Report: Corporate legal departments experience uptick in work, cost concerns
ABA JOURNAL – Corporate legal departments are busier than ever, which has led to an increase in work for in-house attorneys and outside counsel, according to a new study.
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NEW YORKER – “The laws that defined and circumscribed life in the Jim Crow South were warped, but it was also the law—farsighted, fair-minded jurisprudence—that gave us the tools to dismantle segregation, piece by rotten piece.”
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INSIDE HIGHER ED – Declines in bachelor’s degrees awarded are particularly notable for English and history, but trends at community colleges may cheer advocates for the liberal arts.
Read More about Number of bachelor’s degree in humanities down sharp from 2012Law firms elevate role of diversity and inclusion groups
BLOOMBERG LAW – Today, practically all diversity programs are considered diversity and inclusion programs — a subtle, yet significant difference, because the term focuses on including, and therefore retaining, diverse talent.
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FORBES – “The career paths and prospects for young lawyers are markedly different than recent generations.”
Read More about The landscape of the modern legal professionTrump Administration legal issues creating new jobs for lawyers
VANITY FAIR – As Capitol Hill braces itself for what could be a years-long affair, a new class of defense lawyers are hoping to ride the Trump-Russia investigation to prominence.
Read More about Trump Administration legal issues creating new jobs for lawyersSupreme Court Justices Gorsuch and Breyer discuss the rule of law at Harvard Law
HARVARD LAW SCHOOL – At the Harvard Marshall Forum dinner, Associate Justices of the Supreme Court Neil M. Gorsuch, ’91 and Stephen Breyer, ’64 stressed the importance of respect for the rule of law.
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BLOOMBERG LAW – Space law – a subspecialty of aviation law – blends traditional commercial legal skills with international relations and political savvy to broker projects as diverse as salvaging broken satellites and asteroid mining.
Read More about Space law may be the next big practice areaAALS Past President Kellye Testy, Board Member Erwin Chemerinsky, tax professor Paul Caron take on new leadership roles in legal education
NATIONAL JURIST – The three most influential leaders in legal education are taking on new positions and challenges.
Read More about AALS Past President Kellye Testy, Board Member Erwin Chemerinsky, tax professor Paul Caron take on new leadership roles in legal educationTexas Tech Law announces Jack Nowlin as new dean
LUBBOCK AVALANCHE-JOURNAL – Texas Tech announced Monday a new dean of its school of law who currently serves at the University of Mississippi but has Texas ties.
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