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Jan 30, 2023
After seeing attitude shifts about opiate addiction, MDL lawyer targets Facebook
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In the 35 years that Jayne Conroy has been a lawyer, she’s spent the entire time in private practice doing civil litigation and has tried more than 70 cases. Conroy’s work includes leading some of the multidistrict litigation involving opiates with jury trials around the country. Through that, she’s seen juries and judges change their minds about addiction and responsibilities. Her next target is social media.
Dec 26, 2022
How do you build trust with incarcerated clients? Exonerated jailhouse lawyer has ideas
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Attorneys often expect incarcerated clients to lie and vice versa, says Derrick Hamilton, who served more than 20 years of a second-degree murder sentence. Those outlooks don’t help build good attorney-client relationships, according to Hamilton, who now works with students at the Yeshiva University Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law’s Perlmutter Center for Legal Justice.
Nov 28, 2022
Worried about the 2023 lawyer jobs market? This legal search consultant has some tips
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While 2022 was a phenomenal year for attorneys and “anyone with a pulse” and a law license could find work, 2023 might “go back to normal,” says Valerie A. Fontaine, a founding director of the legal search company SeltzerFontaine.
Oct 31, 2022
Stressed about holiday parties? Think about skipping them, says lawyer in recovery
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As we head into the holiday season, consider what you want your celebrations to look like, rather than meeting everyone else’s expectations, says Laurie Besden, a lawyer who has been sober for almost two decades.
Sep 26, 2022
Employment outcomes were great for 2021 law school graduates; is that a sign of caution?
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The overall employment outcomes for 2007 and 2021 law school graduates were both 91.9%. And while that sounds like a good thing, it could be a warning.
Aug 29, 2022
Lawyer who moved from Ukraine to US now has opportunity to help others facing similar situations
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Ellen Freeman immigrated from Odesa, Ukraine, to Pittsburgh almost 30 years ago. And although her family always planned to leave—she grew up learning various languages so that she could communicate wherever they settled—moving to the United States as a young single mother was one of the most difficult things that she has ever done.
Jul 25, 2022
Following her experiences, former law clerk seeks support for the Judiciary Accountability Act
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Aliza Shatzman didn’t realize that federal judicial employees are not protected by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. That is until the judge she worked for in 2020 ended her clerkship early—for reasons that she thinks were due to gender discrimination.
Jun 27, 2022
Think you won't pass the July bar exam? So did many others, but they did, say lawyers
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If you are studying for the July bar exam, you’re not going to memorize every flashcard for the Multistate Bar Examination, and that’s OK. You can still pass.
May 30, 2022
After a not-so-great elementary school experience, teen law school grad wants career in education policy
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A good home-school program provided a nurturing environment that was lacking in elementary education, and the experience helped build confidence for law school, says Haley Taylor Schlitz, a 2022 graduate of Southern Methodist University’s Dedman School of Law.
Apr 25, 2022
As states consider regulation targeting transgender youths, some minds have been changed
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A recent order from Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott directing the state to consider medical treatments for transgender youths as child abuse is hurtful to children and their families, as is a new Alabama law that makes providing gender-affirming care to a minor a felony, says lawyer Asaf Orr.