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Connecticut Law Tribune

Good Practices for Sharing Space With Other Attorneys

While co-working spaces may cure the discomfort of isolation, allow attorneys to save on overhead costs, and provide an opportunity for peer feedback, they are not without risk.
6 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Diversity Successes Reflected at Elite Law Reviews

Recent diversity efforts might be paying off as more students of color take the helm at prestigious law reviews
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

A Spring Crop of Ethics Issues in Trump's World

Despite appearances, it's spring and Donald Trump and his attorney Michael Cohen have provided us with a brand new crop of ethics issues. Let's take a look at the issues that have come up and how they would be treated under the Pennsylvania Rules of Professional Conduct.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

How to Take Your Side Without Risking Client Base

After serious events impact the public, people begin to take sides. Some rally together for reform, while others push to keep things the same. Following the tragedy at Stoneman Marjorie Douglas High School in Parkland, it became evident that the second amendment and gun control have caused a clear divide in opinion.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Playing Both Sides: Facing the Harsh Truth of Law Firm Service Duality

Recently, Hugh A. Simons wrote for American Lawyer an enticing argument advocating elite law firms increase their rates. In one striking comment, Simons suggests elite law firms jettison any and all commodity services.
9 minute read

Daily Business Review

DLA Piper Project Highlights Rewards of Global Pro Bono Work

Miami partner Angela Crawford traveled to Barbados to teach police prosecutors as part of the firm's unusually wide-ranging pro bono initiative.
4 minute read

Law.com

Lawyer Testimonials Aim to Stamp Out Mental Health Stigma

In his latest Well Counseled column, Patrick Krill brings news of a plan by the ABA to share online testimonials of lawyers who have faced addiction and mental health difficulties.
5 minute read

The Recorder

#MeToo Wave Has Employers (and Their Insurers) Running for Cover 

Following the wave of attention garnered by high-profile cases involving sexual harassment and assault allegations against supervisors, employers are seeking out whatever help they can to prevent similar conduct from occurring under their watch.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Top Lateral Hires of 2017

In 2017, law firms looked to pick up large groups for moves that aided expansions and helped bolster specific practice areas, one of which was a new—timely—practice area: institutional responses to sexual misconduct.
16 minute read

The American Lawyer

Munger Tolles Backtracks on Summer Associate Arbitration

The high-powered Am Law 200 firm quickly apologized for a #MeToo snafu involving mandatary arbitration clauses.
3 minute read

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