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The American Lawyer

Move Over Moms, Male Lawyers Are Using Flextime Too

More widespread adoption by male attorneys of the benefit is expected to lift all boats—helping women lawyers juggle demands and attracting millennial attorneys less interested in working a constant grind.
8 minute read

The American Lawyer

Munger Tolles Backtracks on Summer Associate Arbitration

The high-powered Am Law 200 firm quickly apologized for a #MeToo snafu involving mandatary arbitration clauses.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

11th Circuit Judge Carnes to Take Senior Status

“I have attained the age and met the service requirements,” Judge Julie Carnes said in her letter to the president announcing her intentions. She plans to continue as a senior judge.
2 minute read

The Recorder

At Annual Gala, Asian-American Bar Association Honors Diversity Progress in the Law

Caroline Tsai, the executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary of Western Union, was an honoree at the event in San Francisco.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Chadbourne Lauds Efforts by Its Own Accuser in Settled Sex Bias Case

The firm, now part of Norton Rose Fulbright, said ex-partner Kerrie Campbell "contributed to important ongoing dialogue within the profession about gender issues" by suing the firm for $100 million.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Call for Nominations: The Recorder's Women Leaders in Tech Law

Who are the leading women in tech law? The Recorder seeks nominations for lawyers handling game-changing, law-shaping, market-moving work in and around…
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

A Transformational Time for Employment Law: A Q&A With HireRight's Alonzo Martinez

Alonzo Martinez, associate counsel of compliance at Irvine, California-based HireRight gave Corporate Counsel his take on some of the most vexing employment law issues for companies today.
5 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

New Bill Would Prohibit Arbitration Agreements Covering Sexual Harassment, Gender Discrimination

In reaction to the “Silence Breakers,” a bipartisan group of lawmakers recently introduced legislation that would prohibit employers from including sexual harassment or gender discrimination claims in their arbitration agreements.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Corporations and the Culture Wars

In their Corporate Governance column, David A. Katz and Laura A. McIntosh write: While corporate policymaking and public statements on social and political issues are essentially management decisions, the board should be kept informed and has the right to weigh in, if it so chooses.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Best Practices to Promote Lateral Partner Integration

Lateral hiring continues to be a central strategy in how law firms grow. According to a recent legal-industry transition survey for 2017, more than 95 percent of law firms indicated lateral growth was a key initiative, but it's a strategy full of risk, unknowns and pitfalls.
7 minute read

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