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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

The American Lawyer

Should Mental Health Be Included in Partner Compensation?

"Eat what you kill means you have no leeway to stop killing—no matter how bad you feel," one lawyer told the American Lawyer.
4 minute read

Law.com

How Law Firms are Reducing Redundant Real Estate by Bringing Onsite Support Services Back to the Office

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the industry in many ways, pushing law firms to rapidly adopt remote work solutions, digital transformation and cost cutting measures. While some adjustments proved effective, most industry leaders are prioritizing higher office attendance as a measure for future success.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

'You Just Figure It Out One Day at a Time': Baker Donelson Litigator Leads State Bar, Firm's Georgia Offices

Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael Boggs swore Ivy Cadle in as state bar president during its annual meeting on June 8.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Creative Pursuits: The Golden Ticket for Legal Practitioners

Support Magistrate Sondra Mendelson-Toscano offers her opinions on why all legal practitioners, lawyers and judges alike, should have a creative outlet and discusses the many benefits of tapping into your creative side.
8 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

'Smart, Thoughtful, Passionate': Meet New Jersey State Bar President William H. Mergner Jr.

"In my mind, the court exists and lawyers exist to serve the public," New Jersey State Bar Association President William H. Mergner Jr. told the Law Journal. "And where I have always struggled with the court system is in circumstances where all the lawyers, on behalf of their respective clients, agree that they need more time."
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Culture Key to Remaining Competitive for Talent at Midsize Firms

"Less and less people are concerned with upward mobility as they were in years past," said Philadelphia-area recruiter Brian Levinson. "We live in a now moment, and they're worried about the now."
4 minute read

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