Ending the Gauntlet: Removing Barriers to Women's Success in the Law

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Ending the Gauntlet: Removing Barriers to Women's Success in the Law examines the challenges women face as they struggle to succeed in law firms. It is based on the author's interviews with hundreds of women lawyers and law firm managers from across the country. It addresses all aspects of law firm life, including:

• Firm management

• The assignment process

• Billable hour demands

• Business generation

• Compensation

• Mentoring

• Attrition

• Work or family issues

This book also recommends changes, describing concrete actions law firms can implement to enable women to take their rightful place as equals in the legal profession. It discusses issues that could apply in any profession. It also draws on a wide range of research across multiple disciplines.

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Prologue
Introduction
Part One
Chapter
1. The Road From Overt to Benign Exclusion
2. "What’s My Line?"
3. "Please Sir, I Want Some New Assignments"
4. The Coin of the Realm
5. The Sun Always Shines On Those Who Make Rain
6. Pavlov’s Lawyers
7. Someone to Watch Over Me
8. Where the Rubber Meets the Road
9. Part-time Pay, Full-time Work
10. Making Partner, Breaking Hearts
11. Hey, Hey, Goodbye Now
Part Two
1. For Women Only
2. The Managing Partners Speak
Part Three
1. Ending the Gauntlet
2. "Cracking the Code" by Changing the Culture
3. Leadership Matters
4. Measuring Success
5. Triumph Over Tyranny – The Road Away From Billable Hours
6. From Puddles to Pouring – Exercising Power Over Business Generation
7. Where Culture is Tested – Clarity and the Compensation Process
8. Mentoring Models
9. The Future Starts Now
10. Family and Flexibility – The Importance of the "F" Words
11. Woman to Woman
12. The Power of Clients
13. The Power of Law Students and the Obligation of Law Schools
14. Transition and Transparency
Epilogue

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