal careers) as rude or domineering. (Ahem, Hillary Clinton.) Also, women in power sometimes have to bend over backwards to be taken seriously, which means that, yes, female judges may smile and joke a little less in the courtroom.
- Should a law clerk who wants to open a solo practice go first to a big law firm to take advantage of the $50,000 clerkship bonus? Carolyn Elefant offers some advice.
CARYN TAMBER, Legal Affairs Writer
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