January 2008

Tuesday, January 15, 2008 to Tuesday, January 15, 2008

How you will benefit: Techniques for overcoming gender bias and improving the inclusion of women in practice. Strategies for leveraging your strengths to create leadership and rainmaking opportunities. A better understanding of what work/life balance is and ways to achieve it. Insight into how others perceive your communication style and what you can do to translate it into effective negotiating skills. Strategies for attaining partnership and for succeeding once you get there. Insight from a corporate round table on how the panelists got where they are today. And much more.... In 2006, The New York Times® reported that only 17% of partners at major law firms nationwide were women—and according to a National Association for Law Placement study, less than 5% were managing partners. In a recent survey, less than 15% of general counsel at Fortune 500 companies were women, according to the ABA. These statistics raise the question: Is the glass ceiling giving way in the legal industry? At the LexisNexis Women in the Legal Profession Summit: Rainmaking, Negotiating and Collaborative Development, you'll hear about the techniques and approaches that successful female attorneys have employed to overcome the odds and achieve equal status in their firms or legal departments.