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A Collective Collage: Women, The Structure Of American Legal Education, And Histories Yet To Be Written, Judith Resnik

UMKC Law Review

Judith Resnik shares an overview of the Women in Legal Education Section of the AALS during the 1980s and 1990s when she became involved in coordinating various activities of the Section, and then Chair. The Article also discusses the importance of documenting and archiving the activities and history of women in legal education.

Introduction To The Symposium On Entrepreneurial Lawyering, Anthony J. Luppino, Ellen Suni

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Women In Legal Education Section, Elizabeth Defeis

UMKC Law Review

Elizabeth Defeis shares the history and her own experiences with The Women in Legal Education (WLE) Section of the AALS.

1992: A Year Of Women, Bravery, And Growth, Karen Czapanskiy

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An Unexpected Chair, Elizabeth Nowicki

UMKC Law Review

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A Section Memoir, Patricia Cain

UMKC Law Review

Patricia Cain discusses her experiences as a member and as Chair of the Women in Legel Education Section of the AALS.

The Aals Section On Women In Legal Education: The Past And The Future, Elizabeth M. Schneider

UMKC Law Review

Elizabeth Schneider discusses her experiences as a member and as chair of the Women in Legal Education Section of the AALS and the importance of reflection on the history of the Section.

Women In Legal Education Iii, Marina Angel

UMKC Law Review

Marina Angel shares her experiences with the Association of American Law Schools ("AALS") Section on Women in Legal Education. The first part of this article discusses her experience with the Section prior to becoming Chair, followed by a discussion of her experiences directly related to chairing the Section, and recommendations for future officers of the Section.

Introduction: Reflections Of Women In Legal Education: Stories From Four Decades Of Section Chairs, Linda Jellum, Nancy Levit

UMKC Law Review

An introduction is presented in which the editors discuss stories of women legal educators, who have served as Chair of the Association of American Law Schools' (AALS) Women in Legal Education Section in the U.S. and what that service meant to them over the years.

Reflections From An Era Of Breaking Glass - 1984-1998, Laura Rothstein

UMKC Law Review

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Regaining Momentum, Pat K. Chew

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Memory Or Imagination: Reflections On The Section On Women In Legal Education, Joyce E. Mcconnell

UMKC Law Review

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The Gendered Aspects Of Social Justice Work And Occupational Segregation In The Legal Academy: A Review Of 2003, Barbara Cox

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The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly, Lisa R. Pruitt

UMKC Law Review

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Gender Integration And The Legal Academy: The Role Of The Aals Section On Women In Legal Education, Stephanie M. Wildman

UMKC Law Review

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The Path Of Women In The Legal Academy: Gender, Race, And Culture, Melissa Tatum

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Aals Section On Women In Legal Education Reflections: 2002-2011, Danne L. Johnson

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Lawyers Suing Law Firms: The Limits On Attorney Employment Discrimination Claims And The Prospects For Creating Happy Lawyers, Nancy Levit

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It is more than a mild irony that anti-discrimination law fails lawyers in particular. This article addresses doctrinal and pragmatic limits on employment discrimination lawsuits by lawyers against their law firms. It considers the failures of the Title VII template to remedy the sorts of discrimination and dissatisfactions lawyers face in the practice of law, and concludes that many of the things that make lawyers unhappy are simply not reachable through employment discrimination lawsuits. The latter portion of the article turns to the recently emerging science of happiness literature. It suggests that the interests of lawyers and their firms may …

Working In The Best Interest Of Children: Facilitating The Collaboration Of Lawyers And Social Workers In Abuse And Neglect Cases, Mary Kay Kisthardt

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Working in the best interest of children in abuse and neglect cases is a daunting task for both lawyers and social workers. The legal system is inadequate to meet the myriad needs of children and families in crisis. Yet only under the authority of the legal system can social work and other mental health professions intervene in families on behalf of children. The juvenile court system has been buffeted historically by the competing values and methods of social work and law. The institution and its rules are still evolving today. This dynamic environment means that even if competition for "ownership" …

From Petticoats To Briefs: History Of Women At The University Of Missouri-Kansas City School Of Law, Robert C. Downs, Brooke Grant, Elizabeth Sterling

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The story of women in American society has largely been defined and recorded by men and the institutions that men have dominated for most of the past two hundred-odd years. Women have been denied access to education, employment, political power and other benefits of social intercourse by exclusion, intimidation, ridicule and patronization. The experience of women in law school is one part of that experience. Law school is an arduous undertaking whether one is male or female. Gaining admission to modern law schools requires talent and demonstrated academic performance in a competitive environment. But in the nineteenth century, the foremost …

Keeping Feminism In Its Place: Sex Segregation And The Domestication Of Female Academics, Nancy Levit

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The thesis of Keeping Feminism in Its Place is that women are being "domesticated" in the legal academy. This occurs in two ways, one theoretical and one very practical: denigration of feminism on the theoretical level and sex segregation of men and women on the experiential level intertwine to disadvantage women in academia in complex and subtle ways.

The article examines occupational sex segregation and role differentiation between male and female law professors, demonstrating statistically that in legal academia, women are congregated in lower-ranking, lower-paying, lower-prestige positions. It also traces how segregation by sex persists in substantive course teaching assignments. …