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Civil rights lawyer Crump hosts television series on wrongful convictions

Civil rights lawyer Benjamin Crump is hosting a TV series airing this month that chronicles the cases of four people exonerated after spending at least a decade in prison. The series, Evidence of Innocence, airs Mondays in June on TV One, report the National Law Journal and the Tallahassee Democrat.…

Jun 13, 2018 3:38 PM CDT

Should job interviews be phased out?

If you’ve ever had job interviews, then you know the same questions and statements will crop up: Why should we hire you? What’s your biggest weakness (or strength)? Tell me about your leadership style. Perhaps it’s time to end job interviews once and for all. Writing for Fast Company, Tomas…

Jun 13, 2018 10:02 AM CDT

Lawyer pasted more than 1,000 words into his legal brief without attribution, opposing lawyers say

An Illinois lawyer takes umbrage at the suggestion he lifted more than 1,000 words from two articles for his brief opposing dismissal of a lawsuit.

Jun 13, 2018 7:05 AM CDT

Cravath beats Milbank on salaries for some associates

Updated: Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy set a new standard for associate salaries last week when it announced higher salaries across all experience levels, paying $190,000 for new associates and $330,000 to the most experienced associates.

Jun 12, 2018 8:56 AM CDT

Former federal judge George Leighton, a civil rights pioneer, dies at 105

George Leighton, a former Chicago federal judge who fought for civil rights, has died at the age of 105.

Jun 8, 2018 7:00 AM CDT

Some law firms match Milbank’s $190K starting pay for associates

A few major law firms are jumping on the bandwagon and raising starting pay for new associates to $190,000.

Jun 7, 2018 7:05 AM CDT

3 top lawyers in Rhode Island agencies didn’t have current state licenses

The Providence Journal’s reporting on a missed appeal deadline has uncovered three top lawyers in Rhode Island government who didn’t have current state licenses to practice law.

Jun 6, 2018 1:05 PM CDT

Lawyers weigh in: How to prevent stress, substance abuse and depression in the profession

Recently I wrote the Your Voice column "Lawyers weigh in: Why is there a depression epidemic in the profession?" Even though I’ve learned a lot about this topic through my job at Rocket Matter, I was still shocked by the responses and by how attorneys view their own industry.

Jun 5, 2018 7:10 AM CDT

Milbank boosts associates’ starting pay to $190K

New associates at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy will be paid $190,000, the law firm announced on Monday.

Jun 4, 2018 3:11 PM CDT

Structure from a chaotic beginning

My path to law has been shaped by legal institutions that brought order to a chaotic upbringing. As a child, family law brought safety from domestic violence that motivated my parents’ divorce. That early ancillary primer on criminal justice provided orientation for my adolescence when witnessing the prosecution of my two siblings for murder charges, and it shielded against physical abuse due to my sexual orientation.

Jun 1, 2018 1:55 AM CDT

Suffering can be the human consequence of lawyering

Many lawyers practice in the suffering business. Perhaps they should’ve taught us this in law school. What they also should’ve taught us in law school is that being in the presence of someone suffering affects you. Often, attorneys mistake this effect as weakness, ineffective lawyering, or as a sign that they are somehow flawed as an attorney.

Jun 1, 2018 1:20 AM CDT

Building a niche law practice rewards extra work, special training

In a challenging job market for young lawyers, a specialized legal niche provides a marketing edge for solo practitioners and better advice to clients.

Jun 1, 2018 12:05 AM CDT

Public service workers denied loan forgiveness due to wrong repayment plan given second chance

The U.S. Department of Education has announced a second-chance plan for people in public service jobs who were denied loan forgiveness because they chose the wrong repayment plan.

May 30, 2018 10:54 AM CDT

First female justice of the peace gets obit after 116 years

The New York Times has published a belated obituary for a woman who became the country’s first female justice nearly 150 years ago. The trailblazing woman, Esther Morris, died in 1902 at 87. The Times published her obituary as part of its Overlooked series that makes amends for a history…

May 24, 2018 11:10 AM CDT

Abbe Lowell among 15 lawyers leaving Norton Rose Fulbright

Abbe Lowell, the lawyer representing Jared Kushner in the Russia probe, is leaving Norton Rose Fulbright for Winston & Strawn. Lowell is among 15 lawyers leaving the firm; the others are jumping to Reed Smith, the New York Law Journal has stories here and here. Reed Smith and Winston &…

May 24, 2018 7:10 AM CDT