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International Edition

CMS Promotes 21 UK Partners in Biggest-Ever Global Round

The bumper promotion round spans 23 cities worldwide.
4 minute read

International Edition

Sexual Consent At Centre of Freshfields Partner SDT Hearing

Partner Ryan Beckwith is currently facing an SDT case management hearing.
2 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Lawyer-Moms Say Flexible Policies Are Key to Success

As the percentage of women working in law continues to grow and law firms strive to accommodate lawyers who want to both work and raise families, Connecticut law firms are pointing out that flexibility is the key word to keep in mind when developing supportive policies.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

WeWork Chief Legal Officer Steps Into Co-President Role as Company Increases Global Focus

WeWork's chief legal officer and chief operating officer, Jennifer Berrent, has been promoted to co-president as the COO title will now go to Eugen Miropolski amid the shared office rental company's global expansion.
3 minute read

Legaltech News

Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Laporte to Retire After 21 Years on the Federal Bench

Laporte, who is set to retire in October 2019, is among the leading legal thinkers on e-discovery issues in California and nationwide.
3 minute read

The Recorder

After 21 Years on the Federal Bench, Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Laporte to Retire

After more than two decades serving the Northern District of California, U.S. Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Laporte announced her plans to retire in October 2019.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Cozen O'Connor's Susan Eisenberg Is an Authority on Labor and Employment Law

The head of the Big Law firm's Miami office traces her career through an excursion into medicine, the growth of labor and employment law and the demands of motherhood.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Judge Puts an Early End to Morrison & Foerster's Sanction Request in Gender Bias Lawsuit

The firm claimed that Sanford Heisler Sharp brought claims on behalf of a former associate that were "knowingly baseless" since she signed a release upon her termination from the firm. U.S. Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley found that the plaintiff had sufficiently alleged that she signed the agreement under economic duress.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Women Describe Their Experiences in Big Law—and It's Not Pretty

The lawsuit against Jones Day is just the tip of the iceberg, new research from ALM Intelligence and the American Bar Association shows.
7 minute read

Law.com

Women Describe Their Experience Working in Big Law, And It's Not Pretty

The class actions at Jones Day are the tip of the iceberg. Women say change is needed.
7 minute read

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