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Texas Lawyer

My Experience as a Summer Associate Before and During the Pandemic for Patterson + Sheridan

The culture at Patterson + Sheridan has remained fun-loving and supportive despite the uncertainty that everyone is facing.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Rural Georgia's 'Legal Deserts' Are Further Stressed by Pandemic

At an ABA panel about rural lawyers, Lauren Sudeall of GSU Law's Center for Access to Justice said rural Georgia has 65% of the state's population but only about one-third of its lawyers.
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

COVID-19 Prompts Changes in NJ Summer Associate Programs

The overall number of New Jersey-based summer associates at 17 bellwether firms is down for this year, but not dramatically so. The bigger shift is in the duration and format of the programs.
9 minute read

The Recorder

The Struggle to Create Authentic Diversity & Inclusion Cultures and How to Reengineer for Results

Why is the legal industry still woefully behind in its ability to retain and promote a broad array of talent, particularly lawyers of color?
7 minute read

Texas Lawyer

DLA Piper Team Withdraws in Texas Recruiter's Contentious Trade Secrets Suit

The trial team from DLA Piper's Dallas office asked to withdraw a month after a Texas magistrate judge took them to task over their handling of a discovery document.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

New Program Links Out-of-Work Lawyers to Legal Departments Overwhelmed by Coronavirus Impact

New Cadence Counsel CEO Monique Burt Williams, who assumed her position at the Los Angeles-based firm Monday, said the program is no cost to the lawyers looking for work or to the corporations for two weeks when they receive newly placed lawyers.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Exasperated Texas Judge Warns Lawyers in Recruiter Case Against 'Game Playing'

U.S. magistrate judge Andrew Austin expressed frustration with the defendant's lawyers from DLA Piper, as the parties argue over process rather than the facts of the case.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Demand for Contract Lawyers Is Rising From COVID-19 Business Disruptions

Currently much of the hiring is for corporate legal departments who need more lawyers to fill specific niches, or because of reduced productivity from COVID-19-related issues. But increased demand from law firms is anticipated for later this year, recruiters say.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Kickstarter Lures Away Uber Lawyer to Serve as General Counsel

Nicole Benincasa takes over as Kickstarter's top lawyer next month. She has served as a New York-based in-house lawyer for Uber for the past seven years, most recently as senior counsel of global safety.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

In-House Hiring During the Coronavirus Pandemic: 'It's Not an Easy Time'

In-house and executive recruiters say COVID-19 has altered the hiring landscape, perhaps forever, but it's not all bad.
7 minute read

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