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The Recorder

Takeaways From Four Recently Rejected Class Action Settlements

Approval is not a given, and these cases illustrate some of the important factors practitioners should consider in connection with proposed class settlements in an environment of heightened scrutiny.
10 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Outside Liability in the #MeToo Era: The Viability of Aiding and Abetting Claims

Executive heads continue to roll in the wake of the #MeToo movement, which now has boards of directors and shareholders in its crosshairs.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ethics Forum: Questions and Answers on Professional Responsibility

I am in-house counsel working with an insurance company and want to save money. To do so, I would utilize paralegals and in-house office attorneys with a company that is located in other states to prepare documents, pleadings and strategy. Then outside counsel would be hired to review the documents and then appear in the local court. Is this ethical?
7 minute read

The Recorder

What Can I Do to Be Happier in My First Year as a Law Firm Associate?

The topic of unhappy law firm associates seems to be popular these days. The discussion often involves the values of the Millennial generation and how these values clash with the fundamental nature of how law firms operate—and the people who run them.
1 minute read

The Recorder

On Appeals: Can 'Rizo' Help Eliminate Gender Pay Gap in the Legal Profession?

Most people are aware of Equal Pay Day, which is the approximate day the average woman in the United States must work into the new year to make what the average man made the previous year.
7 minute read

The Recorder

Should Musical Works be Entitled to 'Broad' or 'Thin' Copyright Protection?

A hotly disputed legal issue between the majority and dissent in the recent, highly publicized, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit “Blurred Lines” decision in Williams v. Gaye, No. 15-56880, concerned whether Marvin Gaye's 1976 hit song “Got to Give it Up” was entitled to “broad” or “thin” copyright protection.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Matter Management Can't Do It All

Innovative legal leaders are measuring beyond the level of just matter management. They are measuring subjective performance data and sharing the results with their law firms.
7 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Comments on Separation of Powers From Middletown Bar's Law Day 2018

If the ideals embodied in our state and federal constitutions are to continue to make us a strong and vibrant country, it's all our duty to speak out and protect them when we see them under attack.
1 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Leadership and Mentoring: Leading by Serving

Leadership is not a title. Nor is it a right. It is not an excuse to boss others around. It doesn't bestow upon its owner powers over others' choices, values or decisions. Leadership is service.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Use Pro Bono as a Playground for Innovation With These 4 Tech Tools

Below is a round-up of technology tools that are ripe for application and have been used in legal aid. Your pro bono practice can be a testing ground for these technologies, which are equally applicable to private practice.
6 minute read

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