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Lady Lawyer Diaries @ladylawyerdiary.bsky.social · 3d

“Broligarchy”

a woman with long blonde hair is smiling and wearing a white jacket and a pink shirt .

Alt: a woman with long blonde hair is wearing a white jacket and a pink shirt—she starts out laughing and then starts sobbing

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Leigh Ann (mad girl autumn version) @latognetti.bsky.social · 9d

Does anyone know a Texas attorney who does special ed/section 504 work? (Plaintiff side, obviously) #lawsky @ladylawyerdiary.bsky.social

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Lady Lawyer Diaries @ladylawyerdiary.bsky.social · 10d

Just in case you thought, the legal profession had moved past this kind of stuff #LadyLawyerDiaries

Reuters @reuters.com · 12d

Law firm DLA Piper must face lawsuit over pregnancy bias, judge rules reut.rs/42L3nRC

Law firm DLA Piper must face lawsuit over pregnancy bias, judge rules

International firm DLA Piper must face part of a lawsuit brought by one of its former U.S. lawyers who claimed she was fired for seeking maternity leave, a judge in Manhattan ruled Monday.

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Lady Lawyer Diaries @ladylawyerdiary.bsky.social · 13d

Mr
Mrss
Mrs

Confusing ain’t it

Kendyl Hanks @kendylhanks.bsky.social · 13d

I’m tempted to say Dr because the fact we’re still doing this really pisses me off

Screen shot of Drop down selection with options to select

Mr
Miss
Mrs
Ms
Dr

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Sonya Olds Som (she/her/hers) 💜☔️🐝🖖🏾⚖️🎶📚🍿📺 @sonyaoldssom.bsky.social · 29d

One thing I’m going to do is celebrate and shout out my friends — which is easy to do when your friends are as awesome as @paulaedgar.bsky.social!
#LawSky
@ladylawyerdiary.bsky.social
💜🙏🏾✊🏾
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

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Lady Lawyer Diaries @ladylawyerdiary.bsky.social · 13d

#LadyLawyerDiaries

Aliza Shatzman ✡️ @alizashatzman.bsky.social · 23d

@thelap.bsky.social created #accountability through #transparency: there's nothing imperious judges hate more than negative feedback they cannot see, dispute, or silence clerks from sharing through threats of retaliation.

My latest in GovTrack.👇
www.govtrack.us/posts/540/20...

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Michaelrhuff @michaelrhuff.bsky.social · Sep 2

Nothing like working for a company for two years to find 1. I was the lowest paid person in the dept. And 2, I was the only one in the department with the education, degrees and certifications (including the head of the dept.)

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Lady Lawyer Diaries @ladylawyerdiary.bsky.social · Sep 5

#LadyLawyerDiaries

@alizashatzman.bsky.social is covering some great stuff these days that’s not getting a lot of attention with everything else going on. Her coverage of these issues deserves your read.

Aliza Shatzman ✡️ @alizashatzman.bsky.social · Sep 5

Refusing to implement workplace reforms is part of a concerted effort by the federal judiciary to maintain the broken status quo + shield abusive judges from accountability, I argue in @abovethelaw.com .

WHY are judges STILL above the law? @thelap.bsky.social

abovethelaw.com/2025/09/fede...

Federal Judiciary Says ‘F.U.’ To Public Defender In A Win For … Justice? - Above the Law

Why are judges still above the law?

abovethelaw.com

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Lady Lawyer Diaries @ladylawyerdiary.bsky.social · Sep 5

A great #LadyLawyerDiaries thread

Kendyl Hanks @kendylhanks.bsky.social · Sep 5

As a biglaw lawyer I often have cases to refer out. I’m pretty careful to whom I refer—my clients & colleague trust my referrals so it reflects on me. So my referral network is fairly tight.

One thing I’ve learned is that I need to follow up to make sure they know where the referral comes from /1

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Lady Lawyer Diaries @ladylawyerdiary.bsky.social · Sep 1

Well this would be awesome and NY firms should get themselves together because we bet low tide will expose lots of inequities #LadyLawyerDiaries

Peter Sterne @petersterne.com · Sep 1

In NYC, employers now must list the salary ranges for open jobs. But a proposed City Council bill would go even further, allowing *current employees* to request the salary range for their position, to see if they're underpaid relative to their coworkers. www.cityandstateny.com/opinion/2025...

Opinion: A new age of pay transparency in New York City

A new City Council bill would require benefits and compensation information on job postings, and allow employees to request pay ranges for their position.

www.cityandstateny.com

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Lady Lawyer Diaries @ladylawyerdiary.bsky.social · Aug 30

Pretty stunning resignation letter #LadyLawyerDiaries

The Downballot @the-downballot.com · Aug 29

WHOA. Conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley just announced her retirement. She was up for reelection in April.

Liberals now have an even better chance to increase their majority from 4-3 to 5-2. x.com/mattsmith_ne...

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Lady Lawyer Diaries @ladylawyerdiary.bsky.social · Aug 28

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Lady Lawyer Diaries @ladylawyerdiary.bsky.social · Aug 27

Congratulations to Justice Powell! #LadyLawyerDiaries

UVA Law School @uvalaw.bsky.social · Aug 27

Justice Cleo Powell ’82 has been elected the next chief justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia, succeeding S. Bernard Goodwyn ’86. www.law.virginia.edu/news/202508/...

