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Attorney
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Attorney
 Career
Profiles of the Profession
Who?
What?
Primary Practice Area & Subspecialty Fields:
Women's rights.
When?
Years in the Legal Profession:
Since 1972.
Years in the Legal Profession:
Since 1970.
Where?
Employer:
National Women's Law Center
www.nwlc.org
Size/Sector:
Non-profit, staff of more than 40
City/State:
Washington, DC
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Law School:
University of Pennsylvania
Undergraduate School/Degree:
University of Pennsylvania, B.A.
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Why?
Pluses/Challenges of Practice Area:
The pluses are the
importance of the issues, the gratifying nature of the work, and
the wide-ranging fields that are covered. The challenges include
the limited resources available to address all of these issues.
Core Skills/Key Knowledge Needed in Your Practice Area:
Grounding in key constitutional and legal principles is important
- as is an ability to communicate well in writing and orally.
Advice to Lawyers and Law Students Interested in Your Practice
Area:
There are many volunteer opportunities and internships that can
give useful background and an opening to the field.
How?
Career Path to Current Position:
I learned about an open position while in a private law firm through
colleagues I was working with. Having done relevant pro bono work
in private practice was very helpful.
Influences and Mentors:
Justices Arthur Goldberg, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Judge Patricia
Wald.
Suggested Reading About Your Practice Area:
Many articles published by Ruth Bader Ginsburg; varied legal texts on Women and the Law.
Job Search Techniques Used in Finding Your Position(s):
Word of mouth.
Bar Affiliations and Activities:
I serve on numerous boards, including the American Bar Association,
Individual Rights & Responsibilities Section Council; the
Executive Committee, Leadership Conference for Civil Rights; the
National Policy Council of the Disability Rights Education and
Defense Fund; and the Georgetown University Law Center Women's
Law & Public Policy Fellowship Program. I am a member of the
American Law Institute and a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation.
Recent Professional Publications:
Making the Grade on Women's Health: A National and
State-by-State Report Card, December 2001; August 2000 and Legal
Aspects of Women's Health in Textbook of Women's Health, ed.
Wallis, 53-9,1998.
Recent Professional Presentations:
Testimony before Senate regarding standards for judicial
confirmation and on contraceptive coverage in prescription plans;
speeches on Title IX before the NCAA and other associations and
organizations. Memorable Career Moment:
Winning Title IX Supreme Court case, Davis v. Monroe
County Board of Education.
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