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WHAT WE'RE WATCHING

COVID CURBING CASH FLOW - It may not necessarily be surprising, but the numbers are still staggering when you see how the pandemic has impacted attorneys' ability to make money. Angela Morris reports that, in a nationwide ALM Media survey conducted from April 1 to 23, 59% of the 292 respondents reported a reduction in income. What's more, one-quarter of respondents had lost amounts ranging from 50-100% of their earnings, and family lawyers and criminal law attorneys seem to be absorbing the brunt of it.

BAR EXAM: HOME EDITION – If the daily number of selfies posted to social media showing people with drinks in hand is any indication, you've probably already mastered bringing your local bar to you. Now, if you're a recent law grad, you may also be able to bring your local bar exam to you. As Karen Sloan reports, the National Conference of Bar Examiners—which designs the exam—announced yesterday that it will offer a pared-down, remote bar exam Oct. 5 and 6 to any jurisdiction that cannot safely administer the in-person test in September. Beats signing a coronavirus liability waiver!

SEEKING ANSWERS - In the wake of the killing of George Floyd and the nationwide protests it sparked, the University of Miami School of Law is hosting an interactive discussion on Zoom today titled, "Racist Police Brutality and the Role of Law, Lawyers and Law Enforcement in the Problem and its Solutions," Raychel Lean reports. The discussion will run from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m., is open to everyone and will feature experts on race and law, including American University Washington College of Law criminal law professor Angela J. Davis, author of "Policing the Black Man," and Donald M. Jones, a UM constitutional and criminal law professor who has authored books on civil and political rights including "Race, Sex and Suspicion: The Myth of the Black Male."

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EDITOR'S PICKS

US Judge Orders Release of Furloughed Pryor Cashman Associate on $250,000 Bond in Molotov Cocktail Case

Stanford Law Embroiled in Another 'N-Word' Controversy

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WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING

ON EDGE – VIncent Chow reports that President Donald Trump's announcement on May 29 that he will begin stripping Hong Kong of its special trade privileges and that he no longer considers Hong Kong to be separate from China has made global lawyers and international corporations nervous about the future of Hong Kong and their place in the city. But it's not time to panic just yet.

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WHAT YOU SAID

"Do not be afraid to have what may be considered uncomfortable conversations. … No one should feel that they need to make believe that 'everything is okay.'"

— Gary Wingens, chairman of Lowenstein Sandler, acknowledging, in a firmwide email to attorneys and staff, the national outpouring of anger over police brutality and racial inequality.

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