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Diversity Appeal: Few Minorities Hold Positions As Law Clerks, Staff Attorneys
Texas Lawyer
Monday, November 23, 2009
In the 10 years Jennifer Lewis Williams has worked at the 5th Court of Appeals in Dallas, she has been the court's only African-American staff attorney. That lack of diversity persists throughout the state's appellate courts. The reasons for it, and possible solutions, remain in dispute.
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Discipline
Texas Lawyer
Monday, November 23, 2009
Two lawyers were placed on probation, and two others received public reprimands.
How to Realize the Power of a Strong Brand
The Legal Intelligencer
Monday, November 23, 2009
Branding — once considered the key mission of law firm marketing efforts — is now more appropriately viewed as a means to achieve the desired result: developing business. In fact, "All institutional marketing must fuel business development — or be ineffective," say Norm Rubenstein and Kent Zimmermann of the legal marketing consultancy Zeughauser Group.
Simple Steps to Update a Wardrobe, Develop a Signature Style
Texas Lawyer
Monday, November 23, 2009
Fall/winter update shopping used to feel like a chore, for fashion consultant Kasia Benson. She says she would spend countless hours at the mall, bobbing in and out of stores as she came upon them, looking for those few necessities that would bring old favorites back to life. But, inevitably, she'd get home and realize that, in a sea of shopping bags and trendy items, she'd neglected to pick up a single one of those few necessities. And so, back to the mall she went the following weekend, with the same result — until she came up with a plan.
After First Year of Practice, Law Grads Are Settled in to Lawyer Life
Texas Lawyer
Monday, November 16, 2009
The past 12 months have been a tumultuous time in the legal industry, especially for many of the 2008 law school graduates who were just beginning their careers. Despite the turbulent times, some of those still-new lawyers are flourishing. "It's just amazing how much you can learn in a year," says Ronn Paiz Garcia.
To Disclose, Or Not To Disclose?
Texas Lawyer
Monday, November 16, 2009
On Nov. 9, the State Bar of Texas concluded a series of seven public hearings focusing on whether lawyers should have to disclose if they have professional-liability insurance. A majority of the 67 speakers who testified at the hearings were of a like mind: They oppose such a rule. But did the testimony at the public hearings represent the public's view on the disclosure issue?
