How to succeed in a (still) masculine world; the main thing is to go in with no illusions and play the game hard - their way

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The practice of law remains a male business. According to statistics compiled by the National Assn for Law Placement in 1995, women comprised only 13% of partners and 38% of associates at law firms across the country. At firms of more than 100 lawyers, 59% of men were partners and 41% were associates. At such firms, women were only 26% of the partners, but were 74% of the associates. Attorneys should recognize that the practice of law is a business and that client development is an important part of it. Other factors to consider include which practice areas offer better long-term options and which have more controllable schedules.

Human resource management, Law firms

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Sad tidings to bar exam takers: in bigger states, fewer passed

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Results from the July 1995 bar exam show pass rates up in many small states but down in most large ones, in some cases due to a conscious change in the exam's difficulty. In PA, which toughened its standards, 69.3% passed, vs 83.9% in July 1994. In CA, the rate fell from 63.2% to 59.4%; in FL, from 89.4% to 84.3%; and in NY, with a record 8064 test takers, from 78.7% to 71.6%. NY also lost a box with 600 answers to an essay question. The essays had already been graded, so only those with borderline scores were affected.

Admission to the bar, Statistics, Bar examinations, states

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Bias against women lives on, hearings and ABA study show

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A new study by the American Bar Assn Commission on Women in the Profession finds both blatant and subtle forms of bias persist in legal education. Titled 'Elusive Equality,' it analyzes and excerpts testimony from students, faculty, and administrators at 58 law schools, taken in 1994 and 1995. Women reported male professors using degrading terms, hostile behavior from male students, and other discriminatory actions. Women make up 44% of law school students today, 16% of tenured faculty, and 8% of law school deans.

Reports, A.B.A. Commission on Women in the Profession

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