Association Committees
Film
The Annual Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Distinguished
Lecture on Women and the Law
 March 13, 2007 |
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 Changing
Lives: Pioneering New York Women Attorneys
A documentary film presentation about
three outstanding women attorneys,
Hon. Judith S. Kaye, Professor Barbara Aronstein Black, Judith
P. Vladeck, whose lives and accomplishments have had a significant
impact on the development of the law and on the legal profession.
(Click
to watch the documentary)
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Reports
The Cheat Sheet
( PDF format )
Best Practices Standards for the Recruitment,
Retention, Development, and Advancement of Racial/Ethnic Minority
Attorneys
( PDF format )
Best
Practices for the Hiring, Training, Retention and Advancement of
Women Attorneys
( PDF format )
Statement of Diversity Principles
The Association has issued a Statement of Diversity Principles, designed to
affirm the commitment of New York City area law firms and corporate legal
departments to diversity goals that have specific time targets and milestones
for achieving diversity. The Association and its members have long been committed
to fostering diversity in the legal profession. These Diversity Principles
continue the Association’s diversity initiatives and build on the goals
subscribed to in 1991 and 1998. The Association approaches diversity as an
inclusive concept encompassing those groups that have been traditionally
underrepresented in the profession. Through increased diversity, the legal
profession can more effectively address societal and individual needs by
bringing to bear more varied perspectives, experiences and knowledge to the
practice of law and the administration of justice.
Statement
of Diversity Principles and Signatories ( PDF format )
To
Become a Signatory ( PDF format )
Report on Flextime
The New York legal community has long been experiencing a change in its culture
with an increasing number of attorneys seeking part-time or alternative work
arrangements. Unfortunately, the demand for flexible work arrangements exceeds
the number of opportunities available and for many of those who have been
fortunate enough to have found such work there are many pitfalls that the
part time lawyer faces. This report discusses ways in which this growing
need among lawyers can be accommodated in the future and contribute to a
legal employers overall business strategy.
Report ( PDF format )
Women Changing the Law for Women
In connection with the Inaugural Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Distinguished
Lecture on Women and the Law held in November 2000 the following outline
was put together celebrating 30 years of women in the profession and in changing
the law for women. The outline
details the legal changes fostered by Justice Ginsburg, NOW Legal Defense
and other dedicated attorneys which began the transformation of women's lives
and significantly opened the legal profession to women.
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