After the JD: Strategies and Structures in the Making of Lawyers’ Careers

1:00–1:45

Session One: Welcome and Overview

• Ann Southworth and Bryant Garth, Welcome
• Bryant Garth and David Wilkins, "Why Study Lawyer Careers? Theoretical and Practical Considerations"
• Ronit Dinovitzer and Joyce Sterling, "How to Study Lawyer Careers? Research Design, Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches"
• Discussion

1:45–2:00

Break

2:00–3:30

Session Two: Analyzing Careers

• Sequences
  • Ronit Dinovitzer, "Sequences as General Approach to Lawyer Careers"
  • Ronit Dinovitzer and Bryant Garth, "The New Role of the Corporate Law Firm in Lawyer Careers"
• Events
  • Ethan Michelson and Vitor Dias, "Law Firms as Inequality Machines I: Gender"
  • Vitor Dias and Ethan Michelson, "Law Firms as Inequality Machines II: Race"
• Pathways
  • Meghan Dawe and Robert Nelson, "Social Background, Education, and First Job"
  • Robert Nelson and Meghan Dawe, "How Did I Get Here? From Jobs in Early-Career to Mid-Career"
• Narratives
  • Joyce Sterling and Bryant Garth, "The Narratives of Lawyers’ Careers"
  • Bryant Garth and Joyce Sterling, "The Two Hemispheres of Solo Careers"
  • Meghan Dawe and Robert Nelson, "Linking Survey Data and Lawyer Narratives"
• Discussion

3:30–3:45

Break

3:45–4:45

Session Three: Key Topics

• Race in Lawyer Careers
  • David Wilkins, "Observations from Harvard Law School Study and Comparisons to AJD"
  • Robert Nelson, "Perceiving Discrimination: Race, Gender, and Sexuality in the Legal Workplace"
• Gender in Lawyer Careers
  • Joyce Sterling and Ronit Dinovitzer, "Observations from Senior Women’s Project and AJD Earnings Analysis"
• Lawyers' Work
  • Meghan Dawe and Robert Nelson, "Two Hemispheres or More? Fields, Clients, and Employing Organizations"

4:45–5:00

Session Four: Concluding Roundtable: Central Themes and Additional Analyses