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Eight GCs Share How to Get Ahead
Womnllc’s Marla Persky was among eight former general counsels asked by law.com for their best career advice. The interviews were compiled for a podcast as part of law.com’s 2019 GC Speak series. You’ll hear from the former general counsel of Apple (Dan Cooperman); Starbucks (Paula Boggs); Boehringer Ingelheim (Marla); Delta Airlines (Greg Riggs); Baxter Health more…
Catapulting the Needle
At the Women’s Leadership Forum, Sheila Murphy delivered a keynote focused on how we accelerate women’s progress at law firms. Sheila discussed how the reality of women’s progress in the legal field is depressing and even more so for women of color. For the most part, the legal profession and law firms have approached this more…
The Power of the Purse: Investors Seek Diversity on the Boards of Companies in Which They Invest
Marla Persky recently led a panel discussion at the Center for Women in Law 2019 Power Summit about “The Power of Three.” On the panel were Adrienne Monley, Head of Investment Stewardship for Vanguard in Europe and Danielle Sugarman, VP Investment Stewardship at Blackrock. They discussed the benefits, from an investor perspective, of having a more…
The Importance of Staying in Touch with Firm Alumnae
Sheila Murphy and Marla Persky participated in an event that Weil Gotshal held for its female alumnae during Women’s History Month. The program focused on the value and importance of board diversity. It was a meaningful event for all who attended and provided a wonderful vehicle for staying in touch with colleagues from the firm. more…
Transformation from Writing Appellate Briefs to Legal Thrillers
Reyna Marder Gentin discussed her journey from appellate attorney representing criminal defendants to writing fiction. Unreasonable Doubts is her newly published novel…a legal thriller that combines suspense, romance and tradition. The talk and book signing were part of the WOMN Networking Event series in Chicago. The wonderful evening was hosted by McDermott Will & Emery more…
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What It Really Takes to Make It as a GC
In a new Legal Speak podcast, Episode 3 of the Law.com GC Speak series, Caroline Spiezio asks veteran GCs, including WOMNLLC’s Marla Persky, about how they mastered the business side of their roles and what advice they’d give lawyers who are transitioning from law firms. Besides Marla, also on the podcast are: former GCs of Apple more…
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Men Still Over-Represented in Top Management, Study Finds
New data compiled by LinkedIn indicates that the gender gap at the top of the legal profession persists and in fact has not narrowed much in the past decade. The business social networking company recently released the first article from a new monthly series titled “The Gender Ladder”. Law firms “are saying the right things,” University of more…
Diversity at the Partnership Level … A Long Journey
You don’t have to look far to see that partnership ranks still are glaringly non-diverse. Even firms that make significant efforts to recruit minorities and women face scrutiny when their partnership classes remain prominently white and male. A latest example is highlighted here, although it is unreasonable to single out any one firm for such more…
Brand Channels and Your Headshot
A good headshot is really an important “brand channel” to reach others. How often do you look at someone’s LinkedIn profile to figure out who to look for when attending a professional event? Your headshot is often the first “connection” you can make. I recently updated my 15 year old picture with the help of more…
Sheila Murphy Joins WOMN LLC as Chief Leadership & Talent Officer
WOMN is pleased to announce that that former Senior Vice President, Associate General Counsel of MetLife, Sheila Murphy, will join WOMN LLC, as Chief Leadership & Talent Officer effective January 7, 2019. Most recently, Sheila headed the Retail and Regulatory legal group at MetLife, a Fortune 50 organization. At MetLife, Sheila also was executive sponsor more…
