Comments on: Rainmaking for women lawyers - the best start is an early start http://www.thelawyercoach.com/2008/rainmaking-for-women-lawyers-the-best-start-is-an-early-start/ by Allison Wolf Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:15:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Local Attorney http://www.thelawyercoach.com/2008/rainmaking-for-women-lawyers-the-best-start-is-an-early-start/#comment-6911 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:21:34 +0000 http://www.thelawyercoach.com/2008/rainmaking-for-women-lawyers-the-best-start-is-an-early-start/#comment-6911 Like many if not all professions it will take time for the balance to come in to line, but it will. Women are more successful in many different areas and I do believe that everyone (not just men) are starting to see the change. Like many if not all professions it will take time for the balance to come in to line, but it will. Women are more successful in many different areas and I do believe that everyone (not just men) are starting to see the change.

]]> by: Allison Wolf http://www.thelawyercoach.com/2008/rainmaking-for-women-lawyers-the-best-start-is-an-early-start/#comment-6875 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 07:33:12 +0000 http://www.thelawyercoach.com/2008/rainmaking-for-women-lawyers-the-best-start-is-an-early-start/#comment-6875 Nicole - what you say is so true. It may interest you to know that The Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin, P.C. Chief Justice of Canada raised this very issue in an address to lawyers at the 2007 Canadian Legal Conference: ”The reality is that women entering the profession in droves have suddenly found themselves confronted with a very difficult, inflexible model of practice.” “The strict, inflexible business model is increasingly questioned by men,” she said. “This is the question, I believe, for the future. How do we structure the way lawyers - women and men - work; the way they live, the way they serve the public?” My hope is that these questions from the Chief Justice of Canada will help move this discussion forward and into action. Nicole - what you say is so true. It may interest you to know that The Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin, P.C. Chief Justice of Canada raised this very issue in an address to lawyers at the 2007 Canadian Legal Conference:

”The reality is that women entering the profession in droves have suddenly found themselves confronted with a very difficult, inflexible model of practice.”

“The strict, inflexible business model is increasingly questioned by men,” she said. “This is the question, I believe, for the future. How do we structure the way lawyers - women and men - work; the way they live, the way they serve the public?”

My hope is that these questions from the Chief Justice of Canada will help move this discussion forward and into action.

]]> by: Nicole Black http://www.thelawyercoach.com/2008/rainmaking-for-women-lawyers-the-best-start-is-an-early-start/#comment-6871 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:49:04 +0000 http://www.thelawyercoach.com/2008/rainmaking-for-women-lawyers-the-best-start-is-an-early-start/#comment-6871 I appreciate your perspective, Allison, and apologize if my post came off as overly critical. I agree that it's important for women who choose the law firm path to try to succeed in the current environment. It's not likely to change anytime soon, so that's really their only option. So, in that context, your suggestions and recommendations are sound and make sense. What irks me (as you probably gathered from my post) is that the legal profession has been so SLOW to change compared to other professions. My frustration is with the profession, not those, such as yourself, whose admirable goal is to assist women in navigating it as it now exists.. I appreciate your perspective, Allison, and apologize if my post came off as overly critical. I agree that it’s important for women who choose the law firm path to try to succeed in the current environment. It’s not likely to change anytime soon, so that’s really their only option. So, in that context, your suggestions and recommendations are sound and make sense.

What irks me (as you probably gathered from my post) is that the legal profession has been so SLOW to change compared to other professions. My frustration is with the profession, not those, such as yourself, whose admirable goal is to assist women in navigating it as it now exists..

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