Roberta D. Liebenberg and Stephanie A. Scharf are the co-authors of a joint-report by the American Bar Association and ALM Intelligence called Walking Out the Door: the facts, figures, and future of experienced women lawyers in private practice. This report addresses why senior women are far more likely than men to leave the practice of law. Stay tuned! Episode Resources https://www.americanbar.org/products/inv/book/391971040/ Episode Highlights Talking about their research study - 1:31 the perc...
Dec 20, 2019•29 min•Ep. 27
Dana Rosenfeld is a Managing Partner at Kelley Drye Advertising Law. She is a member of the firm’s Executive Committee and past chair of the firm’s Privacy and Information Security practice. In the area of privacy and data security, Dana assists clients in complying with state and federal privacy and information security laws, as well as advice on best practices and self-regulatory programs. Furthermore, Dana advises major consumer financial services companies and service providers in connection...
Dec 06, 2019•29 min•Ep. 26
Jessica Robinson is the Vice President of Client Services at Casepoint. She plays an important role as Casepoint continues the expansion of its user base and resources it dedicates to client relationships and needs. Casepoint is a technology company focused on the digital transformation of litigation discovery. Jessica shares her background, her company mission, and other insights about her role at Casepoint. Enjoy! Episode Resources https://www.linkedin.com/company/casepoint-llc https://twitter...
Oct 25, 2019•31 min•Ep. 25
Kate Reder Sheikh is a Managing Director at Major, Lindsey & Africa. She covers San Francisco and Silicon Valley. Her focus is on providing a concierge level of service to associates and clients alike. Leveraging her background as a litigator in San Francisco, Kate has unparalleled access to roles and firms in the Northern California market. Kate is an avid traveler—she and her husband have been to 27 countries together since 2011. A San Francisco native, Kate spent three years as an expat i...
Oct 18, 2019•27 min•Ep. 24
Lisa Kirby is the Chief Intelligence & Knowledge Sharing Officer at Diversity Lab. Lisa brings 20 years of experience in the legal profession: served as a practicing attorney, talent management professionals, and law firm consultant. Lisa began her career as a litigator, practicing at two large law firms. At Diversity Lab, among many other duties, Lisa has led the creation and implementation of the needle-moving Mansfield Rule, now in its second certification year. She is a sought-after spea...
Sep 20, 2019•27 min•Ep. 23
Kristin Tyler is a mom, wife, lawyer, legal tech entrepreneur, domestic enthusiast, and co-founder of LAWCLERK. She runs on coffee, wine, and all things gluten-free. Kristin is launching LAWCLERK's marketing and business development efforts, with a focus on helping busy attorneys to rethink their workflows with the LAWCLERK marketplace. Stay tuned and enjoy! Episode Resources https://www.lawclerk.legal/ https://twitter.com/kristintyler?lang=en https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristin-tyler-49755713 E...
Sep 05, 2019•25 min•Ep. 22
Andrea (Andie) S. Kramer has a sophisticated and unique multidisciplinary legal practice that covers all aspects of financial transactions and derivatives: with a focus on taxation, regulation, contract design, trading operations, and documentation. She and Al Harris are lawyers and the authors of “It’s Not You, It’s your Workplace”. They talk about their book that offers a fresh approach to understanding why women’s relationships with other women at work can be difficult. Andie and Al challenge...
Aug 29, 2019•26 min•Ep. 21
Jen Dawson is the Managing Director at Hemington Wealth Management, she helps clients get crystal clear about what’s most important in life and feel connected to the financial plan that supports their vision. She advises clients with a focus on financial freedom, college funding tactics, tax reduction strategies, and proactive planning ahead for worst-case scenarios such as death or disability. Today, she’s here to share with us her most recent experience as one of the authors of a new paper: Wh...
Aug 09, 2019•25 min•Ep. 20
Lynnette D. Espy-Williams serves as the Cozen O’Connor Firm Chief Diversity Officer. Lynnette has experience in litigating a wide variety of civil and commercial matters including: those pertaining to mass and complex torts, professional liability, premises liability, products liability, contract disputes, and extracontractual disputes including defending bad faith claims. Lynnette also frequently defends various entities in premises liability matters involving acts of negligent third parties, n...
Jun 13, 2019•31 min•Ep. 19
Kate Baxter-Kauf is an attorney at Lockridge Grindal Nauen P.L.L.P. her practice focuses on firm’s data breach, antitrust law, business litigation, and securities litigation practice groups. She represents individuals, consumers, financial institutions, and small businesses in litigation to protect their rights. Episode Resources https://www.locklaw.com/kmbaxter-kauf/ kmbaxter-kauf@locklaw.com https://twitter.com/kbaxterk https://www.linkedin.com/in/katebaxterkauf?trk=author_mini-profile_title E...
