Learning to Lead: What Really Works for Women in Law

by Gindi Eckel Vincent, Mary B. Cranston, ABA Commission on Women in the Profession

Overview

This book (a) synthesizes and distills the research, anecdotal evidence, and key concepts on leadership techniques and success that help working women, in any field, develop in their careers; (b) tailors these principles for women practicing law, regardless of practice area, and creates practical actions that lawyers can implement in their lives and workplaces; and (c) puts the learning into practice by hearing from women who are leading in legal fields and by transforming themselves with a total leadership makeover.

Learning to Lead provides a concise road map of the latest collective wisdom on leadership and applies those principles to women lawyers. It features interviews with 11 women legal leaders who share their lessons learned and tips for success.

Women lawyers will read this book, take action, and chart their courses to leadership and success.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781627222150
Publisher:	American Bar Association
Publication date:	06/10/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	140
Sales rank:	715,015
File size:	372 KB

About the Author

Gindi Eckel Vincent is Counsel in ExxonMobil Corporation's Law Department in Houston, TX. Her responsibilities include providing strategic environmental counsel to all business lines, including refining, chemicals, pipeline, and upstream and development.

Mary B. Cranston is the retired senior partner and immediate past chair of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP. Pillsbury is an international law firm with over 800 attorneys in fifteen offices, including San Francisco, New York, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, London, Tokyo, and Shanghai.

Table of Contents

From the Chair of the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession vii

Prologue ix

Chapter 1 Understanding the Lay of the Land-The Statistics on Working and Leading Women 1

Chapter 2 The Men, The Myths, The Legends-Understanding Myths and Stereotypes 7

Chapter 3 What We Know-What the Experts Tell Us about Women Leaders 13

Chapter 4 How Does It All Work-Applying What We Know to Women in Law 23

Be True to Yourself 26

Be Optimistic 29

Take Risks 32

Chart Your Course 37

Have a Vision (and Communicate It) 40

Build Relationships (Including Mentors) 45

Toot Your Own Horn 49

Speak Up 51

Chapter 5 Insight from the Top-Interviews with Legal Leaders 57

Chapter 6 View from the Bench-Interviews with the Judiciary 77

Chapter 7 Total Leadership Makeover-Transforming Real-Life Lawyers 97

Conclusion 113

Appendices 114

Author Biography 119

Advisor Biography 121

About the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession 123

Endnotes 125