Law firms add new partners amid competition for talent
REUTERS — It’s a good year to be coming up for partner at a large law firm. Thanks to record profitability combined with cutthroat battles for attorney talent at major firms, at least five firms are promoting their largest groups of new partners on record. And it’s still early in the season. With firms straining to hold on…
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ABA JOURNAL — Some law firms trying to hold on to their lawyers are offering special bonuses and perks, making counteroffers, offering more interesting work, and promoting on a shortened timeline. Then there are the law firms hoping that they can keep their talent hidden from competitors, Law.com reports. Law firms are fearful because of the hot lateral-hiring…
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ABA JOURNAL — The State Bar of California is considering a proposal to have the Golden State join a small number of other jurisdictions in permitting nonlawyer paraprofessionals to provide legal advice and undertake other tasks typically handled by attorneys. Under the plan crafted by the California Paraprofessional Program Working Group, paraprofessionals would be allowed to represent…
Read More about California considers proposal to allow non-lawyers to give legal advice in some areasExamining the history and evolution of the bar exam
ABA FOR LAW STUDENTS — Each year, thousands of law students prepare for the notable bar exam, a test of knowledge and skills which students must pass to obtain their license. Over the years, many students have spent strenuous hours studying for the exam, but the exam has not always been this daunting. If you’re looking to…
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THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION — The number of Black lawyers in the United States is at a standstill at a time when issues of justice, race, political and socioeconomic inequalities are at a boiling point. The American Bar Association (ABA) says this in its Profile of the Legal Profession report, the number of lawyers of color,…
Read More about Opinion: The legal profession needs to create a better environment for young black lawyersUniversity of Houston Law Center Black Lawyers Matter Conference examines efforts to improve the diversity of the legal profession
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — Building upon the momentum of the inaugural dialogue in 2020, the 2021 Black Lawyers Matter Conference was held in October with a host of speakers and panelists ready to continue advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the legal profession. Organized after the tragic deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, the…
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HAWAI’I PUBLIC RADIO — A new leadership program at the University of Hawaiʻi William S. Richardson School of Law aims to increase diversity, inclusion, and representation among Hawaiʻi’s legal professionals. This comes at a time when some have called for more diversity on Hawaiʻi’s courts. Others maintain the lack of representation is a pipeline issue. When Camille Nelson…
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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — Miami Law’s Innocence Clinic won a stunning victory today for client Dustin Duty, securing his release from prison. The now 36-year-old was wrongfully convicted of a 2013 armed robbery in Jacksonville and sentenced to 20 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. “After five years of strenuous litigation,…
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ABA JOURNAL — Twenty percent of surveyed corporate lawyers were highly exhausted and 34% were moderately exhausted, according to findings released by the legal and compliance practice of consulting firm Gartner. The firm surveyed 202 corporate lawyers in July and released the results on Oct. 7. Among the highly exhausted group, 41% showed signs of psychological distress;…
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ABA JOURNAL — Recently, I had an immigration case, where my client was tardy on every deadline and patently refused to do anything beyond the bare minimum to aid their cause. I was emotionally drained by the case but buoyed by the positive result at the end. I must admit I couldn’t fight the impulse to…
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