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In Semester-Long Program, Boston IP Boutique Hosts 'Difficult' Talks On Bias In Law Firms

"In order to do a good job of connecting with people in general, you need to share something about yourself," said Sunstein managing partner Kerry Timbers. "You need to decide what to share and how vulnerable to be and how to really be yourself, your authentic self, while still navigating all of the issues that bias injects into every interaction that we have."
9 minute read

International Edition

A Wake Up Call to Prestigious Law Firms

The performance of some of the best-known UK law firms in the A-List ranking was hugely disappointing given their reputations, writes the Global Lawyer.
5 minute read

Law.com

How I Made Partner: 'By Volunteering to Take Over Tough Time-Sensitive Projects,' Says Armin Ghiam of Hunton Andrews Kurth

Trust, in my experience, is built by showing genuine care about the team's success at critical times.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Judges Say Pennsylvania Trial Courts Struggling to Fill Law Clerk Posts

"We have the ability to have these positions with great legal experience, great mentoring by judges in our commonwealth, and for whatever reason we don't have law students applying and seeking them out," said Justice Sallie Mundy, who sits on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
4 minute read

International Edition

The Best Law Firms to Work For: The UK A-List, 2022

Which firms in the UK have managed to excel in achieving strong revenues per lawyer, whilst also impressing on pro bono work and diversity within their ranks?
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Anti-SLAPP Statute Helps Dismiss Lawyer's Defamation Claim Against Opposing Counsel

"Asking lawyers for deposition transcripts is not in and of itself defamatory," read a Georgia Court of Appeals opinion.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Did a Terrible Thing One Night': Ex-Lawyer Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison

Urooj Rahman tossed a lit gasoline-filled bottle through a police vehicle's window, which had been previously broken.
4 minute read

Law.com

'He Has Turned His Life Around': Deeply Split Court Grants Bar Admission Despite Ongoing Sex Offender Registry Requirements

"While I respect the dissenters' view as well, they get caught up in the prior misconduct. They can't get beyond it. ... When the rubber meets the road, we're going to have to make some tough decision whether we really believe in rehabilitation," said Kevin Bank, who represented Zachary Stevens in challenging his denial to the bar association.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

Gov. DeSantis Might Elevate 1 of These 6 Sitting Judges to Miami-Dade Circuit Court Bench

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has less than 60 days to elevate one of the six nominees—all of whom are county court judges—to the Miami-Dade Circuit bench.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Did Judge Glazer Get It Right? Case Puts Court in Glare of National Spotlight

"Judge Glazer's treatment of Ms. Dragun was, as it should be for all litigants, respectful," said Kristen Browde, co-chair of the National Trans Bar Association in New York.
7 minute read

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