May 24, 2019•33 min•Ep. 18
We live in a world today where it’s even more important to focus on diversity in the workplace. Merle Vaughn, of Major, Lindsey & Africa tells us the importance of building a legal team that is not only diverse in race ethnicity, and gender but also in thought, experiences and perspective. Episode Resources https://www.mlaglobal.com/ Episode Highlights Working as a partner recruiter - 1:40 Focusing on diversity - 2:05 Merle shares her background - 3:11 The focus on recruiting - 4:10 When she...
Apr 25, 2019•28 min•Ep. 17
Amy Impellizzeri is here today to talk about her journey transitioning from a corporate job in Big Law to becoming a novelist. Stay tuned to hear how it all started as a sabbatical year, how she found her first publishing contract and her recommendations for those who want to take the leap out of Big Law as well! Episode Resources http://www.amyimpellizzeri.com/why-we-lie.html Episode Highlights How Amy ended up going to law school - 1:50 Why did she decide to leave the law - 3:20 How a sabbatic...
Mar 26, 2019•31 min•Ep. 16
Is there room for fashion in the practice of law? Join us and find out on this new episode, as we are joined by Victoria S. Nugent, who is a Partner at Cohen Milstein and Co-Chair of the Public Client practice group. She has been with Cohen Milstein since 2000, and her work has been primarily focused on consumer protection and public health and safety, but she also has a hobby: writing a fashion blog. Stay tuned to listen to Victoria’s amazing experience and to get some great tips on how to dres...
Mar 15, 2019•30 min•Ep. 15
On this new episode of the Jabot Podcast, we are joined by Jill Diamond, lawyer and children’s book author. Jill is here to share some details about her background in Biglaw as well as how she came to the realization that she wanted to write children’s books. Episode Resources https://www.linkedin.com/in/jill-diamond-90239611 https://www.upcounsel.com/attorney/profile/5b697068245c7d7cdad87e42 Episode Highlights A successful lawyer and writer - 1:23 Jill's background - 1:47 What she wanted to be ...
Feb 19, 2019•28 min•Ep. 14
Jonathan Masur, law professor of The University of Chicago, joins us to discuss an article he wrote along with two colleagues on how implementing a diversity policy and having a multi-diverse membership is good for the quality of the articles selected for publishing in law reviews. Episode Resources https://www.law.uchicago.edu/faculty/masur Episode Highlights Jonathan explains to us his article's subject - 1:57 The article's inspiration - 2:04 The use of diversity policies - 2:13 Different type...
Feb 08, 2019•20 min•Ep. 13
Elena Deutsch is a career coach to women lawyers who are looking to transition to a new professional path through her professional training program WILL: Women Interested In Leaving (big) Law. She also shares with us how she is helping clients identify their own skills to face this new stage and helps us understand the difference between a fixed mindset and a growth mindset. Episode Resources https://www.linkedin.com/in/elena-deutsch/ Episode Highlights Elena talks about her background as a coac...
Jan 08, 2019•31 min•Ep. 12
Wife, mother, and corporate attorney Julie-Anne Lutfi joins today to talk about her book named: Diapers, Date Nights and Deadlines . According to Julie-Anne, you don’t have to choose between any of these, you can always achieve a successful career and a happy personal life. Episode Resources https://www.amazon.com/Diapers-Date-Nights-Deadlines-Survival/dp/1544513003 https://www.authorhour.co/diapers-date-nights-and-deadlines-julie-anne-lutfi/ Episode Highlights Julie-Anne explains how to be a wo...
Dec 18, 2018•33 min•Ep. 11
Cori A. Robinson runs her own trust and estate law firm in the New York and New Jersey area. She talks with Kathryn Rubino about the pressures of starting your own firm and what it feels like to take on this responsibility. Episode Resources https://www.robinsonestatelaw.com Episode Highlights How to deal with the pressure of starting your own law firm. Why Cori chose trust and estate law vs matrimonial law. Navigating the business mechanics of running a solo practitioner business. The most unex...
Sep 20, 2018•35 min•Ep. 10
Joe Patrice and Kathryn Rubino talk about the Urban Meyer investigation and how Ohio State and Mary Jo White whitewashed the violence done to women. Episode Resources https://abovethelaw.com/author/joe-patrice Subscribe, Share and Review To get the next episode subscribe with your favorite podcast player. Subscribe with Apple Podcasts Follow on Spotify Leave a review on Apple Podcasts...
