Eyes on Epstein, Client Pressure, ADR Owners: The Morning Minute
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July 15, 2019 at 06:00 AM
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WHAT WE'RE WATCHING
|BAIL OR JAIL? A judge in New York is scheduled to hear arguments this morning on whether financier Jeffrey Epstein should be released on bail ahead of a trial on charges of sex trafficking of minors and conspiracy. Epstein's lawyers have proposed 14 conditions for pretrial release, including the use of surveillance cameras and GPS monitoring. Prosecutors say his vast resources and history of sexual offenses make him a flight risk and a danger to the community.
NOW! What role do clients play in contributing to the pressure that lawyers are under to work fast and furiously? As part of our Minds Over Matters project, reporter Caroline Spiezio explores the “get it done yesterday” mindset and where that insistence originates. For clients that do make unrealistic time demands, “It's absolutely tanking your own investment if you don't find that healthy balance,” says Jim Patton, former president of the Association of Corporate Counsel's Kentucky and South Florida chapters.
DATA DAY - The EEOC is moving forward with an Obama-era rule that will require companies with more than 100 employees to provide compensation data based on race, ethnicity and gender. A D.C. federal trial judge, rebuking the Trump administration, reinstated the rule this year. The EEOC has a pending appeal in the D.C. Circuit. An online filing system, according to the EEOC, will be available today for all filers.
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EDITOR'S PICKS
|This Norton Rose Partner Is a Proud Soccer Dad. His Daughter Won the World Cup!
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WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING
|IN AND OUT - McDermott Will & Emery has closed its Seoul office, becoming the second global firm to withdraw from South Korea, John Kang reports. McDermott's move follows that of Simpson Thacher. Meanwhile, two other U.S. firms have recently entered Korea, which is Asia's fourth-largest economy: Arnold & Porter andShearman & Sterling.
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WHAT YOU SAID
“There was a part of me that felt a little empty, and being a journalist filled that hole.” — DAVID LAT, FORMER EDITOR AT ABOVE THE LAW, WHO LEFT THE POST IN MAY TO BECOME A LEGAL RECRUITER.
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