Women-at-Law: Lessons Learned Along the Pathways to Success

Phyllis Horn Epstein
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How do women lawyers define success in today's world?  Is it becoming a powerful partner in a large high-profile global firm? Running a thriving solo practice in a picturesque small town?  Earning a challenging public appointment or tenure as a law school professor?  Or is success simply being able to simultaneously practice law and have a satisfying personal life?  What exactly is "having it all," anyway?

Author Phyllis Horn Epstein has interviewed over 100 women lawyers of all ages in a wide variety of practice settings nationwide to discover how women today are meeting the challenges of competing in an often all-consuming profession without sacrificing their desire for a multidimensional life.  What she learned is that there are many pathways to fulfillment; the key is to first identify which path will lead to your own individual goals, and then be ready to accept that it's far more likely to take some twists and turns than it is to be a straight shot forward.

More and more women are choosing to enter this once male-dominated profession, not fully anticipating the many challenges they will face.  Women-at-Law not only shares a wealth of practical guidance and direction for the law student or young lawyer, its lessons will also resonate with the seasoned lawyer.  This is the kind of resource that women lawyers have been looking for to help them meet the challenges of legal practice specific to women, and learn how their peers are managing their practices and their lives.