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Law.com

Paul Weiss Chairman Pipes Up About the #MeToo Movement

The Careerist's Vivia Chen talks with Brad Karp about the power imbalance in law firms and how to change it.
1 minute read

The Recorder

Perkins Coie Picks Up Jones Day Partner in Palo Alto

Wendy Moore, an executive and equity compensation expert, has left Jones Day for Perkins Coie.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Discovery, Mediation Scheduled in Proskauer Gender Bias Suit

The two sides of a $50 million gender bias suit brought against Proskauer Rose by a female partner at the firm will discuss the potential of a settlement under a mediation process set out by the court's local rules.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Ford Wants Judge to Recuse From Contentious Roof Crush Case

Ford's lawyers have filed a motion to recuse Gwinnett County State Court Judge Shawn Bratton, accusing him of “one-sided rulings,” “abdicating judicial responsibility” and “refusal to at least admonish” opposing counsel.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

An Exxon Mobil In-House Leader Looks Back: A Q&A With JoAnn Lee

Lee, a veteran of the legal department at Exxon Mobil, has a lot to say about the law and the legal profession's persistent diversity problem.
9 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Ex-Cop Accepts $1.1M Settlement for Claim Gender Bias Led to Stress, Physical Illness

A woman officer in the Belleville Police Department who attributed her collapse while on duty to discrimination-related stress agreed to a $1.1 million settlement of her Essex County suit on Wednesday.
4 minute read

Pro Mid Market

At Midsize Firms, Women Leaders Are on the Rise

A number of midsize law firms have appointed women to their top leadership roles in 2017 and 2018.
7 minute read

Law.com

How to Take the Fear and Loathing Out of the RFP Process

The experience can be cumbersome and anxiety-inducing for both sides of the equation, and it can end badly. And sometimes, it works brilliantly.
1 minute read

The Recorder

Ninth Circuit Ruling on Salary History Fuels Renewed Focus on Gender Pay Gap

“Plaintiffs lawyers are taking notice,” a Seyfarth Shaw partner says. “Given the prominence of the #MeToo movement, this will certainly continue and increase risk for employers.”
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

Ex-Chadbourne Partner Kerrie Campbell Is Ready to Talk

With her pay discrimination suit behind her, the former Big Law partner has strong opinions about women in the legal profession and the #MeToo movement.
8 minute read

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