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Shakeup marks top 10 family-friendly law firms for 2017

Updated: Yale Law Women has announced its list of the top 10 family-friendly law firms for 2017, and it looks a lot different than last year’s list. Only three firms appear on both lists, Above the Law reports. The three returning firms are Arnold & Porter (now Arnold & Porter…

Jun 29, 2017 11:47 AM CDT

Reports that family of Trump lawyer Sekulow got millions from his nonprofit leads to states’ review

Two state attorneys general say they will review the operations of a group run by lawyer Jay Sekulow following reports that the nonprofit funneled millions of dollars to the lawyer, his family and businesses they run. North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein and New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman told…

Jun 29, 2017 10:31 AM CDT

Hagens Berman fires back at lawyer who claims firm breached his employment contract

Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro offered a different version of events in its response to a lawsuit by a lawyer who claims the law firm breached his employment contract a few weeks after he signed the agreement. The lawyer, Van Carter, says he signed the agreement in December 2012 to serve…

Jun 29, 2017 8:00 AM CDT

Steptoe accused of pay bias in class action by female contract lawyer promoted to associate

Updated: A contract lawyer who was promoted to associate at Steptoe & Johnson claims in a pay-bias lawsuit that she made less money than male associates with similar experience. The proposed class action by lawyer Ji-In Houck says she is aware of other female attorneys at the firm who were…

Jun 28, 2017 11:02 AM CDT

Journalist with nearly 60 years of SCOTUS reporting experience announces retirement

Lyle Denniston, who’s spent nearly 60 years as a U.S. Supreme Court journalist, announced his retirement Tuesday on Twitter. “After 58 years of SCt journalism, 69 in the trade, retiring next wk after final opins & orders. Far, far too many to thank one by one,” wrote the 86-year-old Denniston…

Jun 27, 2017 12:12 PM CDT

How to be your own advocate at work without stepping on toes (podcast with transcript)

Even trained advocates don’t get everything they want at work. But what are some good strategies for knowing when to accept a manager’s decision, or continue to press for what you want? In this episode of Asked and Answered, the ABA Journal’s Stephanie Francis Ward speaks with Dr. Artika Tyner,…

Jun 26, 2017 8:30 AM CDT

CLE in the City Series will offer the chance for CLE credit at famous NYC venues and firms

On Aug. 10 and 11, a special series of CLE programs will take place across Midtown in New York City. The CLE in the City Series will be held as part of the 2017 ABA Annual Meeting in high-powered law firms and world-famous buildings like the United Nations headquarters, the…

Jun 22, 2017 10:30 AM CDT

Former AG Holder is reportedly considering a presidential bid; he acknowledges ‘more visible’ role

Former Attorney General Eric Holder says he never envisioned himself as an anti-Trump crusader.

The Covington & Burling partner tells Yahoo News he had planned to “walk off the field” if, as expected, Hillary Clinton won the 2016 presidential election.

Jun 22, 2017 8:00 AM CDT

Sedgwick confirms some staff layoffs after more partner departures

Sedgwick has laid off some staffers after at least eight partners left the firm to join other BigLaw rivals in the last few weeks. The latest partner losses follow the departures of 40 Sedgwick lawyers in Dallas and New Jersey, including 15 partners, at the start of the year, the…

Jun 21, 2017 9:30 AM CDT

Law student who came to aid of BigLaw partner lands summer associate job

A George Washington University law student who intervened to help a Baker McKenzie partner being attacked by a group of youths has landed a summer associate job with the law firm. Partner John Rowley III tells the Am Law Daily (sub. req.) that he realized law student Andrew Miller would…

Jun 20, 2017 11:10 AM CDT

Jay Sekulow, evangelical lawyer new to Trump’s team, appears to contradict himself in TV interview

Jay Sekulow, who made a career as a litigator for evangelical legal groups, had a rough time in a television interview on Sunday after he joined President Donald Trump’s legal team. Sekulow told interviewer Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday that Trump was just commenting on news reports when he…

Jun 20, 2017 10:18 AM CDT

ABA Medal will be awarded to John Feerick, who helped draft the 25th Amendment

The ABA's highest honor, the ABA Medal, will be awarded to a Fordham University School of Law professor who helped to draft the 25th Amendment.

Jun 16, 2017 10:15 AM CDT

Few male in-house lawyers believe there is a gender pay gap, global survey finds

Few male lawyers working in-house for corporations believe there is a pay gap for their female counterparts, even though statistics paint a different picture. A higher percentage of men hold higher-salary in-house jobs, outpacing women in six out of seven job tiers paying more than $199,000, according to the global…

Jun 16, 2017 7:00 AM CDT

Paul Lippe’s ‘new normal’ was always about innovation (podcast)

For years, Paul Lippe has been a leader in helping corporate law departments adopt the approaches used in the best and most innovative parts of their own companies—and in doing so, significantly changing the relationships with and the work done by their outside lawyers.

Jun 14, 2017 8:30 AM CDT

Law firms test ‘Mansfield rule’ to promote more women and minorities into leadership roles

Thirty large law firms have pledged to test a new “Mansfield rule” that requires 30 percent of its leadership candidates to be minorities and women. The rule is named after Arabella Mansfield, the first woman admitted to practice law in the United States, report the Am Law Daily (sub. req.)…

Jun 12, 2017 8:00 AM CDT