Top stories from the legal profession in spring 2022
THE NATIONAL LAW REVIEW — We’re back with another edition of our legal industry news roundup. Read more below for the latest updates in law firm hiring and expansion, legal industry awards, and recognition of leading women in the field today.
Read More about Top stories from the legal profession in spring 2022Opinion: National licensure is the next step after normalizing remote work in the legal profession
BLOOMBERG LAW — Imagine a time when an attorney licensed only in State A could pack up on a Friday afternoon and fly to State B, hang up a shingle there next day, and begin practicing State B’s law. That time indeed may come.
Read More about Opinion: National licensure is the next step after normalizing remote work in the legal professionOpinion: Women are not compensated enough for work done outside of billable hours
BLOOMBERG LAW — Women do much uncompensated but vital work at law firms, says Akima Paul Lambert, a litigation partner at Hogan Lovells in London. Citing a study that female attorneys often undertake more pro bono, DEI initiatives, and event organizing than men—but these duties are not rewarded in their pay or promotion as they…
Read More about Opinion: Women are not compensated enough for work done outside of billable hoursABA Poll: Public opinion on fairness in the justice system is varied
REUTERS — Opinions on the fairness of the U.S. justice system vary widely according to age and race, according to a recent poll by the American Bar Association.
Read More about ABA Poll: Public opinion on fairness in the justice system is variedA look at the legality of the US Supreme Court opinion leak
REUTERS — The leak of a draft U.S. Supreme Court opinion striking down the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion has spurned intense national debate over the identity of the leaker and whether the person could face criminal or other sanctions.
Read More about A look at the legality of the US Supreme Court opinion leakLegal profession hires more diverse pool of lawyers during talent shortage
BLOOMBERG LAW — Many Big Law firms have cast a wider net to find lawyers to fill the roles. They’ve looked outside of typical recruitment criteria—a degree from a top school like Harvard or Yale, perfect grades, and experience at another major firm—in a rush to boost headcount.
Read More about Legal profession hires more diverse pool of lawyers during talent shortageKansas law school graduates participate in swearing-in ceremony
WIBW — Applicants who passed the Kansas bar exam have been sworn in as attorneys on Friday, April 29. According to the Kansas Courts, the in-person ceremony was conducted at the Kansas judicial center in the Supreme Court courtroom. With about 30 attorneys in the ceremony, 24 attorneys were sworn in for 9 Kansas counties, and 6…
Read More about Kansas law school graduates participate in swearing-in ceremonyLaw firms look to hire more federal clerks, offer bonuses
REUTERS — A federal clerkship is an ever-more valuable credential on a new lawyer’s resume, with a handful of specialized litigation and trial law firms bolstering the one-time bonuses they pay to hires who have spent a year or more in judges’ chambers.
Read More about Law firms look to hire more federal clerks, offer bonusesPodcast: Former law firm recruiter offers advice for law graduates searching for a job and planning a career
LAW SCHOOL TOOLBOX — We’re excited to have ex-BigLaw recruiter Sadie Jones with us to talk about ways to keep your job search and career planning consistent as a law student, without overdoing it.
Read More about Podcast: Former law firm recruiter offers advice for law graduates searching for a job and planning a careerUS Supreme Court Justices Breyer and Jackson inspire a closer look at the pronunciations of ‘amicus’
ABA JOURNAL — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was once a law clerk for the justice she will replace, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, but she didn’t adopt his pronunciation of “amicus.”
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