Sex Discrimination
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Biglaw
Biglaw Firm Will Vote To Oust Partner Suing Them For Gender Discrimination
This is the juiciest Biglaw lawsuit in a while. -
Biglaw, Job Searches, Labor / Employment, On The Job
Why 'Higher-Class' Women Won’t Get That Biglaw Job: Hiring Biases That You Won't Believe!
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Biglaw
3rd Former Partner Files Suit Against Chadbourne Over Unequal Pay
They say three is a trend...
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Biglaw, Partner Issues
Chadbourne Swings Back Over Gender Bias Suit
We're waiting here with popcorn for the next development in As The Law Firm Turns. -
Biglaw
There's Now (Allegedly) Videotape In The Latest Biglaw Lawsuit Twist
Strange things are (allegedly) afoot at this Biglaw firm. -
Biglaw, Partner Issues, Women's Issues
Biglaw Pay Discrimination Case Adds A New Plaintiff
Another partner backs up the claims of gender discrimination. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 10.14.16
* Senator Mike Lee, an influential member of the Senate Judiciary Committee (and a former Supreme Court clerk himself), explains why Republicans won’t confirm Judge Merrick Garland to SCOTUS in the lame-duck session. [Washington Post via How Appealing]
* Jaroslawa Zelinsky Johnson, former managing partner of Chadbourne & Parke’s defunct Kiev office, wants in on Kerrie Campbell’s sex discrimination suit against the firm. [American Lawyer]
* In other news about alleged gender bias in Biglaw, it looks like partner Traci Ribeiro’s lawsuit against Sedgwick is bound for arbitration. [Law.com]
* The latest bad news for Theranos: a hedge fund is suing the company for securities fraud, and it’s represented by a pair of high-powered Gibson Dunn partners, former federal prosecutors Reed Brodsky and Winston Chan. [Corporate Counsel]
* Kasowitz Benson’s recent legal work on behalf of Donald Trump is just the latest example of the firm representing litigious tycoons. [New York Law Journal]
* As some firms exit China, others enter the market; Hogan Lovells just announced a strategic alliance with Fujian Fidelity Law Firm in Shanghai. [Big Law Business]
* In my ancestral homeland of the Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte poses a threat to the rule of law, but remains very popular with the people. [New York Times]
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Gender, Women's Issues
Tracking 10 Years Of Women's Progress In The Legal Profession
The legal profession has changed dramatically since 2006, but the group that it's changed the most dramatically for has been women. -
Biglaw, Partner Issues, Women's Issues
Biglaw Firm Hit With $100 Million Class Action Gender Discrimination Lawsuit
This Biglaw firm is allegedly "operating in the dark ages when it comes to gender equality." -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 08.19.16
* Is it time for Mike Pence to act on pardoning a wrongfully convicted man? [Huffington Post]
* Let the postmortems begin: Who killed Gawker? [New York Magazine]
* Lewis & Clark Law School fails Communications 101. [Law and More]
* This is a huge step backwards for Title VII enforcement. [Slate]
* The number of prospective law professors takes a tumble. [TaxProf Blog]
* Yale Law School grad J.D. Vance, author of the bestselling memoir Hillbilly Elegy (affiliate link), explains the appeal of Donald Trump to certain voters. [New York Times]
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Biglaw, Money, Women's Issues
Biglaw Partner Files Class Action Lawsuit Over 'Male-Dominated Culture'
These allegations are stunning. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 07.28.16
* State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby dropped all remaining charges against the three Baltimore police officers still awaiting trial in the death of Freddie Gray — a decision she called “agonizing.” [New York Times]
* Judge Paul L. Friedman (D.D.C.) ordered the release of John W. Hinckley Jr., the man who in 1981 attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan (and who, some argue, murdered White House press secretary James Brady). [Washington Post]
* Traci Ribeiro, a non-equity partner at Sedgwick, sued the firm for discrimination, alleging that she and other women “cannot crack the glass ceiling at Sedgwick.” [Law.com]
* A promising proposal from the Justice Department for how to deal with the law enforcement challenges presented by evidence stored in other countries (in the wake of Microsoft’s Second Circuit victory over the DOJ). [Christian Science Monitor]
* “Is fake burping in gym class enough to get a seventh-grader arrested?” Professor Noah Feldman analyzes an interesting new Tenth Circuit ruling. [Bloomberg View via How Appealing]
* Judge Janet Bond Arterton: sorry, Principal National Life Insurance Co., but you can’t escape paying out on the $10 million life insurance policy you issued to a law firm partner just because he died 15 months after the policy’s issuance. [Law.com]
* For folks finishing up the bar exam today, some advice from former ABC News president (and former SCOTUS clerk) David Westin: it’s okay to walk out of there early. Good luck! [Big Law Business]
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Minority Issues, Women's Issues
The Curious Case Of Ellen Pao, One Year Later
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Sexism, Women's Issues
The Pink Ghetto: Horror Stories About Sexism In The Law
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Sexism, Women's Issues
Women In The Legal Profession Continue To Be Treated Like Crap
No wonder so many women feel like they aren’t respected as attorneys -- they're not. -
Biglaw, Women's Issues
6 Reasons For Gender Differences At The Top Of The Legal Profession
Why does the gender imbalance in high-level legal positions persist? -
Litigators, Minority Issues, Racism
In Praise Of Prejudice
What do you say, dear readers -- is this clever marketing and intelligent defense of lawsuits, or offensive bigotry? -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 06.19.15
* Ouch! The Florida Supreme Court just unanimously told a lower court judge to STFU and GTFO. Judge Laura Watson, who was elected to her position in 2012, was summarily ousted from the bench for shady conduct that took place before her judgeship commenced. [Sun Sentinel]
* The ABA postponed making a decision on whether it’ll approve a merger between Hamline Law and William Mitchell Law. Not to worry, everything will be okay. Come on, as if the ABA would let a failing law school completely crash and burn. [MPR News]
* We mentioned this week that Hank Greenberg won his A.I.G. bailout suit, but we didn’t get around to the part where Davis Polk got quite the judicial spanking from an “irritated” judge — and the firm wasn’t even named as a defendant. [DealBook / New York Times]
* Uh oh. It looks like Ellen Pao just got “powed.” Judge Harold Kahn has tentatively ruled that Pao must pay about $276,000 in trials costs to Kleiner Perkins. (Special thanks go out to ATL commenter Paul Harvey for this clever little quip.) [Digits / Wall Street Journal]
* Micah Green, a prominent lobbyist at Squire Patton Boggs, is headed for greener pastures at Steptoe. He’s the latest rainmaker to leave, which makes us wonder if the firm will be satisfied with only being able to make it drizzle. [PowerPost / Washington Post]
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Email Scandals, Law Professors, Law Schools, Media and Journalism, Pornography
Law Professor Who Sent Anal-Bead Porn To Her Students Blames Everyone But Herself
What did Drexel University's investigation into "Beadgate" conclude, and what does Professor Lisa McElroy have to say for herself?