Aug 30, 2018•27 min•Ep. 9
Meaghan McDermott saw a safe space for people in a Maryland community library. From following that intuition she shares her experience with Kathryn Rubino about helping people solve their legal and justice problems. Episode Resources https://www.mdlab.org/get-help-services/community-lawyering/meghan-mcdermott Episode Highlights Why Meaghan has focused on access to health care for low-income women. How she started the Lawyers in the library program. Why some of the community members benefit from ...
Aug 16, 2018•27 min•Ep. 8
Khiara Bridges, author and law professor at Boston University School of Law talks with Kathryn Rubino about the social justices often overlooked by the majority. They go in-depth about the privacy rights of the poor and minorities. Episode Resources https://www.bu.edu/law/profile/khiara-m-bridges https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khiara_Bridges https://www.amazon.com/Poverty-Privacy-Rights-Khiara-Bridges/dp/1503602265 Episode Highlights Her discoveries of unequal care and privacy rights for poor wom...
Aug 09, 2018•35 min•Ep. 7
Federal Bar Associate president-elect Maria Vathis talks with Kathryn Rubino about her goals and special projects while acting as President of FBA. Maria also shares strategies for younger associates to create balance between work and life. Episode Resources http://www.fedbar.org/Leadership/Board-of-Directors/Officers/Maria-Z-Vathis.aspx https://www.bryancave.com/en/people/maria-z-vathis.html Episode Highlights How the Federal Bar Association is different than other associations. Why Maria was i...
Aug 03, 2018•24 min•Ep. 6
Donna Wilson was recently elected as the CEO and managing partner at Manatt. Kathryn and Donna talk about the need for firms to take the initiative and embrace diversity, the importance of emotional IQ in your career and her advice about clerking. Episode Resources https://www.manatt.com/Donna-L-Wilson Episode Highlights What Donna brings to the firm as managing partner. Industry pitfalls to watch for in the future. Why laws firms need to take the initiative and embrace diversity. Creating a sup...
Jul 17, 2018•22 min•Ep. 5
Sienna Babb understands first hand the perils of Corporate America and the challenges women face in the workplace. Instead of caving in and being pacified, Sienna instilled an entrepreneurial spirit and created WMN Legal, which specifically focuses on helping women in the legal space. Episode Resources https://www.wmnlegal.com https://www.wmnlegal.com/our-founder https://www.linkedin.com/in/siennababb Episode Highlights How she got kicked off the corporate ladder and what she did about it. The o...
Jul 06, 2018•29 min•Ep. 4
If you’re frustrated with the Trump Executive Order impacting children and families then you must listen to this special episode with KIND: Kids In Need of Defense. Episode Resources https://supportkind.org https://www.nyic.org Episode Highlights What we can do to help. How KIND will teach you what to do with immigration relief. What KIND does with their donations. Subscribe, Share and Review To get the next episode subscribe with your favorite podcast player. Subscribe with Apple Podcasts Follo...
Jul 02, 2018•51 min•Ep. 3
Jennifer Koza and Kathryn Rubino talk about how women can deal with a variety of troubling situations they may find at work. Episode Resources https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-koza-6a061226/ https://www.psychologytoday.com Episode Highlights Dealing with the expectations of hours. Where the #metoo movement fits in the legal industry. Understanding the mental burden women have to face in the workplace. How to raise awareness and approach uncomfortable conversations. Why taking notes of an inc...
Jun 22, 2018•31 min•Ep. 3
Author Kathryne M. Young shares insights about the new book ‘How To Be Sort Of Happy In Law School’. Host, Kathryn Rubino and Kathryne Young talk about how to make law school more bearable or even create a win. If you’re in law school or thinking about taking up law school check out Kathryne’s book. The Jabot podcast focuses on women and underrepresented groups in the legal profession. Episode Resources https://www.umass.edu/sociology/users/young https://www.sortofhappy.com Episode Highlights Ho...
Jun 04, 2018•30 min•Ep. 2
Kat Griffin created the site Corporette.com to provide fashion, lifestyle and career advice for overachieving moms and moms-to-be. Kat and Kathryn Rubino talk about dress codes, fashion rules for different body types and much more fashion advice for young professionals. The Jabot podcast focuses on women and underrepresented groups in the legal profession. Episode Resources https://corporette.com https://corporettemoms.com Episode Highlights Is fashion perceived as frivolous in the workplace? Ho...
May 18, 2018•26 min•Ep. 1
