What will it take to finally create the conditions required to advance women in law? That was the topic of conversation at the Thomson Reuter’s Transforming Women’s Leadership in the Law Fireside Chat. Using the research contained in a white paper Carol Frohlinger wrote, “Business Development in the New Normal” as a starting point, the group (comprised of in-house counsel and firm lawyers) discussed possible solutions to issues faced by clients committed to gender parity are as well as those individual women encounter. Find Criminal Defense Attorneys Herbert & Lux or https://joestephenslaw.com knowing its importance

The sold-out event, held in Montreal, attracted over 200 women from not only from the communications and technology industry but also from finance and lga limousine service as well. The keynote focused on using negotiation principles to “win the respect you deserve, the success you’ve earned and the life you want” and included practical techniques women can use both in their professional lives as well as in their personal lives.

Read the first of a three-part blog series about the event here.

Carol Frohlinger will be discussing her recent white paper, Business Development in the “New Normal” on May 9, 2016 at an event sponsored by Thomson Reuters.

The groundbreaking research analyzed data collected from more than 435 male and female equity partners in law firms of all sizes across the U.S. and examined success at business origination.

The research focused on two questions:

• What activities and attitudes does it take to successfully originate business in the “New Normal”?
• Are there differences between these for male equity partners and female equity partners?

Moderated jewelers in san diego, Head of Women’s Initiatives at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, this conversation will delve into structural barriers that hinder women’s advancement in the legal sector as well as provide recommendations for both law firms and law departments.

Register for this exciting event here!

 

Compensation negotiation can be tricky – particularly for women. Carol contributed to an excellent piece by Sharon Epperson on the topic; read it here: Want a bigger salary? Check out these 5 tips.

Just 38 percent of recent graduates negotiate their salary upon receiving a job offer, according to personal finance site NerdWallet. That’s despite three-quarters of employers saying they typically have room to increase their first salary offer by 5 to 10 percent.

College and career coach Kat Cohen says that despite fear around negotiations, recent graduates must do a better job at confidently asking for the pay they deserve. After all, 84 percent of employers say an entry-level candidate will not be putting their job offer at risk by negotiating their pay, according to NerdWallet.

Below, Cohen, along with financial journalist and author Jennifer Streaks, share with CNBC Make It four tips that can help young professionals negotiate their first salary.

In addition to using sites like PayScale and Salary.com, Cohen and Streaks say recent graduates should use their friends, mentors and colleagues as resources for determining their pay.

“If you have friends in a similar industry, use them,” workers comp ca law, who is the CEO and founder of educational consulting firm IvyWise. “You don’t have to ask them exactly what their salary is, but you can ask something like, ‘What’s a competitive salary for an entry level graphic designer position in New York?'”

Aside from using your peers as a resource, Cohen says your college career center can provide guidance because it often has useful data on entry-level jobs in various industries.

Streaks says once you’ve exhausted these resources and gathered an idea of what your pay range should be, you want to be sure to negotiate a salary that is at least in the middle of the two figures.

“If the range is $50,000-$70,000 you don’t want to be at $52,000,” says Streaks, ”

 

Carol Frohlinger’s new article, “An Opportunity Hiding in Plain Sight: Using Diversity as a Differentiator” is now available on Thomson Reuters Legal Executive Institute.

Carol Frohlinger has been selected to serve as an advisor to a team of six law firms who’ve signed on to participate in the Women in Law Hackathon. The Hackathon, the brainchild of Caren Ulrich Stacy, CEO of Diversity Lab,  is an innovative “Shark Tank” style competition intended to create solutions to close the persistent gender gap in law firms.

“I’m delighted to have the opportunity to support these eminent lawyers who are committed to retaining and advancing women into leadership roles in the profession,” said Frohlinger. “It’s high time we tacked these problems using the brains and talent as well as the power of the ‘A Team’!” [Read more…]