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Lawyers With Disabilities Are Seeking Equity, Not Pity

Oct 29, 2024 | law360.com | Kate Reder Sheikh

By Kate Reder Sheikh ( October 29, 2024, 10:53 AM EDT) -- In this Law360 Expert Analysis series, current and former attorneys who have practiced with a disability share their experiences and perspectives, and offer insights on increasing inclusion for disabled lawyers within the legal profession. If you are interested in contributing, please email [email protected].... Law360 is on it, so you are, too.
So, You’re a Fifth-Year Associate

Sep 4, 2024 | law.com | Kate Reder Sheikh |David Gialanella

If you are considering lateraling to another firm, there is no more pivotal time in your legal career than the fifth year of practice. Your fifth year is when you should start thinking about finding a new job if you’re not happy with your current one. Do not stop. Do not pass go. Get your resume ready, think about what you want out of your next job, and get in a mindset to move.
DE&I is being hit - what will that mean for BigLaw?

Apr 15, 2024 | reuters.com | Kate Reder Sheikh

April 15, 2024 - Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) wasn't born in 2020, but it certainly became a strategic priority for law firms driven by the birth of the Black Lives Matter movement and the coverage of the protests across the country. Anti-DE&I efforts, combined with layoffs, are causing a backslide in 2024. There is a present risk that firms will fail to bring in and retain lawyers of color at the improved rates that we have seen since 2020.
What Becomes of Laid-Off (and Retooled) Associates?

Mar 29, 2024 | feeds.feedblitz.com | Kathleen Pearson |Abigail Adcox |Amanda O'Brien |Kate Reder Sheikh |David Gialanella

Big Law associates feel like they’ve been treading water for more than a year as layoffs have rolled through many firms—some recently. While we do not know the official number of associates that have been laid off, it’s safe to say it is significant. What’s more interesting is the impact it will have on these lawyers for the rest of the careers. Will they switch practice areas? Will it change the way they manage down?
What Becomes of Laid-Off (and Retooled) Associates?

Mar 29, 2024 | law.com | Kate Reder Sheikh |David Gialanella

Big Law associates feel like they’ve been treading water for more than a year as layoffs have rolled through many firms—some recently. While we do not know the official number of associates that have been laid off, it’s safe to say it is significant. What’s more interesting is the impact it will have on these lawyers for the rest of the careers. Will they switch practice areas? Will it change the way they manage down?
Big Law Associates Don’t Have It Easy Despite Raises, Lower Hours

Feb 23, 2024 | news.bloomberglaw.com | Kate Reder Sheikh

It’s true that Big Law associates have high salaries even as they billed fewer hours in 2023 than in previous years. But to say associates “never had it better than they do right now,” as a recent Bloomberg column argued, doesn’t tell the whole story. It’s like looking at the tip of an iceberg without contemplating what lies beneath. Yes, average hours billed have fallen nearly 8% since 2021.
How to Spot the Rainmaker: The Morning Minute

Oct 25, 2023 | feeds.feedblitz.com | Christine Charnosky |Kate Reder Sheikh |Chris O’Malley |Alaina Lancaster

WHAT WE’RE WATCHINGWHAT MAKES A RAINMAKER? - So, you want to be (or hire) a rainmaker?
When Demand Slows, It’s on Law Firms To Help Their Associates Succeed

Oct 24, 2023 | feeds.feedblitz.com | Chris O'Malley |Zack Needles |Kasvi Sehgal |Kate Reder Sheikh

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Has the Summer of Powerful Women Left BigLaw Behind?

Sep 15, 2023 | news.bloomberglaw.com | Kate Reder Sheikh

While this may be the summer of female empowerment—with Beyonce, Taylor Swift, and Barbie dominating the charts and spurring the economy as a result—the mood in BigLaw is quite different. This is confounding given that, during the pandemic, there was so much focus on the unfair burdens placed on female lawyers, and the discrimination they disproportionately face. I talk to lawyers all day. It’s literally my job. I am a woman who used to litigate.
Has the Summer of Powerful Women Left BigLaw Behind?

Sep 15, 2023 | bnanews.bna.com | Kate Reder Sheikh

While this may be the summer of female empowerment—with Beyonce, Taylor Swift, and Barbie dominating the charts and spurring the economy as a result—the mood in BigLaw is quite different. This is confounding given that, during the pandemic, there was so much focus on the unfair burdens placed on female lawyers, and the discrimination they disproportionately face. I talk to lawyers all day. It’s literally my job. I am a woman who used to litigate.