Why Many Women Lawyers Leave BigLaw For Good
By Xiumei Dong
Many women lawyers have no wish to return to the industry's largest law firms after having quit one in the first place, according to a recent survey from legal service provider Leopard Solutions, finding that a lack of flexibility, work and life balance, and job satisfaction are some of the key reasons that contributed to their departures.
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The Big Law Firms Defending Police In Misconduct Lawsuits
By Aebra Coe
As protests over police violence and its unequal impact on Black people and other groups raged across the U.S. in 2020, many large law firms publicly vocalized their support for racial justice, particularly with regard to law enforcement. A Law360 Pulse review shows some of those same firms have defended hundreds of officers and police departments in misconduct lawsuits in the years since.
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Why Gusto's CLO Puts Advocacy 'At The Heart' Of Her Work
By Michele Gorman
Growing up in Ukraine, Dina Segal was influenced by her grandfather, who as a lawyer helped solve complex issues in the aftermath of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. She remembers declaring at age 13 that she wanted to become a lawyer. Now, she advocates for small businesses as chief legal officer at software company Gusto, which helps simplify complex processes in HR services.
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Circuit-By-Circuit Guide To 2024's Most Memorable Moments
By Jeff Overley
One judge said a litigant's position would cause "an effing nightmare," and another decried the legal community's silence amid "illegitimate aspersions." Public officials literally trashed one court's opinion, and fateful rulings dealt with controversial politicians, social media and decades of environmental policy. Those were just a few appellate highlights in 2024, a year teeming with memorable moments both substantive and sensational.
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