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'My Career Is Basically Over': Working Parents Offer Pleas for Empathy From Law Firms

The legal industry risks a long-term talent exodus—one that would disproportionately affect women and diverse attorneys—if it doesn't address the needs of working parents who are struggling during the pandemic.
15 minute read

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Two Elite US Lawyers May Have Tanked Their Senate Careers. Will Big Law Take Them?

"For two brilliant specimen of the legal profession, they're screwing up their careers royally."
4 minute read

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A Voice in the Dark: Above the Law Founder David Lat's COVID-19 Battle Gave the Legal Industry a Warning

In 2020, David Lat did what he has always done: bring transparency and vital information to many. But this time, the information was different—it was his story of survival.
7 minute read

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The Future of Boies Schiller Is Female

Two women are leading the storied firm, so let's pop the champagne. But why do we feel nervous?
7 minute read

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Women's Initiatives That Are Perfectly Useless

Some surprises in the new Acritas study: some mommy programs harm women's progress, but the pandemic might be a boon for women's careers.
4 minute read

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The Best Firms in the UK Might Be From the US

A first attempt at a U.K. analog to The A-List shows that U.S. firms outpaced their U.K.-headquartered peers.
4 minute read

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Did Public Shaming Finally Get to Cravath? Yes, Say Some Black Lawyers.

"Shaming is a really powerful tool—it's straight up what millennials and Generation Z prefer."
4 minute read

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Freshfields' Cultural Revolution Has Started, But Lockstep Stands in the Way

The election of Georgia Dawson as senior partner can help the firm lift itself out of this murky period, but the lockstep issue has the force to scupper progress.
5 minute read

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The Hong Kong Wealth Shift: Pitfalls for Wealth Professionals and the Ultra-Wealthy

Hong Kong may be less and less the low tax, free market, rule of law safe haven it once was for ultra-high net worth individuals to live and invest their assets.
5 minute read

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China's WeChat and E-discovery: Avoiding Pitfalls with a Critical Resource

Challenges with ESI preservation and production are not new, but the scale of the problem posed by WeChat in certain China-related contexts is unique. Despite the potential treasure trove contained on the platform, getting access often ranges from tricky to impossible.
6 minute read

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