Jocelyn B. Hurwitz quoted in the Connecticut Post on the changing role of women attorneys in the workplace

Women make up 30 percent of all lawyers in the country according to the ABA, yet they make up only 17.9 percent of partners at major law firms, according to NALP, a Washington, D.C.–based clearinghouse for information about legal careers. Though obstacles still exist, overall, says Ms. Hurwitz, conditions are much better for women.

Ms. Hurwitz, a partner at Cohen and Wolf, P.C., has been an attorney for 15 years and has seen a big change in attitudes toward female attorneys-particularly those with children.  She said in the early days of her career, judges and colleagues might have balked if an emergency with her children caused her to miss or delay a court date. Now, she said, it’s much different. “I've had conversations with judges where they basically said to me ‘Look, [family is] your first priority.’ That’s a welcome change.”

A conference held at Yale University Law School on March 31, “Legally Female: What Does It Mean to be Ms. J.D.” examined the challenges modern women face in the legal profession. 

“Women and the Bar – Conference examines women’s place in legal profession” by Amanda Cuda, appeared in the Accent Women section of the Sunday Connecticut Post on March 25, 2007.