So You Don’t Want to Be A Lawyer? Now What?
So You Don’t Want To Be A Lawyer? Now What?
Skadden Mourns Passing of Partner Stu Finkelstein
Skadden mourns the passing of our partner and friend Stu Finkelstein. Stu was truly a friend to all and beloved by everyone who knew him. He was warm-hearted, good-humored and genuinely interested in others. Stu spent his entire career at Skadden, joining the firm after graduating from the University of Michigan Law School in 1985.
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Nixon Peabody’s NYC Office Wins Accolades for Sustainability and Design
New York, NY. Nixon Peabody’s New York City office is one of five organizations—and the only law firm—selected for Crain’s New York’s “2018 Coolest Offices in New York City” award, which recognizes not only the most functional, modern workplaces, but also the most stylish and design-driven. “We’re honored to be considered among the coolest office
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Law Firm Providing Legal Help For Migrant Families Separated At Border
The uproar over migrant families separated at the US border has lead to law firm Arent Fox executing a firmwide initiative to provide legal services to the parents and children seeking to be reunited. An alert from the firm’s PR people indicated that Arent Fox was sending sending volunteers to Texas and other areas where
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Cyber security and the Internet of things: UK Government’s secure by design principles for manufacturers and others
CMS Law – In March 2018, the UK Government, in collaboration with the National Cyber Security Centre and a range of stakeholders, including industry, academia and consumer bodies, published a report on “Secure by Design: Improving the cyber security of consumer Internet of Things”. The report advocates a “fundamental shift” in the approach to security
Why Hogan Lovells’ Made Their Latest Saudi Foray – Q&A
The Tie-up between global law giant Hogan Lovells and Saudi law firm ZS&R was explained by a release from Hogans and a supplied interview with Hogans CEO Steve Immelt on the tie-up and reasons for it – namely creating a better relationship with Saudi Arabia and client activity in the region. The deal comes after Hogan
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Thinking Differently About Legal AI
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Jordan Furlong* I think we need a new way to talk about artificial intelligence in the law. I’m seeing a lot of frustration and cross-talk lately in the legal innovation community around what does and doesn’t constitute legal AI, and whether it will or won’t deliver any real value. The term “legal AI” isn’t
Largest Appointment of Assistant US Attorney Positions in Decades – 311 New AUSAs
Largest Increase in AUSAs in Decades Allocates Prosecutors to Focus on Violent Crime, Civil Enforcement, and Immigration Cases DENVER – On the 500th day of the Trump Administration, Attorney General Jeff Sessions and U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado, Bob Troyer, announced that the Department of Justice is taking a dramatic step to increase
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Women Lawyer’s Castigate Law Society Response Over Sex Harassment Survey
The Law Society has been castigated by womens’ law groups and vocal spokeswomen in their response to the sexual harassment survey. The response from womens’ law groups was harsh – with a release from Wellington Womens’ Law Association signed by Steph Dryberg castigating the NZLS for effectively ignoring other reports citing the sexual harassment issue
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