Best Friends at the Bar™

Here’s the lead-in to an article I read recently that I think every lawyer in Biglaw ought to read — both female and male. Although the article addresses issues unique to female lawyers, it is very much about the male lawyers who manage them.

“A generation of pledges, targets, mentoring schemes and agile-working policies has barely moved the numbers. The reason i...

Recently, I paid my bar association fees (both DC and VA) and got sticker shock. The annual fee for active practice in DC is $357, and the annual fee for active practice in VA is currently $250 but soon will increase to $350 if the State Bar of Virginia has its way. Those fees are not out of line with many jurisdictions throughout the country — and they may be in line with th...

Recently, I paid my bar association fees (both DC and VA) and got sticker shock. The annual fee for active practice in DC is $357, and the annual fee for active practice in VA is currently $250 but soon will increase to $350 if the State Bar of Virginia has its way. Those fees are not out of line with many jurisdictions throughout the country — and they may be in line with th...