Women’s Issues
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Biglaw
Probably Not How You Should Talk To Pregnant Associates: A Biglaw Play In Four Acts
What are they teaching associates these days? -
Courts
'On The Basis Of Sex': The Must-See Biopic About Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Get ready to learn more about a pioneer for women's rights and become part of a stunning cinematic experience. - Sponsored
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
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Crime
Trying A Sex Case As A Woman In The #MeToo Era
How could I defend a man accused of rape without appearing insensitive to the #MeToo movement?
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 12.07.18
* Which Supreme Court justice is apparently the best at throwing shade at her colleagues during oral arguments? It’s Justice Kagan. Sick burn, Your Honor. [National Law Journal]
* “Presidential harassment”? President Trump is blaming special counsel Robert Mueller’s election interference probe for his low Rasmussen Reports approval rating of 50 percent. Damn, when a pollster known for favoring the president is only giving him a 50 percent rating, you know it’s pretty bad. [POLITICO]
* Speaking of Robert Mueller, here’s a little preview of what you can expect from the court filings to be filed today which have to do with the implosion of Paul Manafort’s cooperation deal (i.e., “what may have pushed him to commit legal suicide”). Oh, and we may also see a possible sentencing plan for Michael Cohen. [USA Today]
* In case you missed it, Quinn Emanuel just announced its largest partner class ever. Fourteen attorneys will ascend to new heights at the firm, and half of them are women, which is very exciting. Congratulations to the firm! [Big Law Business]
* The holiday season is here, but that doesn’t give Biglaw associates an excuse to say “screw it” when it comes to what they’re eating. Here are some tips from a corporate wellness consultant on how to avoid weight gain and bloating. [Law.com]
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Law Schools
Gloria Allred Says There Aren't Enough Women's Rights Attorneys
Law students should consider this a call to action. -
Law Schools
The Best Law Schools For Women (2019)
Law school may be the perfect place for women in America to resist, persist, and prove that the future is female. -
Biglaw
New Mothers Working In Biglaw Should 'Quit Whining' About Breastfeeding
They should just do their work and make sure everyone knows they're still dedicated to their job, advises one partner. -
Law Schools
Harvard Law Grad Who Took Final Exam While In Labor On Life As A Mother
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 11.02.18
* Justice Brett Kavanaugh isn’t the only one who’s relying upon calendars as a defense to sexual misconduct allegations. President Donald Trump says he’ll turn over portions of his calendars and journal entries to combat allegations that he forcibly kissed Summer Zervos, a former Apprentice contestant. [USA Today]
* Do you support term limits or a mandatory retirement age for Supreme Court justices? If yes, then a majority of Americans agree with you. Fix the Court polled 1,000 people, and 78 percent of them said they’d like to restrict the length of service for SCOTUS justices. [The Hill]
* Per a new survey conducted by Diversity Lab and ChIPs called the Inclusion Blueprint, the Biglaw firms with the best policies to build gender equity are Brooks Kushman and Sheppard Mullin. We may have more on this later. [Big Law Business]
* Shocking absolutely no one, now that Cooley Law is magically in “compliance” with the American Bar Association’s accreditation standards, the school has dropped its lawsuit against the ABA. This is terribly convenient, isn’t it? [ABA Journal]
* Ieshia Champs, the 33-year-old single mother of five children whose inspirational graduation photos went viral this past spring, recently found out that she passed the Texas bar exam. Congratulations! All of your hard work paid off! [Fox 10 KSAZ]
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Biglaw
Breastfeeding Accomodations For Nursing Lawyer-Moms Still Disappointing
Things are improving for working mothers, but not quickly enough. Action is needed now. -
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Labor / Employment, On The Job
Even Female Judges Get Harassed!
Kind of depressing that a woman needs to talk more like a man to be heard. Even when she is a judge.
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
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Amal Clooney Has No Patience For Donald Trump's Snide Comments About Christine Blasey Ford
Presidents aren't supposed to behave like this. -
Biglaw
Biglaw Firm Admits It Botched Handling Of Sexual Assault Allegation Against A Partner
Baker McKenzie 'regret[s]' how they dealt with the incident. -
Labor / Employment, On The Job
#MeToo Turns One
The #MeToo movement has driven not only an increase in litigation, but also meaningful changes in the workplace. -
Biglaw
New Biglaw Partner Class Is Pretty Encouraging
Women face hurdles reaching partnership all across Biglaw, but White & Case's new class breaks that trend. -
Biglaw
Biglaw Partner Allegedly Sexually Assaulted By Another Biglaw Partner During Firm Retreat
You won't believe how this was handled by the firm. -
Finance
Gender Pay Gap In The Legal Profession May Have A Relationship To Publicized Trump-Era Misogyny
Did misogyny in the national discourse empower supervising attorneys to just let their unconscious biases take the wheel for a while? -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 10.10.18
* Oh boy, it looks like we’ve got a new person to lock up. People who attended Trump’s MAGA rally in Iowa last night broke out into chants of “lock her up!” after the president wondered whether Senator Dianne Feinstein leaked a letter containing Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s allegations of sexual misconduct against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. [The Hill]
* Just because Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed to the Supreme Court doesn’t mean that student organizers at Yale Law are giving up. Yale Law Students Demanding Better will be entering a “new phase of advocacy,” by getting politically involved, registering voters, and joining grassroots movements. [Yale Daily News]
* Elon Musk hired Williams & Connolly chairman Dane Butswinkas to help him with the hot securities mess he’s created. He may have settled his case with the SEC, but a judge still has to accept their agreement and his tweet calling the agency the “Shortseller Enrichment Commission” might not help him. [Big Law Business]
* Keila Ravelo, the former Biglaw partner who pleaded guilty to tax evasion and conspiracy to commit wire fraud charges last year, will be sentenced today in her $7.8 million scheme to cheat her firms and clients. The government is asking for six years behind bars and three years of supervised release. [New Jersey Law Journal]
* Women have been treated unfairly in the legal profession for far too long, and maybe that’s why the number of women-owned firms has been dramatically increasing. As a partner in your own firm, the compensation will be fair, promotions will be merit-based, and no one is going to sexually harass you. What’s not to like? [Law.com]