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Daily Business Review

Bottom Line: Diversity Translates to Better Financial Performance

Law firm founder Luis Salazar cites study after study showing the value on diversity when it comes to financial performance and innovation.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Diversity Is So-So at Personal Injury Law Firms in South Florida

Personal injury law, an enclave of small firms, faces no more than societal pressure to reflect its multicultural community. In South Florida, the 10 largest personal injury firms have 10 to 44 attorneys by an informal count of attorneys listed on websites.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

When Machines Do the Hiring, Some See a Need to Revamp Job Bias Law

Increased use of algorithms, or machine learning, to evaluate job seekers is expected to result in more unintended discrimination in hiring.
7 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Midsize Firms Find a Sweet Spot in Texas

Three midsize firms made significant group acquisitions this week in Texas, and recruiters say the activity will likely continue.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Union Warns Disney World Fire Department Is Understaffed

The administrator for that local government, the Reedy Creek Improvement District, disagrees and accused the union of airing concerns in the media to increase pressure as it negotiates a new contract.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Navigating Background Checks in the Hiring Process

Onboarding new employees is an exciting time for most companies. One aspect of the hiring process—conducting criminal background checks—can be a daunting experience.
5 minute read

Legaltech News

E-Discovery Companies Lean on CISO Roles for Service Expansion, Growth

Chief information security officers are becoming the norm in e-discovery companies as they grow their client base and venture into compliance and data breach prevention services.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Source of Our Stress: Could It Be Culture?

With the mindfulness movement sweeping the nation it is natural to wonder how law firms, the organizations in which lawyers operate, are contributing to the lawyer experience.
7 minute read

The American Lawyer

King & Spalding Adds 2 Partners to Fast-Growing IP Practice

Stephen Baskin, who was Mayer Brown's former IP practice leader in Washington, and Dara Kurlancheek have become partners at King & Spalding, following a wave of other laterals in the firm's IP group.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Key to Advancing, Sustaining Diversity in Law Firms—Open the Door of Opportunity

The development and advancement of associates to partner, and partners within the partnership, boils down to just a few factors: increasing opportunities to lead client relationships, obtain origination credits and work on matters of significance.
4 minute read

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