NAPABA
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Labor / Employment, Minority Issues, On The Job
Discrimination In The Workplace: Talking About Racial Bias Is Hard But Must Be Done
The biggest impediment to anything meaningful moving the needle of diversity is the lack of honest discussion. -
In-House Counsel, Minority Issues
In Memoriam: Celebrating The Life Of Lawyer Trinh Huynh
A Vietnamese refugee and Princeton grad with a Southern twang, an infectious laugh, and a commitment to helping others. - Sponsored
How To Build And Manage Your Law Firm Rate Sheet
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Biglaw, Conferences / Symposia, Minority Issues
NAPABA President And Managing Partner Cyndie Chang Aims To Continue Her Family's Legacy of Community Building
Inspiration and advice from a leader in the Asian-American bar and a Biglaw firm.
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Intellectual Property, Litigators, Patents
Is Patent Litigation Dead? What Gives?
Is the field of IP litigation still worth getting into? -
Biglaw, Gay, In-House Counsel
The Bamboo Closet: To Stay In Or Not?
How have Asian-American LGBT attorneys fared in their careers given recent advances in equality? -
Federal Government, Job Searches, Securities and Exchange Commission, U.S. Attorneys Offices
8 Tips For Getting Into -- And Out Of -- A Job As A Federal Government Lawyer
Here's some helpful advice for lawyers interested in working as AUSAs or at the SEC. -
Federal Judges, Litigators, Media and Journalism
Litigating High-Profile Cases: Thoughts From The Bench And Bar
The media environment has evolved a lot in the past 20 years, and lawyers handling major cases must evolve along with it. -
Advertising, Asians, Lawyer Advertising, Minority Issues, Racism, Small Law Firms, Videos, YouTube
The Racist Law Firm Ad Update -- The Maligned Law Firm Speaks
Has a law firm been unfairly accused of producing an offensive advertisement? - Sponsored
A Law Firm Checklist For Successful Transaction Management
The questions to ask to make transaction management your competitive advantage. -
Alan Dershowitz, Bar Exams, Gloria Allred, Jeffrey Toobin, New Jersey, Non-Sequiturs, Pets, Violence, Wall Street
Non-Sequiturs: 11.20.12
* Better late than never: congratulations to everyone who passed the New Jersey bar exam. You’re just in time to get in on some Sandy class-action litigation. [New Jersey Board of Bar Examiners] * Congratulations to all the honorees from the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association conference in D.C. last weekend — including, but not limited to, the Best Lawyers Under 40 awardees. [NAPABA] * And congrats to Professor Sherrilyn Ifill, incoming president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. [Concurring Opinions] * Does every bra made in America have Gloria Allred’s phone number sewn into it? [WSJ Law Blog] * Who is “Portfolio Manager A” in the latest major insider-trading scandal? [Dealbreaker] * You don’t need to be a dog lover to find these allegations abhorrent. [Alabama Live] * Want to avoid dating Democrats (or Republicans)? There’s an app — okay, two websites — for that. [Jezebel] * After the jump, Jeffrey Toobin and Alan Dershowitz discuss Obamacare…. Toobin is the author of The Oath (affiliate link). Dersowitz is the new owner of a $1.7 million Manhattan apartment. Their conversation took place last Friday, November 16, at the 92nd Street Y. -
Asians, Hotties, In-House Counsel
Moonlighting: Specialty Bars, Attractiveness May Vary
Specialty bar associations can be great opportunities for in-house lawyers to grow their network and develop their careers. Unlike some mega bar associations, they tend to feel more intimate and collegial, even if their membership numbers are pretty large, because the members share a common interest. A couple of weeks ago, I attended the NAPABA […]
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