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“Pre-populated” voting instructions: Streamlining proxy voting “to a point that raises questions." By Eric Geringswald In a recent post on the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation ,... Read More
Solo and small law lawyers: If you’re launching your career, here’s a plan to help you reach your goals. By Sara Shore Twitter / LinkedIn If you want to reach your solo/small law goals, you need to plan for the must-haves. Here... Read More
Gender diversity efforts are—for many law firms—yielding little in the way of results. Law360, New York (July 23, 2017, 8:02 PM EDT) -- U.S. law firms have long been overwhelmingly dominated by men, particularly at the partnership level... Read More
The Declaration of Independence gets a lot of love on the 4th of July. But almost as important as the 4th: the 2nd of August. On August 2nd, 1776, Congress signed the Declaration of Independence. There were 56 congressional delegates who signed... Read More
New Associates: Read about predictive analytics, how to be a happy lawyer, and avoiding writing blunders I See … Data in Your Future Predictive analytics are shaping the future of legal technology. Explore tools for data-driven lawyers... Read More
Artificial intelligence and the practice of law: If you're waiting for it to arrive, you're already behind. Star Trek opened with these four famous words: “Space: The Final Frontier.” Foreboding and yet adventurous, these words... Read More
Rising Stars for 2017: 156 attorneys under 40, hailing from more than 75 law firms and spanning 35 practice areas. Law360, New York (July 16, 2017, 3:02 PM EDT) -- We're pleased to announce Law360's Rising Stars for 2017, our list of 156... Read More
Accountability and leadership: Your role is not to hold anyone accountable. Your role is to lead, inspire and support. By Lakeshia Ekeigwe Twitter / LinkedIn I had a very interesting conversation with my client Lynn (not her real name). Lynn... Read More
By Kathy Bazoian Phelps PONZI SCHEME ROUNDUP: June 2017 Below is a summary of the activity reported for June 2017. The reported stories reflect: 4 guilty pleas or convictions in pending cases; over 44 years of newly imposed sentences for people... Read More
Justice Breyer believes judges should consider the goals and context of a vague law or a statute and consider the consequences of different possible interpretations. By Sindhu Sundar Over the past two decades, Justice Stephen Breyer has earned... Read More
Super lawyers and super heroes: They’re faster than a speeding bullet. ... More powerful than a locomotive. ... Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound! “Super” deserves its place as a legal adjective. From super lawyers... Read More
"Shark": Webster defines it as "sometimes dangerous to humans." Lawyers aren't dangerous. The truth is, they're critical to good law. It’s almost Shark Week 2017 (Discovery Channel/July 23-30). And you love it!... Read More
Justice Breyer said, "You only have a rule of law if courts are willing to protect people who are very unpopular.” By Sindhu Sundar It’s a week before the end of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2016 term, and Justice Stephen Breyer... Read More
Social-media lawyers: Smart users are leaving lawyers in the dust. It took nearly 75 years after the telephone’s invention (1876) to reach 30 million phones in the United States (1948). Compare this to Facebook, which topped 1.9 billion monthly... Read More
A leader can never effectively lead if they do not listen or even know how to listen to the people they are charged with leading. By Lakeshia Ekeigwe Twitter / LinkedIn In my work with lawyers, I have found that many who are truly brilliant... Read More
Justice Stevens said "“I do think that it’s not in the best interest of the court to have entirely representatives of the Eastern law schools." By Jimmy Hoover Retired Justice John Paul Stevens recently met Justice Neil Gorsuch... Read More
By Mona Shah of Mona Shah & Associates, PLLC The EB-5 investment visa may be an employment based immigration category for permanent residence in the US, but it has long traversed far out of the realm of simple immigration. It has become alternative... Read More
Storytelling: Master it, and you’ll have the jury hanging on your every word. Storytelling is a powerful tool of influence. Think back to Netflix’s Making a Murderer . If you watched it, you probably developed an opinion based on... Read More
Senator Chris Coons on strengthening the patent system: "[The] striking decline in American competitiveness should concern all of us because of the unmistakable value that patents have brought to our economy." By Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del... Read More
Justice Sonia Sotomayor on the power of dissent: “Sometimes, someone like me has to say what they perceive as a different truth.” By Ed Beeson When the plea of the Alabama death row inmate hit the reject pile, U.S. Supreme Court Justice... Read More