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The New Short-Term Solution: Inside the Growing Legal Gig Economy

Legal contract and temporary work has exploded as attorneys face layoffs and a desire for flexibility, but not all is rosy for startups in the space.
9 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Texas Lawyer Finds Love on Reality TV Show 'The Bachelorette'

Trial lawyer Rachel Lindsay stars on Season 13 of "The Bachelorette, " an ABC reality television program.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

BBQ-Loving, EB-5 Lawyer Heads to Wilson Elser

Wilson Elsker Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker has welcomed alternative investments and EB-5 expert Robert Cornish Jr. as of counsel in Washington, D.C. The Big Law lateral brings some serious barbecue bonafides to his new firm.
78 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Reed Smith Tries Low-Cost Parenting Perks to Retain Women

Reed Smith is the latest firm in Big Law to make some relatively inexpensive accommodations for new mothers in an attempt to relieve—and retain—lawyer moms.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Napping Pods: One Firm's Solution for Tired Lawyers

White & Case has installed two "energy pods" at its office in Washington, D.C.
28 minute read

Legaltech News

Formal Policy or Not, New Jersey Firms 'Flex' Away

The lawyers making up New Jersey's Big Law ranks aren't strangers to plugging in remotely. But the implementation and utilization of formal flextime policies varies by firm.
33 minute read

The American Lawyer

After Family-Driven Hiatus, A Partner Returns to Honigman

Monday marked Kristina Maynard's first day back at the office in six years. Her children—ages 9, 12 and 13—wanted to commemorate the moment as she had done for them every first day of school. The American Lawyer caught up with Maynard to discuss her decision to come back to Big Law.
11 minute read

The American Lawyer

Treating Meeting Addiction: How a Legal Team Cut Back on Meetings—and Found Happiness

The team of lawyers, from Herbert Smith Freehills and Australia's Telstra Corp., cut back on unnecessary meetings, freeing them up to do actual work.
10 minute read

The American Lawyer

We're Ladies, We Lunch and We Like It

At the Central Park Women's Committee hat luncheon last week, the women at my table (lawyers and business executives) want you to know that they deserve respect.
2 minute read

The Recorder

When Firm Life Makes Them Flabby, Lawyers Call This Trainer

Personal trainer Jonathan Jordan's clients include attorneys from Big Law offices, who come to him with loose glutes, collapsed cores and hunched shoulders from sitting for long periods.
13 minute read

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