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From Atlanta to Paris: Lawyers Watch This Year's Olympics With an Eye to 1996

"Because we were hosting the Centennial Games, we were very, very hopeful that every country came—and they did, even the North Koreans. The Olympics, unfortunately, as much as it tries to keep politics out, you sort of can't help that," said former King & Spalding attorney Charlie Battle.
8 minute read

Daily Report Online

Hall Booth Smith Founder Uses Down Time to Pen Fictional Tales of Murder

John Hall has published "Gnats, Humidity and Murder," which pulls from his rural south Georgia upbringing, a brief stint in the U.S. attorney's office in Macon, his familiarity with Atlanta's social and cultural scene, and 40 years of practicing law.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Tales From Trial: A Paralegal's Perspective

"These are hard-earned tips of wisdom from Irell & Manella's team of paralegals and technical support staff who are on-site for each of the firm's trials," write Pia Kamath and Eduardo Flores.
5 minute read

Pro Mid Market

Midsize Firms' Family Leave Policies Caught Between Attorney and Client Needs

"Their benches aren't as deep," said consultant Peter Zeughauser. "It has a much bigger impact and firms feel it."
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

'Find Your Happy Place': Why Vacations Are Essential for Mind, Body and Soul (and Work)

Rather than vacations being considered apart from one's career, they are now part and parcel of it," writes columnist and professor Michael P. Maslanka.
6 minute read

Law.com

Overcoming an Unconscious Bias for Hours Billed

In large law firms, the measure of one's worth can often boil down to a single figure: hours billed. This may seem harsh, but in many firms, this rings true. This standard metric, while undeniably important, often overshadows the diverse array of skills and individual contributions that attorneys bring to their roles.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

Lawyers Deserve a Break, Too

Taking vacation time every year is critical to lawyers' success, including as a risk management tool to allow lawyers time to recharge.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

CPS Workers Are Exhausted—and It's Affecting the Legal Rights of Children

Since "Child Protection Service workers ... comprise the essential frontline of the child protection system, their emotional exhaustion can quickly affect a negative domino series of consequences," write Daniel Pollack and Elisa Reiter.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

The Declaration of Independence: An Honorable Place to Stand

"As a society, are we too busy chasing after a prize where the goal line keeps shifting?" writes Roy D. Curnow.
13 minute read

Texas Lawyer

I Just Can't Make This Stuff Up!

"Why write about big cases or complex legal doctrines when the legal world gives us so much weird and wonderful tidbits to think about?" writes John G. Browning.
5 minute read

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