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What is the size of your law firm? What best describes your role in the firm? Does your firm offer the following: part-time employment, sabbaticals or leaves of absence? 46 A Career in the Courtroom: A Different Model for the Success of Women Who Try Cases
Are you or have you ever been a part-time employee at a law firm? (If you answer “no” to this question you will automatically be routed to [the next] question [resuming on page 53 of this report].) From here through page 52, the responses are from the group that answered “yes” in the previous question. Are part-time associates or counsel eligible for partnership? Are part-time attorneys eligible for end-of-year bonuses and other benefits of full-time attorneys? Survey Questions and Results 47
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Page 3 and 4: A NOTE FROM THE CHAIR In March 2004
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