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Vanessa Blum

Vanessa Blum

Vanessa is ALM's Vice President of Legal Product Innovation and executive editor of Law.com Radar. Contact Vanessa at [email protected]. On Twitter: @vanessablum.

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July 26, 2019 | Law.com

Ready to Ride the Litigation Finance Wave? More Lawyers and Clients Say 'Yes' to Funding

Third-party litigation funding is having a moment. Vannin Capital's Scott Mozarsky explains its biggest selling points.

By Vanessa Blum

2 minute read

July 19, 2019 | Law.com

Jerk Partners Beget Jerk Partners: Ending Big Law's Cycle of Dysfunction

It goes something like this: Because it was difficult for you, you're going to make it difficult for those below you.

By Leigh Jones | Vanessa Blum

2 minute read

July 12, 2019 | Law.com

What David Lat Learned about Big Law—and Himself—at Above the Law

The blog's former editor-in-chief says that conditions have improved for associates since 2006, when Above the Law made its debut.

By Leigh Jones | Vanessa Blum

2 minute read

June 28, 2019 | Law.com

What the NLJ 500 Tells Us About Law Firm Hiring, Diversity and Competition

What's the fastest growing segment of lawyers? How are mergers changing the map? And who's at the top of the 2019 Women in Law Scorecard? Editors and reporters break down the major trends and takeaways on this Legal Speak podcast.

By Vanessa Blum | Leigh Jones

1 minute read

June 21, 2019 | Law.com

Talking SCOTUS With Paul Weiss Partner Kannon Shanmugam. What to Watch as 2018-19 Term Wraps Up

Law.com Supreme Court correspondent Tony Mauro talks with Kannon Shanmugam about his lateral move to Paul Weiss, what it's like to argue before Justice Kavanaugh, and why it's been a 'meat and potatoes' term.

By Vanessa Blum | Leigh Jones

2 minute read

June 14, 2019 | Law.com

'We're All Individuals!' Big-Law Branding in a Cookie-Cutter World

How does one big law firm distinguish itself from the rest? Branding pro Siobhan Burns at Clarity in New York has worked with some of the biggest in Big Law to help create brands that convey individuality, in an industry rife with look-alikes.

By Leigh Jones | Vanessa Blum

1 minute read

June 07, 2019 | Law.com

Can You Hear the 'Heels of Justice'? This In-House Duo Is Turning Up the Volume

Sarita Venkat, a senior lawyer at ServiceNow, and Katherine Minarik, global GC of Cleverbridge, launched the podcast they wanted to listen to—one that would spotlight women attorneys.

By Vanessa Blum | Leigh Jones

2 minute read

May 24, 2019 | Law.com

Big Law's Nemesis: Meet the Lawyer Who's Driving a Gender Reckoning

David Sanford, who has brought gender bias cases against major firms on behalf of women partners, talks about leveling the playing field in Big Law and the changes necessary to make it happen.

By Leigh Jones | Vanessa Blum

1 minute read

May 17, 2019 | Law.com

Tips from the Top: 8 GCs Share How to Get Ahead

We asked the former general counsel of Starbucks, Delta Airlines, AIG and other major companies for their best career advice. Here's what they had to say.

By Vanessa Blum | Leigh Jones

2 minute read

May 12, 2019 | Law.com

Confronting the Mental Health Crisis in the Legal Profession

Law.com's Minds Over Matters project seeks to shed light on the mental health challenges in the legal profession. In this episode of Legal Speak, you'll hear from Law.com journalists who have covered news involving lawyers suffering from mental health problems and their takeaways from handling those stories.

By Leigh Jones | Vanessa Blum

2 minute read