ABA: News Briefing and Discussion of New Report on "Balanced Lives: Changing The Culture of Legal Practice".WHO: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Ruth Joan Bader Ginsburg (born March 15 1933, Brooklyn, New York) is an Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. Having spent 13 years as a federal judge, but not being a career jurist, she is unique as a Supreme Court justice, having spent the majority of her career as an , Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. Deborah Rhode, chair, ABA Commission on Women in the Profession Barbara Paul Robinson, Debevoise & Plimpton Karen Mathis, chair, ABA House of Delegates House of Delegates n. The lower house of the state legislature in Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. Robert Grey, chair, ABA Committee on Research About the Future of the Legal Profession Rachelle DesVeaux Bedke, ABA Young Lawyers Division WHAT: News briefing and discussion of new report on "Balanced Lives: Changing the Culture of Legal Practice" WHEN: Thursday, Oct. 18, 3 p.m. WHERE: Waldorf-Astoria, John Jacob Astor Room, New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. CONTACT: JoEllen Zacks, 312-988-6141, or Julie Brown, 312-988-6133, Media Relations and Communication Services, both of ABA. In the wake of the tragic events of Sept. 11, Americans around the country are re-evaluating their priorities, and for many, time for family and community involvement has taken on an even greater importance. Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States are the members of the Supreme Court of the United States other than the Chief Justice of the United States. The number of Associate Justices is determined by the United States Congress and is currently set at eight by , is among those who will speak at an American Bar Association news briefing about the challenges lawyers face as they seek better balance in their personal and professional lives. The news briefing is at 3 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 18, in the John Jacob Astor Room of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City. At the briefing, representatives of the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession will outline the findings of the commission's new report on "Balanced Lives: Changing the Culture of Legal Practice." The report finds that legal employers have fallen short in helping lawyers resolve the culture clash between their professional and personal lives, and this failure comes at a cost to them, their employees, the legal profession and the public. "Balanced Lives" offers firms a roadmap for creating an environment that attracts and retains well-qualified lawyers. It outlines strategies and model policies on alternate work schedules and family leave to help legal employers accommodate a profession that today is nearly one-third female, and respond to the demands lawyers of both sexes who are increasingly unwilling to make the personal tradeoffs made by earlier generations. Also speaking will be commission chair Deborah Rhode, the report's principal author, and Debevoise & Plimpton partner Barbara Paul Robinson, who pioneered one of the first flex-time programs in a New York City law firm. The event will begin with an informal discussion and tea at 3 p.m. The release of the report's findings and remarks by panelists will commence at 3:30 p.m. |
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