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  • New York Law Journal | Commentary

    Lawyers Learning to Lead

    By Appellate Division, Third Department Presiding Justice Elizabeth Garry | January 16, 2024

    Many law schools now treat leadership as a trainable skill, rather than an inherent quality, and many of our recently graduated colleagues have received a formal education in leadership that will benefit our profession and our society, writes the presiding justice of the Appellate Division, Third Department

  • New York Law Journal | Commentary

    A Long Way . . . and a Long Time Coming

    By Appellate Division, First Department Presiding Justice Dianne Renwick | January 16, 2024

    While New York's court system has made strides to improve diversity on the bench, there is still work to do to ensure that the racial makeup of the judiciary better reflects the people it serves, the presiding justice of the Appellate Division, First Department writes.

  • New York Law Journal

    Energizing Civic Engagement in New York

    By Chief Judge Rowan Wilson | January 16, 2024

    Failure in civics education has serious consequences--it imperils our democracy, Chief Judge Rowan Wilson writes.

  • New York Law Journal

    Overcoming Our Fear of AI

    By Richard C. Lewis, President, New York State Bar Association | January 12, 2024

    Richard C. Lewis, President of the New York State Bar Association, writes: Erasing AI's misunderstood stereotypes can best be accomplished by first gaining a clearer picture of it. Most important is the realization that AI doesn't have a mind of its own.

  • New York Law Journal

    Artificial Intelligence and Access to Justice

    By Vivian Wesson, Chair, Task Force on Artificial Intelligence | January 12, 2024

    Vivian Wesson, chair of the Task Force on Artificial Intelligence, writes: To support economical client representation as an advantage from using [artificial intelligence] tools, we must consider three things: (1) attorney competence in using such tools, (2) attorney supervision of the tool's output and (3) the reasonableness of attorneys' fees when using such tools.

  • New York Law Journal

    Celebrating the Upcoming 100th Anniversary of the Judicial Section

    By Gregory R. Gilbert, Presiding Member, Judicial Section | January 12, 2024

    Gregory R. Gilbert, presiding member of the Judicial Section, writes: We have embraced new technology more than ever before and expanded virtual options for court appearances, to be carefully balanced with the continued need for in-person appearances and trials.

  • New York Law Journal

    Diversity Challenged, but Not Deferred

    By Brad S. Karp, Co-Chair, Task Force on Advancing Diversity | January 12, 2024

    Brad S. Karp, co-chair of the Task Force on Advancing Diversity, writes: In just one month, our collective commitment to advancing diversity coalesced into a 97-page report that provides a detailed assessment of the benefits of diversity and the impact of 'SFFA' on educational institutions, private employers and courts.

  • New York Law Journal

    The Importance of Flexibility to the Trusts and Estates Attorney

    By Michael S. Schwartz, Chair, Trusts and Estates Law Section | January 12, 2024

    Michael S. Schwartz, chair of the Trusts and Estates Law Section, writes: As estate planning attorneys, we are taking that concept of flexibility and building it into our client's estate plans. That is because the estate tax laws are in a period of significant flux.

  • New York Law Journal

    What's New in Labor and Employment Law? A Lot!

    By Sheryl B. Galler, Chair, Labor and Employment Law Section | January 12, 2024

    Sheryl B. Galler, chair of the Labor and Employment Law Section, writes: We expect another busy year in 2024 as the law grapples with the effects of AI on the workplace and renewed debates over who is an employee and whether to limit post-employment restrictions.

  • New York Law Journal

    Lawyer Wellness Through Goodbyes

    By Julie T. Houth, Chair, Young Lawyers Section | January 12, 2024

    Julie T. Houth, chair of the Young Lawyers Section, writes: It's not always easy separating our personal and professional lives because it's two sides of the same coin. However, we owe a fiduciary duty to our clients and to our colleagues in our profession to realize if and when we need to say goodbye to something or someone in order to be competent lawyers.

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