Coronavirus Testing Good Enough For Trump’s Golf Buddies, Not Needed For Schoolchildren, Apparently
COVID-19 testing? You don't need no stinkin' COVID-19 testing.
The Top Law Firms For Gender Equity & Family-Friendly Policies (2020)
Plus, details on firms that require employees to sign mandatory arbitration agreements and nondisclosure agreements.
AI Is Killing Legal’s Billable Hour. It’s Also Repeating Its Worst Mistake
Law firms and legal departments are writing the future of the profession in separate rooms. What happens when they actually work together?
Federal Agencies Think Parents Can Follow Crazy Work-From-Home Schedule Like This One During Coronavirus Crisis
This whole thing is absurd.
How My Law Practice Survived A Difficult Pregnancy
Because my firm helped my practice survive, we have since been able to make it thrive.
The Reverse Course Career Plan: What It’s Like To Have A Child In Law School
The good, the bad, and the ugly of having a baby when you're young, broke, and inexperienced in the law.
Appellate Judge Swears In New Lawyer Mom While Bouncing Toddler On His Hip
This is the cutest swearing in ceremony in the world.
Schenck Price Competes Smarter With Lexis+ With Protégé
LexisNexis sat down with John Ursin, Managing Partner at Schenck Price, to learn how the firm is using legal AI to strengthen client service and daily legal work.
How To Navigate Running A Business As A Working Mother
Here are some tips that can really make a difference for both employees and customers.
How To Tell An 18-Year-Old He’s Going Away For Life
Do it in person. Hold his hand. Look him in the face and smile, even though you’re both crying on the inside. Tell him the facts about the likelihood of losing on appeal, but don’t undermine all hope. It’s too much for him to bear.
Barbie Has A New Career As A Judge, And It’s Amazing
The future is female, and Her Honor even comes with a tiny gavel.
When Is A Child Old Enough To Be Jailed For Life?
When it comes to sentencing, 18- to 21-year-olds need a few more years to mature before they reason like adults.
Opus 2 Steps Up Its AI Game With Acquisition Of A Legal Tech Startup
With the addition of Uncover’s technology, the litigation software is delivering rapid innovation.
Should Minors Have A Constitutional Right To Realistically Violent (But Fun) Video Games?
Would a law banning violent video games even be effective today?
Why My Kids Don’t Want To Be Lawyers
Success in work and family comes down to choices.
Cage-Free Kids
Criminal defense attorney Toni Messina says if she were an immigrant with an open deportation order, or an undocumented alien, having been duly warned, she'd have been laying low over the weekend.
My Son’s Middle School Graduation: Marking Personal, Educational, And Career Accomplishments For Mother And Child
When your child is essential to your successes as a mother and as a solo practitioner.
Morning Docket: 06.21.19
* “In my 22 years of doing visits with children in detention I have never heard of this level of inhumanity.” Children being detained at the border are in desperate need of legal assistance and humanitarian aid. [NBC News] * Disgraced former Alabama Supreme Court chief justice Roy Moore, a "polarizing [] Republican," has decided to launch yet another Senate bid after losing during his first go round. This time, even President Trump warned him against trying again. [New York Times] * Puff, puff, pass this vote: New York may not have been able to legalize marijuana, but lawmakers are trying to do the next best thing by decriminalizing it. Fines for “violations” will be no higher than $200 and last convictions can be expunged upon request. [New York Law Journal] * In case you missed it, Slack had its IPO yesterday, opening at $38.50 a share. Goodwin Procter certainly didn't miss it, because the firm is looking to earn $2.5 million for its work on the company's stock market debut. [Big Law Business] * Shaakirrah Sanders, a black female professor at Idaho Law, has filed suit against the school the university, and a former dean, alleging race and gender discrimination and retaliation. She is the only professor of color and woman of color who has earned tenure at the school. [Idaho Statesman]