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New York Law Journal

DLA Piper Adds Partners in NY, California

The firm's lateral recruitment surge continued this week with raids on Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, Jenner & Block and a boutique formed by former DLA Piper lawyers.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

From 700 Law Firms to 7: Avis' Changed Approach to Legal Work Has 'Saved Millions'

Through a reimagining of its legal spend, Avis' legal department has taken law firm convergence to the next level.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

The Rise (and Fall?) of In-House Counsel

Is the bubble set to burst on the buildup of law departments or is now the time to go in-house?
12 minute read

Daily Business Review

Shapiro Took Nonlinear Path to Real Estate Law Career

Michael Shapiro worked for the U.S. Department of Labor before pursuing a law degree. Once he was an attorney, he left a Fort Lauderdale firm to create his own in Boca Raton.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

It's a Matter of Trust: Compliance Experts on How to Get Employees to Report Misconduct

A former DOJ compliance counsel and a former division GC at General Electric both wrote on the challenges that companies face around internal reporting of misconduct.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

6th Circuit Upholds Verdict for In-House Lawyer Denied Telework in Pregnancy Bed Rest

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Wednesday upheld a $92,000 verdict for an in-house lawyer at a public utility in Memphis, Tennessee, whose request to work from home for 10 weeks while on bed rest due to pregnancy complications was denied.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Time Has Been Up: Why Your Firm Shouldn't Just Be 'Talking' About Diversity and Inclusion

With the recent #MeToo and #TimesUp movements aimed at sexual harassment in the workplace, and employers facing more and more discrimination lawsuits, it is time that employers face the fact that we need diversity and inclusion in our workplace in order to succeed.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

Cozen O'Connor Gets New Miami Leader in Leadership Shuffle

The firm has new office managing partners in Miami and Midtown Manhattan, while its outgoing Miami chief will focus on firmwide strategy in a new C-suite role.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Ex-American Airlines' GC Describes How the Company Survived Bankruptcy, Tragedy

Gary Kennedy, who was general counsel of American Airlines between 2003 and 2013, has quite a story to tell.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

New Surveys Send Mixed Signals on Law Firms' Health

Reports this month showed demand for legal services thawing at the same time clients are putting the freeze on their outside legal spending. What gives?
5 minute read

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