Where Will You Be In 2181?
The reasons that women have left their law careers can be boiled down to a number of salient categories.
‘No, You Can’t Motivate Paralegals By Pointing Prop Guns At Them’ Is A Sentence I Unfortunately Have To Write
Jones Day discrimination suit features wild allegation.
Pursuing The Pro Bono Story: A Conversation With Alicia Aiken
This Pro Bono Week, get inspired to give back with PLI’s Pursuing Justice: The Pro Bono Files, a one-of-a-kind podcast hosted by Alicia Aiken.
Biglaw Firm Sued Over Discrimination Claims After Attorney’s Concussion
The firm denies the allegations.
Biglaw Firm To Pay Penalty Over Discrimination Claim
The DOJ found the firm acted in violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Lawyer Complains That ‘White Race’ Attorneys Shouldn’t Have To Hear About ‘White Privilege’
This bar association meeting certainly took a turn.
Neil Gorsuch Lays Landmines Throughout LGBTQ Discrimination Opinion
This good result feels like an attempt to Trojan Horse in some awful stuff.
How Filevine Helps In-House Legal Teams Manage Every Matter With Confidence
AI powers tools for data intake, document management, and drafting contracts.
Jones Day Argues That Everyone’s Happier Not Knowing They’re Underpaid
Jones Day can't quite figure out if they're a black box or an open book and it's starting to have repercussions for their case.
Trump Judge Tries To Put Reasonable Spin On ‘I Don’t Like Trans People,’ Fails
Judge argues that he's too stupid to keep track of someone's pronouns and in fairness he might be.
Kasowitz Facing Two Lawsuits Brought By Diverse Partners Who Say They Got Stiffed
Both partners report a substantial cash shortfall.
The Trump Gold Card: A New $1 Million Pathway To A U.S. Green Card
A new proposal would let wealthy foreign nationals secure an opportunity for a U.S. green card with a $1 million 'gift' to the government, sparking legal and ethical debate.
Law School Settles Lawsuit Over Unequal Pay… Again.
The details of this story seem awfully familiar.
Law School Professor Alleges Discrimination, Says She Was Reprimanded For Not Smiling
She alleges gender and age discrimination as well as violations of the Americans With Disabilities Act and Family Medical Leave Act.
Morning Docket: 09.05.19
* A look back at 40 years of Biglaw financials. Spoiler alert: they made a lot of money. [American Lawyer] * Greg Craig was acquitted! Good news for all the lobbyists and foreign agents out there who (wink wink) aren't lobbyists and foreign agents. [WSJ] * Department of Labor official resigns after anti-Semitic social media posts surface. Frankly, one would've expected him to stay to own the libs. [Bloomberg Law] * CVS and Aetna get their clearance to merge because despite all Judge Leon's rage at DOJ he's still just a rat in a cage that happens to keep people from caring about antitrust enforcement. [Law360] * Simple way to fix harassment in Silicon Valley. [The Atlantic] * It's a day that ends in "y" so Dentons just got bigger. [Dentons] * Does Chambers have a blindspot for women? [Careerist] * For those of you following the Alphabet/Google CLO shenanigans, the GC just married an employee this weekend, but not the employee who says he neglected their baby after he had an affair with her while married to yet another person. [CNBC]
Morning Docket: 08.29.19
* Greg Craig tells jury that he never acted in furtherance of Ukraine's public relations efforts. Rather, he called journalists to argue that Skadden hadn't been "bought and paid for" and to defend the integrity of his report... which Ukraine in fact bought and paid for and which mostly rubberstamped a show trial. [Washington Post] * Shook pivots to video with a series of 60-second legal explainer videos. Get ready for some scintillating television. [American Lawyer] * Supreme Court gears up for a whole slate of cases aimed at undermining decades of employment law precedent. [National Law Journal] * While SCOTUS is busy reversing discrimination laws, male in-house counsel are significantly overpaid compared to their female counterparts. [Corporate Counsel] * Speaking of messed up legal departments, a new essay alleges that Google's GC fathered and then neglected a child born out of an affair with an employee. [CNBC] * New judicial nominations actually earn home state Senator support. Will wonders ever cease? [Law360] * Lawsuit goes after the Charlottesville organizers. [NPR]
Law Schools, Bar Exams, And Mental Health: Responses From Readers
Starting her fifth year as an Above the Law columnist, Jill Switzer shares reader feedback.