Ellen Ostrow

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Ellen Ostrow, Ph.D., is the founder of Lawyers Life Coach LLC, a firm providing professional development, career, business development and executive coaching services to attorneys and consultation to legal employers.

Known for her expertise on issues of particular concern to women lawyers, her email newsletter, Beyond the Billable Hour™ has been reprinted by 25 different bar association publications and many other print and electronic legal publications.

She has addressed the ABA, NAWL, NALP, the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession and numerous state and women's bar associations. She earned her Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Rochester, received her certification in coaching from the MentorCoach™ program and currently serves on their faculty.

Ellen Ostrow's Articles

Senior Male Mentors Help Women Lawyers Get Promoted To Shareholder

Posted on Monday, March 02, 2009 by Ellen OstrowComments (3) Senior Male Mentors Help Women Lawyers Get Promoted To Shareholder

What determines whether a woman attorney in a law firm at the senior associate, of counsel or non-equity partner level will be promoted to shareholder? Is it technical competence? No—she would not have made it this far if she hadn’t already been judged capable of excellent legal work. Even a book of business is necessary but not sufficient (unless it approaches $2 million). Some successful business developers have not been promoted whereas ...Read More »

It Only Takes A “Human” Moment

Tuesday, December 02, 2008 by Ellen OstrowComments (0)

Jettison The Myth Of Individualism

Friday, November 21, 2008 by Ellen OstrowComments (0)

The “Family-Friendly”Workplace Is Inadequate

Sunday, September 07, 2008 by Ellen OstrowComments (0)

Take The Money And Run

Thursday, July 03, 2008 by Ellen OstrowComments (0)