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WHAT WE'RE WATCHING

DIVIDED - Law.com's Minds Over Matters project is less than two months old, and we've received lots of responses from firm leaders, individual lawyers and other professionals about the state of mental health in the legal profession. The American Lawyer Editor-in-Chief Gina Passarella writes about a pronounced disconnect she's hearing about—between the kinds of help law firms are providing and wh

at lawyers say they actually need.

LOOKING AHEAD - Veteran SCOTUS advocates from Jones Day, Hogan Lovells and other major firms won the chance to make oral arguments next term as the clock ticked on the final minutes before the justices' summer break. Marcia Coyle reports that the justices added 13 petitions to their argument docket on what is called their “clean-up” orders list. One face the justices will see a lot of is Williams & Connolly partner Lisa Blatt, who had two petitions granted in roughly two weeks. Her Native American rights case in the term that just ended is set for reargument in the new term, and she'll also be arguing a trademark infringement challenge.

LESS FOR SMALLER - Paychecks for solo and small-firm attorneys got smaller in 2018, Samantha Stokes reports. According to a study released by Martindale-Avvo, the average compensation for lawyers running their own shops and at small firms fell from $198,000 to $194,000, last year. At the same time, female attorneys reported earning 36% less than their male counterparts.

EDITOR'S PICKS

Real Men Change Diapers—And Want Credit for It

What the NLJ 500 Tells Us About Law Firm Hiring, Diversity and Competition

15 Houston Litigators Split From Litchfield Cavo to Open Boutique

Law Firm Mergers Hit the Doldrums—for Now

Fox Sports General Counsel Takes Legal Helm of Fox Corporation

WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING

BIRD IS THE WORD - UK-based Bird & Bird is set to launch its first official base of operations in Berlin. Expected to open on July 1, lawyers will practice from a co-working office, MindSpace Berlin Friedrichstrabe, Simon Lock reports. The firm launched a German presence in Hamburg in 2011, and opened a Frankfurt office in 2005.

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