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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

The Legal Intelligencer

Getting In and Out of Trouble With the Disciplinary Board

Four examples of what not to do and what to do to get reinstated following a suspension for serious crimes.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Despite 'Slump,' Some Regional Law Firms Are Growing—Here's Why

Is the legal industry languishing or booming? It depends on where you look, and whom you ask.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Be on Your Game: How to Crush Your Phone Interview

The phone interview is the first mile marker in the job interview marathon. It's a special situation because it's not face-to-face and relies more heavily on the imagination.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Colbert Asked RBG Whether a Hotdog Is a Sandwich. Here's What You Say

"I was told not to ask her about any pending cases before the court—but I just had to press her on one of the most divisive issues facing our country," Stephen Colbert said.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Terminated Mid-Stream: What Are a Contingent Fee Lawyer's Remedies?

In Meyer Darragh v. Law Firm of Malone Middleman, 137 A.3d 1247 (Pa. 2016) (Meyer I), the court previously held predecessor counsel (i.e., Meyer) was not entitled to breach of contract damages against successor counsel (i.e., Middlemen) where a contract regarding counsel fees did not exist between the two firms.
6 minute read

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