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The American Lawyer

If We Want Gender Equity, It's Time for Quotas

Clients don't seem eager to help break the chain. More forceful measures are needed.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

'Boys' Network Slowly Making Room for Gender Diversity in MDL Leadership

Some female and minority attorneys have struck out on their own to get appointments, while many firms are diversifying their hiring or pitching new faces to MDL judges, who themselves are evolving into a more diverse corps.
1 minute read

The American Lawyer

Is Sandra Goldstein the Highest Paid Female Partner in Big Law?

Any way you look at it, the Kirkland & Ellis litigation partner is making fat stacks of cash—particularly at a time when women still lag behind men at most firms.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

When #MeToo Leads to Litigation Against a Church

New York courts have not yet decided whether they may hear sexual harassment lawsuits against religious institutions. Learn more in this Religion Law column by Barry Black and John B. Madden.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY Trial Lawyers Decry SCOTUS Decision Allowing Contracts Banning Class Actions

The New York Law Journal asked Matt Funk, president of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association and is a senior partner at Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano, to share his opinions on the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision on employment contracts and new laws on sexual harassment and scaffold protection.
6 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

And the Winner Is … Tribune Announces Attorney of the Year, Presents 2018 Awards

The 2018 Connecticut Legal Awards brightened the Bond Room at the Hilton Hartford Downtown Thursday night, with nearly 200 attendees on hand to celebrate professional excellence, including the 2018 Connecticut Law Tribune award for Attorney of the Year, which went to the University of Connecticut School of Law's Karen DeMeola.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Failure to Launch: Why Is Your Firm Failing to Be a 21st Century Employer?

Back in November 2017, I wrote the article, “Why Law Firms Should Already Be Embracing the Mobile Workforce”. That piece mainly focused on firms having work-from-home policies for attorneys and only slightly touched on similar policies for staff. Six months later, it doesn't seem like much has changed.
8 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

But Wait, There's More!  Equal Pay Act Contains Other Important Provisions

The act also includes broad anti-retaliation protections, a six-year statute of limitations, and exposure to treble damages.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

Proskauer Says Partner in $50M Gender Bias Suit 'Cherry-Picked' Pay Data

Responding to an amended gender discrimination complaint from partner Connie Bertram, Proskauer Rose disputes the size of her business and her claims of unfair compensation.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Special Prosecutor Interviewing Women Who Accused Eric Schneiderman of Abuse

The special prosecutor investigating former New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has started conducting interviews with the women whose…
4 minute read

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