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Corporate Counsel

Smitten Co-Workers More Likely to Follow Heart Than Company Policy

The Norfolk Southern scandal highlights how difficult it is to set rules for workplace romances, but an ethics expert said companies are doing themselves no favors by treating discussion of the topic as taboo.
6 minute read

Law.com

11th Circuit Rejects Former CSX Employee's Safety-Related Whistleblowing Claims

"The evidence at summary judgment establishes that Hitt engaged in protected activity by refusing to work during the lightning storm and refusing to operate at speeds he considered unsafe and that he suffered an adverse action by being terminated. But there is no evidence that these actions were a contributing factor to CSX's decision to terminate him," Judge Andrew L. Brasher wrote.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

'Commit Yourself to Act': Actionable Guidance for Ethical Dilemmas

"Lawyers need not be a tortured Prince Hamlet, strutting back and forth, agonizing over an ethical dilemma," writes columnist Michael P. Maslanka.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Keeping Clients Secrets: 'Til Death Do Us Part?

"The duties of confidentiality for attorneys and psychologists are fundamental to their professional relationships," write Elisa Reiter, Daniel Pollack and Jeffrey Siegel.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

Georgia Prosecutor Pleads Guilty, Resigns for Misusing Funds for Travel, Personal Expenses

Woodard allegedly took thousands of dollars budgeted for crime victims programs, such as the Local Victim Assistance Program and used the funds for expenses like jewelry repairs, antique shopping sprees, headphones, and even a dog cremation.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Amnesia: How to Keep Your Midlevel Associates Happy

This year's Midlevel Associates Survey indicates a return to pre-pandemic norms isn't cutting it for the first full generation of midlevels to launch their careers during COVID-19.
9 minute read

National Law Journal

Fighting Stigma: It's Time to Embrace 'Alcoholism' in the Legal Industry

"We must create a culture where people accept identifying as an alcoholic as readily as they would accept a diagnosis of another disease," writes attorney Casey Miller.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Chasing Goals Won't Give Frazzled In-House Lawyers Inner Peace, But a 'Mental Cleanse' Might

"Happiness can be consciously cultivated through certain actions anyone can take which are not at all dependent upon your external circumstances," said Mark LoSacco, a former in-house leader at HSBC and American Express who now helps legal department attorneys find greater fulfillment.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

How Being Present Can Make All the Difference

"The effort of showing up, being present and demonstrating concern—always makes a difference," writes columnist Michael P. Maslanka.
7 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Leaders in Law: Meet New CBA President James T. Shearin

"If courts can't protect people and institutions when they need protecting, then we're all in trouble," James T. Shearin said.
3 minute read

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