The Bar Exam, Football, And Women’s History Month
The Mansfield Rule has not yet revolutionized the practice of law for women, but it is gaining traction.
These Biglaw Firms Are Officially Diversity Certified
Year 1 of a system to get Biglaw firms to consider women or minority candidates for leadership roles at the firm.
How Filevine Bakes AI Into Every Layer Of Your Case Management
It’s like having a junior associate who’s never off the clock.
Biglaw’s Summer of Love?
Will it pass quickly, or does it represent the beginning of a major change?
Get Ready For The Biglaw ‘Rooney Rule’ As Firms Try To Actually Do Something About Diversity
But will it actually improve law firm diversity?
Morning Docket: 06.08.17
* Happy Comey Day! [Huffington Post] * Legal operations teams are rampant, proving no one trusts Biglaw billing. [Corporate Counsel] * Sessions ends DOJ settlements that give money to charitable causes -- a common tactic in matters where identifying all specific victims would be difficult or impossible. This is played off as "helping victims" because nothing helps victims more than making sure the perpetrator feels no penalty for their wrongdoing. [ABA Journal] * The "Mansfield Rule" tries to bring NFL thinking to a Biglaw problem. Now if we could just address all those junior associate concussions.... [Law.com] * The American Immigration Lawyers Association is relocating its upcoming convention to get out of Texas. So the state has successfully built itself a wall -- against tourism dollars. [Texas Tribune] * DOJ asking Second Circuit to consider what Escobar means for Wells Fargo. In other words, it's time to circle the wagons at Wells Fargo. [Law360] * Norton Rose Fulbright considering merger. [Legal Week]