New Law School Programs Give Lawyers a Shot at Teaching

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Friday, June 27, 2008

By Leigh Jones

Rare is the lawyer who hasn't entertained the fantasy of summers off and a billable-free career, especially while slogging to the office through the heat in a suit. Ah, for the law professor's life. The fantasy, however, remains just that for most attorneys because they have practiced too long and strayed too far from anything resembling a work of rigorous scholarship to make it as a law professor. But that may be changing - a little.

Center Seeks New Dialogue On Abortion, Sex Education

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Friday, June 27, 2008

By Thomas Adcock

Step one in the New York-based Center for Reproductive Rights' long-term goal of reframing controversial subjects such as abortion and sex education as matters of public health policy and basic human rights is set for July 21, when the center welcomes Khiara M. Bridges to work as the first recipient of a new two-year fellowship. Ms. Bridges said she intends to produce a "major work of scholarship" in the cause of "democratizing" reproductive rights, which she sees as an unfulfilled promise in the American context.

Practicing Ethics

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Post-Mistake Damage Control

Friday, June 27, 2008

By David G. Keyko

David G. Keyko, a partner at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, writes: Even the most careful attorneys make mistakes--a deadline can be missed because of a miscommunication about a filing date, a clause can be accidentally dropped from a contract. Having a stiff drink is not the solution. So what is an attorney to do after he discovers an error has been made?

Public Interest Projects

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Friday, June 27, 2008

By Thomas Adcock

New York City police officers are walking their beats with more jingle in their pockets, thanks to a legal team from Kaye Scholer that partnered with the general counsel of the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association in a state-mandated arbitration proceeding that, for the first time since 1898, broke 'pay parity' with firefighters. Also, attorneys from McDermott Will & Emery have teamed with Lambda Legal in a suit against the federal government on behalf of a disabled gay father whose repeated requests for financial assistance in raising his two children were allegedly ignored.