Vanessa Blum

December 13, 2019 | Law.com

Time waits for no one. So in this episode we're exploring the changes in legal tech that developed this year and what we can expect in 2020.

By Leigh Jones | Vanessa Blum

1 minute read

December 06, 2019 | Law.com

The administration has filled judicial slots with "bulldozer efficiency." Here's what it all means.

By Leigh Jones | Vanessa Blum

2 minute read

November 27, 2019 | Law.com

Adam Markel, a lawyer who now writes and speaks about mental health fitness, talks with Gina Passarella, editor-in-chief of Law.com affiliate The American Lawyer, about making small life changes to achieve self-care in the demanding profession of practicing law.

By Leigh Jones | Vanessa Blum

1 minute read

November 22, 2019 | Law.com

What are the common threads in Big Law demises and how can other firms avoid making the same fatal moves?

By Leigh Jones | Vanessa Blum

1 minute read

November 15, 2019 | Law.com

Lisa Smith, who started her path to recovery 15 years ago, says there's a "myth" about the so-called high-functioning alcoholic.

By Leigh Jones | Vanessa Blum

2 minute read

November 08, 2019 | Law.com

As their leadership terms come to a close, partners find that it can be a time of newly found freedom. But it's also a point when they may feel disconnected from previous clients, behind on the developments in their practice areas and at sea as their responsibilities start to shift.

By Leigh Jones | Vanessa Blum

2 minute read

November 01, 2019 | Law.com

DLA Piper has a case to make against allegations of sexual misconduct from a partner in the firm's Silicon Valley office. But the strategy has its risks.

By Vanessa Blum | Leigh Jones

2 minute read

October 25, 2019 | Law.com

The challenge for military lawyers who shift gears into civilian practice is that legal employers don't necessarily understand how their prior experience translates to civilian law.

By Leigh Jones | Vanessa Blum

2 minute read

October 18, 2019 | Law.com

We asked five panelists at ALM's Women, Influence and Power in Law conference an array of questions including how they promote themselves and what concerns them about the opportunities for women in the profession.

By Leigh Jones | Vanessa Blum

1 minute read

October 11, 2019 | Law.com

With a simmering impeachment investigation and a looming presidential election, the court will be taking on issues related to guns, abortion, immigration and LGBT rights.

By Vanessa Blum | Leigh Jones

2 minute read