First-Years' Rough Start Could Be Blessing In Disguise | How Remote Work Changed Everything | Intel Sued Over Ex-Exec: The Morning Minute
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January 07, 2021 at 06:00 AM
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HARD START - First-year associates eager to embark on their careers right now are staring down some unprecedented hurdles, from delayed start dates to the unique difficulty of training remotely, Law.com's Dylan Jackson reports. But experts say they remain optimistic that these early snags won't inflict any long-term career damage on these up-and-coming attorneys. "They're all in the same boat, and this will pass, and they'll be able to get in the game," Kate Reder Sheikh, a managing director in the associate practice group at Major, Lindsey & Africa, said. "It's a bummer, is what it is. It's an inconvenience." And, as Berger Singerman first-year associate Michael Clinch noted, this rough start could actually end up being beneficial. "I do think that this experience, generally, is going to be transformative on how legal services are delivered," Clinch said. "While it's not a regular start, I think it's the future of law in many ways."
A WHOLE NEW WORLD - Yes, this is the second time in two days I've referenced a Disney song in this section. Yes, I've been quarantined since March with two little kids. Why do you ask? Anyway, speaking of the future of law, Law.com's Zach Warren spoke with lawyers and technology experts about how the pandemic-driven rise of remote work has irreversibly impacted areas like cybersecurity, privacy, employee training, real estate, conferences and trade shows, and even human resources. As Ray Meiring, CEO and co-founder, Qorus Software, put it: "The traditional 9 to 5 in office has been dying for years. It's now officially dead."
INTEL SUED OVER EX-EXEC - Lawyers at Jackson Lewis on Wednesday removed a lawsuit against Intel to California Northern District Court. The suit, over alleged sexual assault and rape by the company's former innovation officer against a female subordinate, was filed by The Myers Law Group last month. Lawyers for the plaintiff have not yet entered an appearance in 5:21-cv-00088, Dysinger v. Intel Corporation et al. Stay up on the latest litigation with the new Law.com Radar.
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