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Women in the Law: Strategic Career Management

Edited by: Elizabeth Cruikshank

ISBN13: 9781853288227

ISBN: 1853288225

Published: September 2003

Publisher: Law Society Publishing

Country of Publication: UK

Format: Paperback

Price: Out of print

What does it take to become a successful lawyer? And even more so a successful woman lawyer?;Elizabeth Cruickshank has interviewed 28 women solicitors, barristers and judges, each recognized as outstanding in her profession. They talk eloquently about what the law means to them, why they chose the law and the routes they took to their present positions.;You should also find valuable practical advice by recognized experts on choosing the right career path, networking, presentational skills and negotiating flexible working terms.

Subjects:: Professional Conduct and Ethics

Contents:: Part I:; 1.1. A short history, Elizabeth Cruickshank; The first women lawyers; Social attitudes; Up to the present; 1.2. Careers in the law for women, Elizabeth Cruickshank and Penny Terndrup; Career Options; Private practice as a solicitor; Solicitors in private practice; Barristers; In-house counsel; The Government Legal Service; Academic teaching and research; 1.3. Taking control of your work-life balance, Jayne Buxton; Think about it; Developing a personal change strategy; Getting out and moving on; Part II:; Interviews, Elizabeth Cruickshank; Florence Baron; Susannah Bates; Margaret Bennett; Margaret Brazier; Fiona Bruce; Elizabeth Butler-Sloss; Eileen Carroll; Eva Crawley; Alison Eddy; Janet Gaymer; Brenda Hale; Melissa Hardee; Harriet Harman; Madeleine Heggs; Dianna Kempe; Helena Kennedy; Carolyn Kirby; Margaret McCabe; Lesley MacDonagh; Judith Mayhew; Barbara Mills; Diana Parker; Alison Parkinson; Eileen Pembridge; Barbara Roche; Sandra Teichman; Juliet Wheldon; Rosalind Wright; Part III:; 3.1. Improving your soft skills, Richard Payne; What are soft skills?; Presentation skills; It's not what you say...; Meetings; Asserting yourself - a common sense approach; Influencing and selling skills; Improve your profile; Negotiation skills; Final thoughts; 3.2. Managing time effectively, Dianna Keel; Treating the symptoms; Do mechanical techniques work?; Intermediate techniques; Priority management; Self-management; Change; Have a clear purpose if you want to get the most out of your life; 3.3. Dancing with stress, Dianna Keel; Some facts and figures; Why are lawyers so stressed?; What causes work-place stress?; So, why isn't more being done?; What can be done?; Burn-out and balance; Adaptation; Good news for women; Take a look at your job; Structuring your day; Outside the workplace; 3.4. Leadership, Sally Woodward; Introduction; Case study: the newly appointed practice leader; What are effective leaders and what do they do?; So what, now what...?; 3.5. Rainmaking and networking, Tania Martin; Introduction; Rainmaking; Networking; Networking in practice.