Mary Swanton

March 31, 2007 | Inside Counsel

For attorneys looking for an in-house position, there is good news and bad news. The good news is that hiring is up in law departments across the country. The bad news is that competition for the openings is intense. That means job seekers need to cast a wide net to...

By Mary Swanton

3 minute read

March 31, 2007 | Corporate Counsel

How does your compensation stack up?

By Mary Swanton

3 minute read

March 31, 2007 | Corporate Counsel

9th Circuit decision paves the way for massive discrimination class actions.

By Mary Swanton

32 minute read

March 31, 2007 | Inside Counsel

9th Circuit decision paves the way for massive discrimination class actions.

By Mary Swanton

32 minute read

March 08, 2007 | Inside Counsel

Following through on recent promises to attack systemic discrimination and to focus on race issues in the workplace, the EEOC filed a class action suit March 7 accusing Walgreen Co. of racial bias against thousands of African American managers and pharmacists. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in St....

By Mary Swanton

4 minute read

February 28, 2007 | Corporate Counsel

Hiring Signs Are Out At Corporate Legal Departments

By Mary Swanton

1 minute read

February 28, 2007 | Inside Counsel

Law departments are starting to face a sellers' market in hiring for new and replacement positions, a trend reflected in compensation surveys. With potential hires more likely to be wooed by the assurance of a high salary than the potential of a large bonus, compensation at the top levels is...

By Mary Swanton

5 minute read

February 28, 2007 | Corporate Counsel

Recent scandals show how small decisions can create big problems.

By Mary Swanton

6 minute read

February 28, 2007 | Inside Counsel

EEOC shifts its focus from individual complaints to cases of systemic discrimination.

By Mary Swanton

6 minute read

February 28, 2007 | Corporate Counsel

EEOC shifts its focus from individual complaints to cases of systemic discrimination.

By Mary Swanton

17 minute read