Survey: Association of Corporate Counsel finds in-house lawyers slow to embrace in-person trainings amid pandemic
LAW.COM – As parts of the world begin to reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic, many in-house lawyers are cautious but willing, under certain circumstances, to venture outside for continuing legal education and training, according to the latest COVID-19 member flash poll from the Association of Corporate Counsel.
Read More about Survey: Association of Corporate Counsel finds in-house lawyers slow to embrace in-person trainings amid pandemicLaw firms re-think office space amid COVID-19
LAW.COM – Law firm leasing activity has ground to a near halt in New York, while law firms wait out relocation decisions and redesign their current spaces to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
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LAW.COM – To date, 69 firms have announced cuts in lawyer salary (excluding changes to equity partner compensation). The cuts have advanced across the Am Law 200 as expected: they started out among firms in low profit margin buckets and then broadened to higher margin buckets and deepened within the buckets, as evidenced by the curves…
Read More about Law firms announce budget cutsFordham Law dean Matthew Diller discusses the role of lawyers during crisis
NEW YORK LAW JOURNAL – It might be hard to imagine the other side of this pandemic—to see past the horizon—but when this crisis ends, there will be many new and urgent needs. But undoubtedly there will also be new opportunities as the experience changes our society, economy and culture on a long-term basis.
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NWI TIMES – In the last three years, Valparaiso University’s final class of law school graduates have studied under extraordinary circumstances — first learning their school, a 141-year-old institution, would be closing upon their graduation, then completing their legal education in the midst of a sweeping global pandemic.
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CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW – Recognizing our distinguished 2020 graduates: Excellence and Achievement Awards
Read More about Case Western Reserve Law honors outstanding studentsCase Western Reserve Law announces student awards
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW – Recognizing our distinguished 2020 graduates: Annual Student-Voted Awards. The following awards were determined by a Spring vote by the graduating class of 2020.
Read More about Case Western Reserve Law announces student awardsColumbia Law celebrates online commencement with address from former US Vice President Joe Biden
COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL – Gathered in spirit and online, the Class of 2020 graduated from Columbia Law School on May 20. Family, friends, and the Law School community joined more than 700 graduates for the virtual celebration. The ceremony included wisdom, advice, and exhortations from faculty, students, and former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., the…
Read More about Columbia Law celebrates online commencement with address from former US Vice President Joe BidenFather and daughter Franklin and Sarah Diekman graduate from Florida A&M Law
THE NATIONAL JURIST – Sarah Diekman and her dad Franklin shared many experiences when they lived in rural Dyer, Ind. And now they are about to graduate together from Florida A&M University College of Law in Orlando.
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NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW – Fearless but not flawless, Northeastern Law welcomed almost 1,000 participants across Zoom and YouTube to a live, virtual commencement celebration of the Class of 2020 on Thursday, May 21, 2020. More than 200 JD, LLM and MLS graduates were joined by family and friends from the across the globe for the festivities, which…
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