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August 02, 2018 | The Recorder
Imposter Syndrome in Big Law Millennials: A Survival GuideAlthough imposter syndrome can and does affect attorneys at any career stage, millennials working in Big Law may be particularly susceptible by virtue of their generation's shared values and the realities of large-firm practice.
By Diana Hughes Leiden and Shilpa Coorg
4 minute read
July 30, 2018 | Corporate Counsel
California Consumer Privacy Act Elevates Austin as Prime Tech DestinationCompanies doing business in California turn their nose at the CCPA at their own peril.
By Ryan McConnell and Meagan Baker
1 minute read
July 25, 2018 | Corporate Counsel
Data Governance for Legal Ops: Adding Value Through Contract Intelligence and IGLegal departments are beginning to address the growing pressure to measure and boost value in numerous strategic and innovative ways.
By Stephen Allen and Deana Uhl
2 minute read
July 20, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer
A Look at Recent Pennsylvania Legal Malpractice CasesPennsylvania state and federal courts are issuing opinions regarding legal malpractice claims at a rapid rate.
By Josh J.T. Byrne
1 minute read
July 20, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer
The Public Interest Calendar of EventsOn Aug. 6, the Philadelphia Bar Foundation is scheduled to hold its 30th annual Golf and Tennis Classic.
By The Legal Intelligencer
1 minute read
July 20, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer
How Pregnant Women Are Excluded From Evidence-Based Efforts to Address the Opioid EpidemicWhen the focus is expanded to include judicial and legislative approaches to the opioid epidemic, it becomes clear that pregnant women are not only actively excluded from an evidence-based approach to addressing the opioid crisis, but they are also specifically targeted in ways that directly undermine these efforts.
By Tara Murtha
1 minute read
July 20, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer
What Does It Take to Get a Real Clean Slate?Criminal records are often used to mindlessly deny people opportunities with little or no consideration for who they are and what they have to offer.
By M. Zane Johnson
1 minute read
July 18, 2018 | The Recorder
The #MeToo Movement Prompts Legislative Action in CaliforniaThe California legislature has responded to recent high-profile allegations of sexual harassment with multiple bills.
By Margaret J. Grover
1 minute read
July 18, 2018 | The Recorder
Make Good Billing Practices a HabitWhile attorneys will of course typically communicate via other methods, sending regular bills is an easy way to make sure that the client is aware of the developments in a matter and, more specifically, the amount of work being performed by the attorney.
By Shari L. Klevens and Alanna Clair
1 minute read
July 17, 2018 | The Recorder
Coffee Anyone?: How Sound Legal Conclusions Can Break With Science Under Prop 65On June 15, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), which implements and administers California's Proposition 65 program, made an unexpected pivot and proposed a new regulation clarifying that cancer warnings are not required for coffee under Proposition 65.
By Cheryl S. Chang and Erika R. Schulz
2 minute read