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The Legal Intelligencer

Dos and Don'ts: Politics in the Office (and Around the Holiday Table)

Whether it is because of 24-hour cable news networks, social media or the “reality show” of the recent presidential election, and events since the election, politics is taking over.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

In Between In-House Jobs? Two Dos and One Don't While You're on the Hunt

So, your company has gone bankrupt, been acquired, or relocated its headquarters to the moon. These are generally considered the “good” reasons for being in-between positions while searching for a new in-house position.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Should a Resume Be One Page?

I frequently see resumes that attempt to squeeze too much information onto one page in order to conform to this “rule”—and it really isn't effective, or pretty. It's like trying to squeeze into pants two sizes too small. Technically you might be able to do it, but at the end of the day … it just won't look good.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Remembering Judge Michael Patrick King

All told, Judge King served over 30 years in the New Jersey judiciary, and authored over 400 published opinions.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Why Is Law Firm Innovation Failing? How to Push for Success

Recent news and awards indicate law firms are increasing their investments in innovation. Stories of recently launched innovation committees, R&D teams and idea labs routinely grace the pages of industry publications. Yet despite these investments, the trajectory of the industry as a whole seems to have remained largely unchanged. Why are innovation efforts by larger law firms failing to make a meaningful impact?
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Public Defender Organization Accused of Retaliation Over Staff Attorney's Sexual Harassment Allegations

Management for the New York County Defender Services is accused of dismissing claims of harassment by a staff attorney, and then retaliating against her after she says she officially filed a report against the supervisor.
9 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

A Gentler Approach to Ethics Enforcement

In a recent article in the ABA Journal, Carolyn Elefant suggested that ethics rules on advertising and fee splitting are hampering efforts by solos and small firm lawyers to compete in a rapidly changing technological environment.
9 minute read

Daily Business Review

Fake South Florida Foreclosure Law Firm Operators Sentenced to 5 Years

Prosecutors charged the federal defendants operated companies that billed themselves as law firms and legal referral firms in Coral Springs, West Palm Beach and Boca Raton.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Dismissal Over Counsel No-Show 'Extreme,' Second Circuit Finds

The attorney had three conferences, in three separate counties, scheduled all in the same morning. After missing the conference in the relevant suit—not for the first time—the judge tossed the case.
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Double Jeopardy: Black Female Lawyers Face Both Racial and Gender Stereotyping

A study of Harvard Law School alums finds black men have a better chance of making partner than black women.
12 minute read

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