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New Jersey Law Journal

Seeking Nominations: Diverse Attorneys of the Year

Tell us about attorneys making an impact at a law firm, in-house legal department, government agency, public interest organization or elsewhere. Nominations are due soon; don't wait.
2 minute read

Texas Lawyer

$3.8M Texas Verdict: Lawyer Leaves Intellectual Property Practice for Toxic Torts

"The only guy in our area that did (toxic torts) only handled wrongful death. I thought, you have to die to get representation in this field? I wanted to help other families," Kristina Baehr said.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

New ABA President Focuses on AI and Threats to Democracy

"Artificial intelligence has great promise but also potentially great peril for those who practice law and, frankly, all of society," Mary Smith said.
4 minute read

Legaltech News

Women of Legal Tech: Being Authentic and Owning Who You Are Is Critical to Success, Says Kayla Prieto

Kayla Prieto, Litigation Practice Group associate at BakerHostetler, discusses the importance of being seen and heard regardless of age or experience, why tuning out critics and negativity matters, and what it's like to bridge the gap between attorneys, legal tech experts, discovery workflows, and technology.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

Judge's Suit Against Neighbor Doesn't End Well

"Plaintiff would have to establish both falsity and actual malice in order to prevail on her claim for defamation against Defendant," read Senior Judge G. Grant Brantley's order.
8 minute read

International Edition

Gender Diversity: Firms Must Jump Off the Bandwagon and Focus on What Works

Next 100 Years founder and former lawyer Dana Denis-Smith calls for a more strategic look at diversity initiatives, focusing on the changes that make a real difference.
4 minute read

International Edition

'I Faced Regular Micro-Aggressions': London Partner Shares Her Experiences for South Asian Heritage Month

Reed Smith's Nav Sahota talks about the assumptions that other lawyers made about her early in her career, and offers advice to South Asian lawyers on how to excel while being yourself.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Deborah Willig, Tapped for ABA Award, Revisits Her Impact on Phila. Legal Community

As the first female chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association, Willig helped transform the organization by pushing women into committee chair roles. And union-side labor and employment firm Willig, Williams & Davidson was a trailblazer in offering paid maternity leave in the 1980s.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Juul Lawyer's Suit Buttresses Concerns Pregnancy Discrimination Lives On, Just in Subtler Ways

"If a woman happens to become pregnant and for medical reasons they can't devote the time and attention to their job, fair or not, that can trigger resentment by the company," said Craig Barkacs, a professor of business law at the University of San Diego.
9 minute read

Daily Business Review

Meet South Florida's Newest Judge—and Don't Do This in Her Courtroom

Jessica Marra is set to succeed former Broward Circuit Judge Patti Henning.
3 minute read

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