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New York Law Journal

Religious Accommodations: How Far Must Employers Go?

In Barry Black and Jonathan Robert Nelson's Religion Law column, the pair writes that there are limits to what employers must do to accommodate employees' bona fide religious beliefs.
10 minute read

New York Law Journal

A Brief Summary of Biases to Keep in Mind as You Work With Clients

An important component of cultivating understanding of the parties' perspectives: the mediator must be aware of the biases that influence parties' behavior in the face of conflict.
8 minute read

Corporate Counsel

5 Things a Company Wants From Its Lawyers

Effective lawyers need to find the root cause of the problem and not simply treat the symptom.
4 minute read

The Recorder

As Calif. Quadruples Employers' Sexual Harassment Training Mandate, Lawyers Should Be Part of the Solution

Training works when it reflects current events and real situations that have occurred within 18 months of taking the training.
5 minute read

The Recorder

5 Keys for Modern Law Firm Management

Over the years, my partner Bob Tyson and I have discovered several key management techniques that have helped us build a successful, growth-sustaining law firm in the modern, millennial-driven age.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Second Circuit Affirms Rejection of 'Sabine' Gathering Agreements

In our June 8, 2016 column, we discussed the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York's (the Bankruptcy Court) opinion in the Sabine Chapter 11 cases allowing Sabine (a large Houston-based “upstream operator”) to reject “gathering agreements” with certain “midstream operators.”
10 minute read

New York Law Journal

Bargain Sales to Charities: Charitable Deductions and Capital Gains Savings

The donor allocates the property's cost basis between the gift element and the sale element, based on the fair market value of each part.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Follow-on Legislation Clarifies California's Ban on Employers Requesting Salary History Information

Assembly Bill 2282 defines some key phrases from the first bill and provides further guidance to California employers.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ethics Forum: Questions and Answers on Professional Responsibility

I referred a case to a lawyer in another state and he agreed to pay me a one-third referral fee. He now says he will not pay since his state does not allow paying referral fees, except for quantum meruit. Do I have any remedy?
6 minute read

The Recorder

How Salesforce Can Help Your Firm Gain Business Development Intelligence

Your firm can gain some valuable insights by looking at the leads that had potential but didn't close.
8 minute read

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