The VLW Blog

On average, a female equity partner in a law firm earns $87,000 a year less than a male equity partner, according to figures released today by the National Association of Women Lawyers.
NAWL says its 3rd annual survey is the only national study of American Lawyer’s AmLaw 200, a survey of the nation’s 200 largest law […]

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Del. Terrie L. Suit, R-Virginia Beach, will leave the House of Delegates next month to take a lobbying job with Richmond-based Williams Mullen, reports the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Suit (right) will work with the government relations team, headed by former Attorney General Jerry Kilgore. Under state law, Suit won’t be able to lobby her ex-colleagues for a year, but […]

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The Norfolk-based law firm of Taylor & Walker PC has started a voluntary four-day work week in its offices. The reason: It saves employees gas money.
Apparently companies across the country have been opting for a new four-day, 8-6 schedule; the program started in late June at the Taylor & Walker offices in both Norfolk and […]

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