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Firm rolls out wellness coaching and ‘emotional fitness’ classes for employees

At Kirkland & Ellis, Lawyers who seek to enhance their “emotional fitness” now can enroll in the Life XT program, a series of live classes and online videos designed to promote resiliency against stress and increase productivity.

Nov 1, 2016 3:50 AM CDT

Lawyer creates heartbreak museum

A tube of toothpaste might not seem like an item worthy of an exhibit. But it’s exactly the kind of artifact that the Museum of Broken Relationships wants to showcase.

Nov 1, 2016 3:40 AM CDT

Partnership makes practice easier for lawyers who have military spouses

Elizabeth Jamison knows how hard it is to be a lawyer married to someone in the military—to move from state to state while also building a legal practice.

Nov 1, 2016 3:20 AM CDT

10 Questions: ‘Sledgehammer Shannon’ defends workers in sharing economy

Nicknamed “Sledgehammer Shannon,” this Boston lawyer doesn’t take on cases; she takes on industries. Click here to register for 10 Questions Live with Shannon Liss-Riordan today at 2 p.m. ET.

Nov 1, 2016 3:10 AM CDT

Lawyer focuses his legal efforts on protecting pets’ rights

Fred Kray focuses his legal efforts on protecting domestic animals’ rights after being inspired by his own experience with a pet.

Nov 1, 2016 1:10 AM CDT

LA lawyer blends her enthusiasm for art with a career in the law

Alexandra Darraby really wanted to get to the Rothko. So did I. But we each had our own reasons for making the pilgrimage to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, where one of the major works of American artist Mark Rothko was on display.

Nov 1, 2016 1:00 AM CDT

University of Nebraska launches program encouraging more attorneys in state’s rural areas

Faced with a shortage of attorneys outside major cities, the Nebraska legal community has launched a program aimed at creating more of them. According to a press release from the University of Nebraska College of Law, the law school will work with three undergraduate institutions to recruit college freshmen from…

Oct 27, 2016 9:00 AM CDT

Fired general counsel sues for alleged gender and age bias, claims pay talk was banned

A 61-year-old lawyer who was fired from her position as general counsel has sued her onetime employer for alleged age and gender bias. Roxanne Khazarian claims in the Oct. 25 suit (PDF) that there is a “good ol’ boy” network at her onetime employer, Gerald Metals, a commodities trading company…

Oct 26, 2016 12:08 PM CDT

What nonwork pursuits have you noted on your resume?

A recent study found that when male applicants for law firm jobs noted on their resumés hobbies that indicate they had a privileged upbringing—sailing, polo, et cetera—it helped them get interviews. Female applicants who noted such hobbies didn’t reap the same benefits. So this week, we’d like to ask you:…

Oct 26, 2016 12:00 PM CDT

10 Questions Live: Raj De discusses cybersecurity and his White House and NSA experiences

Raj De has a unique background which makes him an expert on national security and cybersecurity issues. At a time when the news is filled with speculation about international hacking attempts and the difficulty of protecting data, we wanted to speak with him about his experiences and career path. After…

Oct 25, 2016 4:15 PM CDT

Like polo and sailing? Listing it on a law firm resume helped men but not women, study finds

Resumés signaling wealth and privilege help men but not women get interviews for summer associate positions in BigLaw, a new study has found. Resumés indicating a privileged background resulted in a 16 percent callback rate for men, the Atlantic reports. That was more than four times the callback rate for…

Oct 24, 2016 7:00 AM CDT

How can law firms remove barriers to women in the profession?

Partners, law firm associates and in-house counsel gathered at Mayer Brown’s New York office Thursday to confront issues of gender inequity in BigLaw and brainstorm ways to move the needle. The discussion comes at a time when the state of diversity in the profession is sobering at best and dismal…

Oct 21, 2016 6:00 PM CDT

Times lawyer is surprised by viral response to Trump letter; he wrote it in about 45 minutes

New York Times vice president and assistant general counsel David McCraw writes dozens of letters every year responding to lawyers who are unhappy with the newspaper’s coverage. McCraw says he knew his letter on Thursday to Donald Trump’s lawyer would be different, but he was surprised by the viral response.…

Oct 18, 2016 11:55 AM CDT

Decline in first-year female associates at large NY law firms raises pipeline concerns, survey says

Women made up 45 percent of first-year associates in large New York City law firms last year, a drop of five percentage points since 2004, a survey has found. The finding “raises concerns about the erosion of the associate pipeline,” according to the survey report (PDF) by the New York…

Oct 17, 2016 11:01 AM CDT

Noted civil-rights litigator who worked with Thurgood Marshall dies at the age of 91

Jack Greenberg, a lawyer who worked on civil-rights cases alongside Thurgood Marshall, died this week at the age of 91. Marshall had hired Greenberg in 1949 at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. Greenberg went on to lead the group for 23 years, report the New York Times and…

Oct 14, 2016 10:53 AM CDT