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Women Lawyers of Alameda County 2019 Board sworn in by Magistrate Judge Donna Ryu at the Annual Judges’ Dinner on October 4, 2018
WLAC News
Big Law Must Report Pay Data Broken Down by Race and Gender
A Federal Judge, in response to a suit filed by the National Women's Law Center among others, revived an Obama-era rule that requires larger companies (over 100 employees) to report workers’ pay data broken down by gender and race, This means that Big Law will have...
read moreIF NOT NOW, WHEN? Achieving Equality for Women Attorneys in the Courtroom and in ADR
This is a publication of the NY State Bar Assn that followed a study of women's status in the law. While its conclusion about the continued existence of inequality is not surprising, the study is interesting and contains suggestions for change....
read moreJob Posting: Full-Time Associate
Andrus Anderson LLP is a plaintiffs’ firm in San Francisco looking for a full-time associate with 2-5 years’ litigation experience. Andrus Anderson LLP handles a variety of class, mass tort and individual cases. Our cases involve consumer, employment discrimination,...
read moreHouston’s Commitment to Gender Equity in Law Firms
The Houston Bar Association’s Gender Fairness Committee wants law firms and in-house legal departments to do more to improve gender equality. More than 60 law firms have signed on to a commitment to increase the number of women partners and firm leaders by next...
read moreA change at the top?
A record number of women have been appointed law dean this semester. The number of women occupying the dean suites has been on the rise for years, but this year’s new batch of leaders is particularly diverse in both gender and race.
read moreJob Posting: Enforcement Attorney, Securities & Exchange Commission, SF location
The San Francisco Regional Office of the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission has one opening for an attorney within the Enforcement staff. Preferred candidates should have at least 3-5 years of law firm, government or other similar experience in securities...
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