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As law firms are pushing lawyers and staff to return to offices, constant stress, triggered by the pandemic and other events, has changed people and the legal workplace.

Law firms in the country are seeing strong demand for lawyers with energy experience and expect the decarbonization of Australia will provide opportunities for a large number of lawyers in years to come.

In this episode, Tamara Buie, chief people officer at Level Legal, a Dallas-based consulting, eDiscovery, and managed services company, explains how to cultivate and foster a professional environment that attracts and retains top-notch talent.

Product and design teams still think of lawyers as "innovation blockers." But a working relationship with legal departments is increasingly necessary to prevent "dark pattern" lawsuits.

"I am ashamed of my conduct," Professor Daniel Capra said in an email to Law.com on Friday. "I apologized to the student and to my class."

The IPO window doesn't appear to be opening anytime soon, but life sciences lawyers expect mergers—and regulatory challenges—to pick up this year.

Mark Lanier, founder of the Texas-based Lanier Law Firm, said the change could weaken a lawyer's strategy in some situations.

"As in 2016, when its unlawful actions were enjoined, 'Texas v. United States,' the department has once again ordered states and other regulated parties to ignore the biological reality of sex when it comes to athletics, locker rooms, pronouns, and who knows what else, or face enforcement actions," the AGs wrote in a response brief filed in U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

My nine years on the IP bus got off to a bumpy start, but encouragement from all of you has made it an exhilarating journey.

The Spanish firm has made a series of hires in recent months.

(Photo: MJgraphics/Shutterstock) Erin Rosenberg, 35, White & Case; Chicago Practice area: Financial restructuring and insolvency (FRI). Law school

"We conclude that creating a pink cake with blue frosting is not inherently expressive and any message or symbolism it provides to an observer would not be attributed to the baker," stated Judge Timothy J. Schutz, in his written opinion for the court.

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Since its inception in 2019, the HPLA has doubled in student size and has steadily grown support by leading plaintiffs firms as an expanding career pipeline.

The problem with giving feedback is that it often comes across as criticism. Human beings tend to react defensively, resulting in a denial of the feedback or worse, entrenchment in the behavior or attitude that may be derailing them in the first place. How can we give feedback in a way that minimizes defensiveness?

Maybe the outlook for the broader economy isn't as grim as people think, but the law firm world is still on edge.

The country is pushing to become a "jurisdiction of choice" in Europe. But English-speaking commercial courts may still have trouble competing with international arbitration.

Senate Judiciary Chairman Brad Hoylman-Sigal, D-Manhattan, who has introduced a bill to curb the blacklisting of lawyers from entertainment venues, called Dolan's remarks "a public meltdown."

Vice Chancellor Travis Laster's groundbreaking opinion is the latest step in the Court of Chancery case alleging McDonald's and its management ignored red flags pointing to sexual harassment by former CEO Steve Easterbrook.