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WHAT WE'RE WATCHING

 

MORE MOTHERS - A seventh woman has joined a proposed $100 million class action alleging that Morrison & Foerster held back the careers of mothers and pregnant women through unequal pay and promotion opportunities. Scott Flaherty reports that an unnamed former associate at the firm identified as Jane Doe 7 added allegations under the New York City Human Rights Law and proposed a subclass of women who worked at Morrison & Foerster in New York to the gender and pregnancy discrimination first brought nearly a year ago. The case is in San Francisco federal court.

PLEASE EXPLAIN - Roger Stone's attorneys have asked Judge Amy Jackson Berman for clarification of a gag order she imposed last month against the longtime ally of President Trump, in light of a book he is republishing with a new introduction, which was already off to the publisher before her order. Robert Mueller's team, which is investigating Stone's role in the Russia election interference probe, said a preview of the book with the new intro is already available online and also said Stone shared an image on Instagram over the weekend titled “Who framed Roger Stone?”

BIG LAW BOUND - We're counting down the top 50 law schools ranked by the percentage of their 2018 grads who take first-year associate jobs in Big Law. This afternoon we'll release Nos. 31-40. Take a look here at Nos. 41-50.

EDITOR'S PICKS

 

Where Have All the Jones Day Trump Lawyers Gone?

Three Companies Learn the Hard Way: Don't Breach a Federal Non-Prosecution Agreement

Trump Labor Dept. Lawyer Sanctioned for 'Bad Judgment' in Litigating Private Suit

Judge Acquits Barclays Trader of Fraud Charges in HP Deal

San Francisco US Attorney Names Leadership Team, Creates Corporate Fraud 'Strike Force'

Google's Global Affairs Head Warns of EU Copyright Directive's 'Unintended Consequences'

WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING

 

DOWN TIME - Lawyers at Clifford Chance soon will be able to take two months unpaid leave as part of the firm's new flexible working scheme. Hannah Roberts reports that the program, “Clifford Chance Choice,” will be launched during the upcoming 2019-2020 financial year, allowing junior and senior associates to take eight weeks off from work. Management will decide whether or not an associate can take the two months off, which must be taken consecutively.

WHAT YOU SAID

“All the time I had to spend on it—and the worry: If they're using my name for this, what else are they fraudulently using my name for?”

— MIRIAM PATON, A CANADIAN PATENT LAWYER, WHOSE SIGNATURE WAS FORGED ON HUNDREDS OF U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATIONS BEFORE THE U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE.

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