Geoffrey Schuler, CPA Finding reliable, real-time news sources and creating good habits to constantly monitor these outlets can be overwhelming for many young professionals. It took me a long time to identify my list of favored resources (tailored to the legal industry) and means to access this list in real time. This blog is aimed […]
The growth in technology for the legal sector has been the subject of high interest, but it’s nice to see the tech trend at the human level too. Boston’s WBUR.org for instance took a look at how artificial intelligence is rewiring the lawyers, speaking with Ropes & Gray’s Shannon Capone Kirk (left) who runs the
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There was a time, not long ago, when the options for developing a career in criminal law were strictly limited and constrained by a variety of factors, not the least of them being opportunity. That is no longer the case. The largest criminal law practice in New Zealand is an organisation that provides a
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Carlia Reiner* – Among my many roles as a Client Services Specialist at JD Supra, one of my favorite tasks is the weekly emails I send to clients showing them how their thought leadership has been used or referenced in the media, leading to exactly the kind of PR exposure they’re hoping to achieve. Marketers
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Conn Maciel Carey Dearest Daughter, In October 2017, more than four dozen women stood up against workplace harassment by a man of power in the entertainment industry. Then, the #MeToo Movement was born where people of all races, ages, backgrounds, and geographic regions, working in different industries, stood up and voiced that they too have
A London law firm that uses an array of sexy images on its social media accounts is now in the midst of a minor scandal over an alleged phony ad seeking “a pretty lawyer to impress Asian clients.” UK law blog Legal Cheek said Bloomsbury Law Solicitors was the firm involved, but the firm says it was
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Special Correspondent – New Attorney General David Parker is a man who will may bring a somewhat different approach to his predecessor. From being almost broke financially to having a personal relationship that has created some waves socially, he is a man who will bring a strong social conscience together with some solid life experience
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The ‘squiggly line’ move towards a successful career is something suggested by a multimillionaire former lawyer and by top QC Miriam Dean. Ms Dean is the woman lawyer who was Russell McVeagh’s first woman partner, heading the firm’s litigation department and helping set the firm’s increased pace of elevating women. But for the woman who
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Law firm futurologist Richard Susskind has stirred the legal pot many times with his Book “Tomorrow’s Lawyers” and with lectures and writings about the future law firm. His book’s second edition is now also having prospective lawyers asking prospective employers some pointed questions about their firms. It’s a tactic that has drawn criticism from some
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Harvey Weinstein’s in more trouble than you can shake a stick at, which means hiring attorneys fast. And in Harvey’s case in particular he’s turning – surprise, surprise – to the lady lawyers. Will that work, though? The fired movie mogul is an old hand at hiring attorneys and has used several of the best
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