How to Do Virtual Professional Development Right | Go-To Law Schools Go South | Suit vs. Gerber and Others Alleges Toxic Metals in Foods: The Morning Minute
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March 03, 2021 at 06:00 AM
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WEB DEVELOPERS - Like everything else, professional development went virtual in 2020. And like everything else that went virtual, some of it worked like gangbusters and some of it was a just a bust. Still, as Law.com's Dylan Jackson reports, firms found many upsides to virtual training, from increased participation among once-disparate offices to lower costs, according to two recently released reports on professional development. The law firm executives who responded to these surveys said some form of virtual professional development training is here to stay and, to be successful, will require a more bespoke approach and expertise that is relatively uncommon in today's professional development departments. "There was no one particular set of content that seemed to produce the most effective program," said Fiona Trevelyan Hornblower, president and CEO of the NALP Foundation, which conducted one of the surveys. "Successful programs did share some hallmarks, though, such as engagement opportunities and content that was relevant and tailored."
SOUTHBOUND - Because waiting for things is un-American, we're back with yet another sneak preview of our 2021 Go-To Law Schools hiring report, which ranks the 50 law schools that sent the highest percentage of 2020 J.D.s into associate jobs at the nation's largest 100 law firms. The full report will be out March 5, but today we're featuring Nos. 21-30, which include impressive showings from five southern schools.
BABY FOOD FIGHT - Gerber Products, Hain Celestial Group and other defendants were hit with a consumer class action Tuesday in New York Eastern District Court. The complaint, brought by Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll and Gibbs Law Group, alleges that Earth's Best, Beech-Nut, Gerber and HappyBABY baby food products contain unsafe levels of toxic heavy metals. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendants. The case is 2:21-cv-01118, Albano et al v. Hain Celestial Group, Inc. et al. Stay up on the latest deals and litigation with the new Law.com Radar.
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