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Daily Business Review

Under the Influence: How Social Media Can Make You the Go-To Authority

Seasoned professionals know their industry. They may even qualify as experts in their field. Then again, so can their competition. If you're a seasoned pro, how do you set yourself apart? Making the leap from industry expert to influencer can make the difference between attorney and rainmaker.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

FIU Continues to Lead the Way in Bar Exam Pass Rates

In addition to Florida International University's continued winning streak in pass rates, the University of Florida bounced back from its last-place ranking earlier this year.
3 minute read

Law.com

ALM Survey on Mental Health and Substance Abuse: Big Law's Pervasive Problem

ALM Intelligence's survey of Am Law 200 firm leaders about their attitudes and actions regarding addiction and mental health challenges reveals much work remains to be done to deal with the problem.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Opioid Epidemic Hits Lawyers at Work, in the Community and at Home

Drug overdoses killed about 72,000 Americans last year, a record number that reflects a rise of around 10 percent, according to new preliminary estimates from the Centers for Disease Control.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

After Hours

New Jersey lawyers and judges, and their extracurricular activities.
2 minute read

The Recorder

How Gunderson Dettmer Stays Steady Through Silicon Valley's Boom-Bust Cycles

Formed 23 years ago this month by a group of lawyers fleeing a now-defunct legal giant, Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian may have a full shingle, but a focused strategy has helped it survive.
11 minute read

Daily Business Review

Bye bye, Big Law: Greenberg Traurig Co-President Hilarie Bass is Stepping Down to Start a Nonprofit

Bass, who has served with the firm for the entirety of her 37-year-long legal career, recently served as the the 2017-2018 president of the American Bar Association. She will be leaving Greenberg Traurig at the end of 2018 to launch a venture addressing the challenges faced by women and minorities in the workplace.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

How to Build a Successful Foreign Legal Department From Scratch

According to lawyers who have worked at DuPont, Verizon and other major companies, it's a process that can pose more than its fair share of difficulties.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

Q&A: Why Firms Need New Norms on Substance Abuse, Mental Health

Alcohol and drug counselor Patrick Krill says a new ABA pledge campaign to increase lawyer well-being is "not just words."
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Attorneys and Mental Health First Aid—an Introduction

As a legal recruiter for over 25 years in South Florida, I have worked with thousands of attorneys and have noticed a steadily increasing need for basic mental health education.
5 minute read

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