By Roy Strom | August 14, 2017
A report released Monday by the American Bar Association hopes to help the legal profession address addiction and depression by detailing sweeping changes that bar regulators, judges, law firms, law schools and others can make to address what the report says amounts to a crisis in lawyers' well-being.
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By Scott Flaherty | August 11, 2017
Firing back at gender bias allegations filed by a former associate, Steptoe & Johnson forcefully denied Thursday that it has a pay disparity between women and men and urged a Los Angeles federal judge to send a suit against the firm to arbitration.
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By Lizzy McLellan | August 10, 2017
Date of Verdict: June 29. Court and Case No.: C.P. Philadelphia No. 1510-01694. Judge: Karen Shreeves-Johns. Type of Action: Breach of contract, conversion.…
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By Jonathan D. Klein | August 9, 2017
Your first few weeks as a young attorney at a new job (in the public or private sector) will be a whirlwind of trainings, signing forms, meeting your fellow attorneys and potentially even getting that terrifying first assignment. It should also involve introductions to your nonattorney colleagues—assistants, paralegals, office managers, supply managers, etc. While it is obviously critical for you to produce an excellent work product and develop a good reputation for yourself among your fellow attorneys, it is equally critical—though too often overlooked—that you learn (and quickly) how to properly interact with and treat your nonattorney colleagues.
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By Scott Flaherty | August 8, 2017
Melanie Swearengen, 35, a young lawyer at personal injury firm Napoli Shkolnik, died late last week near St. Louis after her SUV collided with an Amtrak train.
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By GLENN TANNOUS | August 4, 2017
How to Successfully Hire Lateral PartnersEvery firm the author meets with has a long list of must-haves when it comes to potential lateral hiring, yet very few have defined their value proposition or can live up to an equally long list of offerings for a lateral partner to considerthem. Here are his suggestions for successfully hiring laterals.
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By Chris Johnson | August 4, 2017
The global legal giant has become the latest Am Law 100 firm to begin using artificial intelligence software in an attempt to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
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By Scott Flaherty | August 4, 2017
The U.S. legal industry lost 4,300 jobs in July following three prior months of job gains, according to preliminary data released Friday by the U.S. Department of Labor.
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By The YL Editorial Board | August 2, 2017
Recently, a handful of prominent law firms have implemented formal work-from-home policies in an effort to both appeal to attorneys seeking flexibility and accommodate the ever-changing modern workplace.
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By Rebecca Cohen | August 2, 2017
Elliot Katz, a former global co-chair of the connected and self-driving car practice at DLA Piper, has joined McGuireWoods' new Bay Area base as a partner.
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