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Law Practice

Sep. 12, 2009

New Head of Women's Legal Group to Tackle Bias in Billing

Helen B. Kim is set to take over leadership of Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles - and has strong ideas about its plans, including a hard look at how the billable hour has disproportionately affected women lawyers.

By Susan McRae
Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - Securities and commercial litigator Helen B. Kim is set to take over leadership of the Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles next week and she has some strong ideas about its direction for the coming year, including taking a hard look at how the billable hour has disproportionately affected women lawyers.

Kim, 47, a partner in Katten Muchin Rosenman's Securities Litigation Practice Group...

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