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Posts by Stephanie Francis Ward
Speaking at a recent webinar, Duane Morris partner Jonathan Segal asked attendees what they thought of employers having a social media policy banning posts celebrating death. The responses surprised him. #employmentlaw
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www.youtube.com/shorts/EdZML... If you're hiring a lawyer, check to make sure they are liscensed! Each state posts the information online. And if you are a lawyer, keep your eyes open to make sure no one has stolen your idenity, and is impersonating you online.
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“I take bits of the time period I like,” says Adelaide Beeman-White. www.abajournal.com/web/article/...
"There's just such a long track record of law firms and the legal industry in general not taking bullying seriously," says Liane Davey.
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PS: Do you have any stories about successfully confronting a bully? I love to hear them.
I love Brian Steel's objection after Kid Cudi said "fuck" on the witness stand in Sean "Diddy" Combs' trial today.
Prosecutor: "What was your reaction to your car being set on fire?"
Cudi: "What the fuck?"
Steel: "Objection."
Judge Subramanian: "That's overruled."
Brooks Holland, who teaches legal ethics at Gonzaga University School of Law, says that announcing blanket affidavits questioning a judge's competence in a press release was a “strong move.” #legalethics #judiciary
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Eimer Stahl, a Chicago firm, is co counsel.
Munger has filed amicus brief supporting Perkins Coie in its lawsuit against the DOJ. 504 law firms signed on, including Arnold & Porter, Grossman, Kecker and Manatt. www.mto.com/wp-content/u...
Remember when the pandemic started, & Twitter was the best way to get breaking news? Now it’s LinkedIn. Crazy times.
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"We have a real issue, and not just in BigLaw, with not speaking up about things until after they happen, with being reactive and not proactive. That’s why statements often feel unsatisfying or performative," says Rachel Cohen.
The goal is to have alumni help employees with employment issues, congressional or criminal investigations, matters related to whistleblowing and what to do when approached with a task the employee believes may be illegal, unethical, or unprofessional.
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Tuned in to Super Bowl to see if Kendrick Lamar did anything controversial. Wound up obsessed with who made his pants, which are amazing.
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A beautiful story about a dad who was a great dad until the very end.
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“We are reorienting what litigation means and what it can do. We are building community and trying to help people feel safe and find joy,” Chase Strangio, the first known transgender lawyer to argue a SCOTUS case.
Watching The Brutalist. How in the hell did I miss that the film has an intermission?
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Meet Frank, the 99-year-old attorney who practiced law for 71 years. youtu.be/YvqqZ2vIXzU?...