By C. Ryan Barber | May 17, 2019
The new court filings, which include email correspondence and memos, offered a peek inside the hiring practices of one of the country's highest-grossing law firms.
By Lizzy McLellan | Dan Packel | Dylan Jackson | Susan DeSantis | May 12, 2019
Attorneys in every type of practice may struggle with poor mental health and substance abuse. Here are five lawyers from all different backgrounds who found support to overcome their illnesses.
By Mike Scarcella | Nate Robson | March 13, 2019
Meet the four assistant U.S. attorneys—some of them Big Law alums—who are assigned to the college admissions fraud case in Boston.
By Jenna Greene | March 4, 2019
One of the former First Lady's challenges was the isolating nature of the work. “I read memos. I wrote memos. I edited other people's memos.” But she said she had almost no contact with clients, and not much with other lawyers either.
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By Mark S. Goldstein | February 12, 2019
Reed Smith counsel Mark Goldstein wasn't sure he could both be a lawyer and have mental health disabilities. But he learned how to survive and thrive in Big Law.
By Meghan Tribe | December 21, 2018
In the latest effort to chip away at Big Law's work-life imbalance, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe will pay up to $15,000 for its attorneys to take a weeklong vacation.
By Dan Packel | December 12, 2018
Competition for talent is pushing some firms to "self-regulate" on attorney overworking, with new policies aimed at easing burdens.
By Rowan Bennett | November 23, 2018
The Magic Circle firm is considering offering alternative working contracts in a push to attract and retain talent.
By Tony Mauro | November 14, 2018
“These firms can no longer credibly argue that they are compensating these former clerks for the additional education and training obtained during their Supreme Court clerkships," one legal scholar says.
By Meghan Tribe | November 12, 2018
While some law firms are taking steps to address depression and other mental health problems, lawyers are still more likely to kill themselves than workers in most other professions.
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