General Counsel Will Only Diss Your Law Firm On The DL
Shhhhhh. They'll only insult your firm in private.
Morning Docket: 07.31.18
* Children's lawsuit over climate change moves forward. [Courthouse News Service] * If you're an armed terrorist organization, AstraZeneca may be able to help. [Corporate Counsel] * In "dog bites man" news, profitable partners accused of sexual harassment can easily get new jobs. [Wall Street Journal] * "We'll Get You And Mangle You" takes on new meaning as Weil holds attorney to a six month waiting period before he can lateral to Kirkland. [American Lawyer] * Maybe cyberinsurance isn't really insurance at all. [Slate] * North Carolina awards man $8.8 million because his wife doesn't love him anymore. Apparently being a loser can be profitable. [KCRA] * Cleary's in-house outsourcing company slapped with another sexual harassment suit. [Law360] * A conversation with Michele Coleman Mayes, general counsel for the New York Public Library and former GC at Allstate and at Pitney Bowes about the persistent bias against black women lawyers. [Law.com]
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The ABA Passed This Professional Conduct Rule To Keep Women Lawyers From Suffering In Silence
Will this end sexism in the legal profession? That's doubtful, but it's a step in the right direction.