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December 13, 2010 | Texas Lawyer

A Year-End Employment Law Quiz for GCs

Mark Twain wrote that it isn't what you know that hurts you, it's what you think is so that isn't. So, Michael P. Maslanka plays "Claim or No Claim." He covers arbitration agreements, noncompete agreements, the Family and Medical Leave Act and the Pregnancy Discrimination Act. As the leader of the legal department, the next time you are absolutely, 100 percent certain you are right and there is no way XYZ facts could be true, think again, he warns.
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January 25, 2007 | Corporate Counsel

A Plea for Sanity: How GCs Can Help Stop the Culture of Extreme Work

Most things are not good in the extreme, and that goes especially for work. Despite that fact, employees are working too hard, and that's not good for business. So what's a company with exhausted employees to do? It's the general counsel, the adviser and counselor to the company, who's often in the best position to put the work lives of the executives, managers and employees into better balance. With that in mind, Ford & Harrison managing partner Michael P. Maslanka provides tips to help stop the madness.
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June 03, 2008 | The Recorder

Law Students Had Better Think Fast

The latest rules dictate that second-years must choose which summer offer to take within 45 days.
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August 19, 2008 | National Law Journal

Shakespeare's lesson for lawyers: How to access empathy

Why do students still read Shakespeare? Because of a conspiracy of finger-wagging high school English teachers? No, it's his empathetic powers, making people see themselves as they are, writes Ford & Harrison managing partner Michael Maslanka, who says Shakespeare has much to teach lawyers on judging, the rule of law and the relationship between mercy and justice. As evidence, Maslanka discusses "Measure for Measure" and its parallels to the legal world.
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April 15, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

She's the Boss

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October 16, 2007 | Law.com

Employment Attorney Blogs on Real-World Lessons From TV Show 'The Office'

In an interesting blur of fiction and reality, popular NBC sitcom "The Office," which purports to document the actions of fictional characters who work in a company that sells office paper, has spawned a blog that estimates what the real-world consequences would be if employees of "The Office" actually sued. The blog's author, labor and employment lawyer Julie Elgar, acknowledges that the show is over the top, but believes that it abounds with teaching moments.
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June 15, 2007 | National Law Journal

Ogletree expands into the South

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart has merged with Lewis Fisher Henderson & Claxton to open two new offices in Memphis, Tenn., and Jackson, Miss. This is the sixth new office Ogletree has opened since the beginning of 2005, bringing the total to 30 offices nationwide.
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October 03, 2007 | National Law Journal

Billables cut for first-years

Dallas-based Strasburger & Price is cutting billable requirements for first-year lawyers to allow more time for associate training. The law firm decided to make the change based on "ongoing dialogue" its leaders have with associates, said managing partner Dan Butcher. Associates expressed concern about fulfilling training requirements and providing pro bono work while also meeting the billable requirements.
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March 05, 2008 | Law.com

Summer Associate Job Offers Must Be Accepted Within 45 Days

Starting next fall, law students will need to think fast when choosing which offer to accept for a summer associate job, due to a change in timing guidelines. The new guidelines are designed to free up the supply of summer associates and help the recruiting efforts of firms with smaller summer programs.
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May 07, 2012 | New York Law Journal

Lawyer Creates Second Identity as Comic Book Hero

In addition to representing movie stars like Eddie Murphy and Harrison Ford, Skip Brittenham has a new moonlighting gig.
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