Cleo E. Powell ’82 Elected Virginia’s Chief Justice

Cleo E. Powell, a 1982 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, will become the next chief justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia.

www.law.virginia.edu

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Lady Lawyer Diaries @ladylawyerdiary.bsky.social · Aug 27

If you’re not following @alizashatzman.bsky.social you should be. #LadyLawyerDiaries

Aliza Shatzman ✡️ @alizashatzman.bsky.social · Aug 27

The federal judiciary cannot “self police” on workplace misconduct.

There’s no reason 30K judiciary employees - incl permanent staff, public defenders, + law clerks - are exempt from TitleVII + all federal anti discrim laws. ‼️

Drumbeat for reform grows louder.

www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

Ex-public defender loses appeal in sexual harassment case against US judiciary

A federal appeals court on Friday rejected a bid by a former public defender in North Carolina to overturn her trial loss in a lawsuit alleging U.S. federal judiciary officials mishandled a sexual harassment complaint she lodged against her supervisor.

www.reuters.com

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Lady Lawyer Diaries @ladylawyerdiary.bsky.social · Aug 12

A good and brave thread from @maybell.bsky.social that’s worth your time. #LadyLawyerDiaries

🎃😱Slaybell Romero loves Halloween👻👹 @maybell.bsky.social · Aug 12

CW: Fertility Issues, Medical Issues, Suicidal Ideation

It's good to be back home. Though Mexico City is always wonderful, this summer has been very very hard. In preparation for an upcoming embryo transfer I was put on a medication meant to slow the growth of my endometriosis and to help with 1/x

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Lady Lawyer Diaries @ladylawyerdiary.bsky.social · Aug 10

And we all know what is behind such “jokes” cc @profsteed.bsky.social #LadyLawyerDiaries

Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · Aug 10

“Every misogynist joke poses a question to its female audience: Can you laugh along? Will you be chill or are you going to make a big deal out of this? Are you going to be a bitch…? Arriving in the form of a dildo, the joke that is also the question becomes a double entendre: Can you take it?”

Brandy Jensen @brandyjensen.bsky.social · Aug 10

I find the dildo thing pretty appalling so I wrote a bit about why

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Lady Lawyer Diaries @ladylawyerdiary.bsky.social · Aug 6

Oh FFS #LadyLawyerDiaries

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Bobbi-Sue @bobbisue.bsky.social · Aug 4

Functions I would like:

1) custom permissions down to the file level, folder is good too

2) ability to create playbook with alt. language/gives

3) tracking of all relevant dates in a file w/ notifications

4) reports incl. by clause

5) Approval routing

6) e-sign integration

7) versioning

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Lady Lawyer Diaries @ladylawyerdiary.bsky.social · Aug 5

Come on #LawSky, @bobbisue.bsky.social is an #AppellateTwitter / #InHouseTwitter/ #LadyLawyerDiaries OG, I know we have some folks who can weigh in here

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Heather Lynn Weaver @heatherweaverdc.bsky.social · Aug 5

In June, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a similar Louisiana law was unconstitutional.

Heather Lynn Weaver @heatherweaverdc.bsky.social · Aug 5

BREAKING LEGAL NEWS: A federal district court has ruled that an Arkansas law requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in every public-school classroom and library is "plainly unconstitutional."

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Kendyl Hanks @kendylhanks.bsky.social · Aug 5

@aclu.org and @heatherweaverdc.bsky.social are doing incredible work on these cases. As a Texan and someone who believes that public schools should not be endorsing any religious viewpoints, I am very grateful for them.

Leave religious teaching to churches, not public schools.

Heather Lynn Weaver @heatherweaverdc.bsky.social · Aug 5

BREAKING LEGAL NEWS: A federal district court has ruled that an Arkansas law requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in every public-school classroom and library is "plainly unconstitutional."

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Lady Lawyer Diaries @ladylawyerdiary.bsky.social · Aug 5

Any suggestions for the NEWEST GENERAL COUNSEL in our midst? #LadyLawyerDiaries

Bobbi-Sue @bobbisue.bsky.social · Aug 4

Hey #LawSky @ladylawyerdiary.bsky.social Lawyer friends

What are we using for contract/document management systems?

I want to implement one ASAP, before we are inundated with new docs.

It is such a nice feeling starting from zero bc I can set it all up properly!

Transitioning later on sucks.

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Bobbi-Sue @bobbisue.bsky.social · Aug 4

Hey #LawSky @ladylawyerdiary.bsky.social Lawyer friends

What are we using for contract/document management systems?

I want to implement one ASAP, before we are inundated with new docs.

It is such a nice feeling starting from zero bc I can set it all up properly!

Transitioning later on sucks.

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Sonya Olds Som (she/her/hers) 💜☔️🐝🖖🏾⚖️🎶📚🍿📺 @sonyaoldssom.bsky.social · Aug 1

Shout out to my Chicago MUA @lorawhitticker.bsky.social for doing my makeup so beautifully almost every day this week! Lora is based in Chicago but she will travel. Highly recommend her. I was ready for every National Bar Association centennial event!
@ladylawyerdiary.bsky.social
#LawSky
#BlackSky

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Lady Lawyer Diaries @ladylawyerdiary.bsky.social · Aug 1

a woman is sitting on a couch making a funny face and saying `` love ya ! ''

Alt: a woman is sitting on a couch making a funny face and saying `` love ya ! ''

media.tenor.com

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