Best Friends at the Bar : Top-Down Leadership for Women Lawyers

You will learn: Why Women Lawyers Leave; Why Law Firms Should Care; Why Past Retention Efforts Have Failed and What Needs to Be Included in a Successful Law Firm Women's Initiative; Why Mentors and Leaders are Critical to the Success of Women Lawyers; Who the Millennial Lawyers Are and Why Law Firm Leaders Do Not Understand Them; What Makes an Effective Law Firm Leader for Women Lawyers; and How to Have Conversations about the Important Challenges Facing Women Lawyers Today. Included in the book are check lists to initiate the conversations between leaders and women lawyers to retain talent and positively affect succession plans for law firms. Here is what others are saying about the book: "Susan Blakely has set herself apart with her singular focus on advancing the issues of women lawyers. Her first two books in the Best Friends at the Bar series have framed the discussion of critical issues for women lawyers and women in law schools, and this new book shifts the focus to the responsibility of law firm leadership in retaining and developing the considerable talent that women lawyers represent. Ms. Blakely's persuasive and effective challenge to law firm leaders is a 'must read'." (Mary Elizabeth Gately, Co-Managing Partner, Washington, DC Office of DLA Piper)