CWS Library Articles

Women Lawyers and Obstacles to Leadership, Mona Harrington, MIT Workplace Center and Helen Hsi, Sloan School of Management.  May 2, 2007. A Report of MIT Workplace Center Surveys on Comparative Career Decisions and Attrition Rates of Women and Men in Massachusetts Law Firms.  Prepared for: The Equality Commission, the Women’s Bar Association, the Boston Bar Association, and the Massachusetts Bar Association.

http://web.mit.edu/workplacecenter/docs/law-report_4-07.pdf

Hot Jobs in a Green Economy
The Boston Globe Sunday Magazine (Special Issue)
November 18, 2007
Elizabeth Gehrman

“Consumer interest in eco-friendly products and services - from renewable energy to high-tech fuel cells - means satisfying new work opportunities.”
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Lawyer for the dog
Inside the booming field of animal law, in which animals have their own interests — and their own lawyers.
By Drake Bennett, Globe Staff | September 9, 2007
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Law and a disorder
As profession changes, support group sees more attorneys seeking mental health help
By Sacha Pfeiffer, Globe Staff | June 27, 2007
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Blueprint for Boston: Make it a patent-fight arena
Legal brainpower, wealth of experts could make city a magnet for complex cases
By Sacha Pfeiffer, Globe Staff  | August 8, 2007
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Conflict Over Relocation Divides a Catholic Law School
Professors say they have not been part of the decision to move from Michigan to Florida
By Katherine Mangan
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Law Firms From U.S. Invade Paris
By John Tagliabue
Published: July 25, 2007
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Many female lawyers dropping off path to partnership
By Sacha Pfeiffer, Globe Staff  | May 2, 2007
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