Littler Mendelson has obtained a protective order shielding sensitive information after accusing a “disgruntled” associate of uploading more than 7,900 documents to an external Dropbox in February. https://t.co/5xLFmrNc9A #BigLaw
Epidemiologist Dr. Jonathan M. Zenilman at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health says there will be an ongoing demand for hybrid conferences, partly because people are still vulnerable to COVID-19. https://t.co/lHI082PGGj #businessoflaw#legaltech
A former Cozen O’Connor attorney has agreed to a one-year suspension of his law license in Pennsylvania for using information that he learned as a conflicts attorney to buy stock in advance of a merger. https://t.co/YB9nrkcDIx #ethics#legalethics#BigLaw
In "The Scheme," Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse examines the influence corporate interests and right-wing billionaires have had on the judicial system and American democracy. https://t.co/CsbZIYHGaj #interalia#whatsontheshelf
ICYMI: Executives at Jack Daniel’s have requested that VIP Products stop selling dog chew toys shaped like liquor bottles but with parody names and themes, leading to a major trademark case March 22. https://t.co/Z0Ww3fjv5q #SCOTUS#SupremeCourtReport#trademarklaw
ICYMI: "Hey, lawyers! Is everybody happy? If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands. Many of our colleagues are not exactly thrilled while practicing law." https://t.co/XsWJQqrZFN #lawyerwellness
For law schools that fall below the bar pass rate required for ABA accreditation, there are many avenues for change. We spoke to three schools that have improved their numbers. https://t.co/GLZsZaFCHT #legaleducation#barexam
For law schools that fall below the bar pass rate required for ABA accreditation, there are many avenues for change. We spoke to three schools that have improved their numbers. https://t.co/GLZsZaFCHT #legaleducation#barexam
"All in all, our profession is a noble one. I was happy and proud to make a few positive ripples on the earth and to put some smiles on clients’ faces." https://t.co/e0T1PEWov3 #lawyerwellness
Lawyers are often in the best position to know about other lawyers' misconduct. Most states have adopted the language of ABA Model Rule 8.3, which triggers a mandatory reporting obligation. But not all states have the requirement. https://t.co/PkdgV1LxaB #practicematters#ethics
Disbarred trial lawyer Tom Girardi’s efforts to buy relationships and exercise influence at the State Bar of California likely caused some ethics complaints against him to be improperly closed, says an outside review released Friday. https://t.co/BUJDPWgxJc #ethics#legalethics
ICYMI: The term “gruyere” is a generic description of cheese and can’t be registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as a certification mark denoting the region where the cheese is produced, a federal appeals court has ruled. https://t.co/lzQdd7VvBo #trademarklaw
"No matter what’s going on in your life, you always put yourself together and your makeup is part of that. It was never performative. I wasn’t putting on my makeup for my boss; I was doing it for me." https://t.co/Rajk11iRnE #10questions#interalia
Georgia courts are having trouble addressing case backlogs because the state has a shortage of lawyers, including prosecutors and public defenders, the state’s chief justice said this week. https://t.co/dzzRrz1zTo
A policy allowing only “respectful and courteous” public comments at town meetings violates the state constitution, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled. https://t.co/Z7ROJyVner #constitutionallaw