Samantha Joseph is co-head of the Litigation Desk in ALM's global newsroom. Grad school: Newhouse Syracuse. Contact: [email protected]. On Twitter: @SjosephWriter
January 20, 2021 | Law.com
'Professional Tightrope': Lawyer Opens Up About Pressure to Conform"The first step is the conversation. The next step is action," writes Loreal A. Arscott, owner and principal of the Miami-based L.A. Law Firm.
By Loreal A. Arscott
9 minute read
January 15, 2021 | Law.com
Introducing the 'Diversity in the Raw' ProjectThe upheaval, the pain, the riots, the chaos we've seen in our country in recent months all point to the need for radical change when it comes to racism and inclusion. We must speak out. We need brutal honesty about race and the law, and then a meeting of the minds to find solutions.
By Samantha Joseph
2 minute read
January 11, 2021 | Law.com
'Do They Really Give a Damn?' Leah Ward Sears Is Tired of Talking About ThisWith an Ivy League education, an initial rise to the bench at 27 and her first victory before the state Supreme Court by age 36, Sears crafted a distinguished career as an attorney, jurist and elected official.
By Samantha Joseph
8 minute read
November 24, 2020 | Corporate Counsel
'Professional Loneliness': A Woman Is Disrupting the Insurance Sector"There was not even a women's bathroom," Sophia Yen said.
By Samantha Joseph
6 minute read
November 12, 2020 | Law.com
I Used To Cry in the Parking Garage at Work. Here's Why I'm Talking About It NowIf you ask me for one specific thing, one single inappropriate thing that she'd said or done—something concretely wrong—I'd have nothing to hold up to the light of your scrutiny.
By Samantha Joseph
6 minute read
November 10, 2020 | Law.com
'White Guilt': Black Attorneys Talk Frankly About Race and Implicit Bias [FULL VIDEO]"Typically, as minorities, we are tasked with making people feel better about their white guilt, rather than understanding their implicit bias," said Nadine Girault, who is now chief assistant public defender, soon to transition to executive chief public defender of Broward County, Florida.
By Samantha Joseph
5 minute read
November 07, 2020 | Law.com
'Dead People Having Voted': Foley Lardner Partner Says Trump Has Proof of Illegal Ballots"We're already doublechecking and finding dead people having voted," Foley & Lardner partner Cleta Mitchell said.
By Samantha Joseph
3 minute read
October 26, 2020 | Daily Business Review
All His Life He's Had to Fight: Gordon Weekes Is Now Broward's First Black Public Defender"I don't know how it's going to be different, but I can tell you I trust him," said Howard Finkelstein, who groomed Weekes to become his successor.
By Samantha Joseph
9 minute read
October 21, 2020 | Law.com
Guilty!, Trump Stand-In, Sick From the Election? The Morning MinuteHere's the news you need to start your day.
By Samantha Joseph
3 minute read
September 29, 2020 | Law.com
'For White People': Watch the Video as Black Lawyers Open Up About Microaggressions"When you talk about microaggressions, it seems so innocent and harmless. But it's the repeated nature of hearing similar comments or expectations or questions that really ultimately impact the receiver of those comments."
By Samantha Joseph
5 minute read