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The American Lawyer

Some Big Law Firms Applaud as Clients Get Tougher on Diversity

More clients are going beyond data on demographics to gauge their law firms' diversity efforts.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do: Withdrawing Representation

Terminating an attorney-client relationship is not an easy decision nor one that can be taken lightly.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ethics Forum: Questions and Answers on Professional Responsibility

I have $2,000 in my IOLTA account that I cannot account for any longer and it's been there many years. Can I take that money?
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Law Journal's Inaugural 'Mentors' Honor Recognizes Lawyer-Leaders

For lawyers, finding time is not easy. But mentors make time to be leaders: thought leaders, leaders to the up-and-coming generation of practitioners, and leaders in their practice and industry areas.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Law Journal Honors New Leaders of the Bar

The honorees come from a variety of backgrounds and handle a wide array of legal work, but each has made his or her mark, and shows promise for much, much more.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Law Journal Announces Litigation Departments of the Year

Each year Litigation Departments of the Year draws one of the most enthusiastic responses of all the Law Journal's Professional Excellence categories.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Tactics for Shattering the Glass Ceiling and Building the Next Generation of Glass Breakers

Leadership is defined as “The ability of an individual to 'lead' or guide other individuals, teams or entire organizations. … A process of…
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Deputies Hold Vote on Sheriff After Florida School Massacre

The union that represents the deputies who responded to the Florida high school massacre is holding a no-confidence vote on the sheriff, with the labor group's leaders saying he should have accepted some blame for the shooting.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Columbia Law Review Has First Black Male Editor-in-Chief in 117-Year History

"This is a pipeline into the elite parts of the profession and if we want to see more diversity in the most elite parts of the profession it really starts with law review," said Adriane Peralta who studied diversity at top 15 law reviews.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Atlanta's New Partner Class Expanded, but Gender Imbalance Remains

Two new women partners, Meredith Jones Kingsley of Alston & Bird and Troutman's Puja Patel Lea of Troutman Sanders, said support from mentors and their firms was key.
8 minute read

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