Please take a moment to download the recently issued white paper by Deborah L. Rhode and Dmitry Bam. It explores the gap between principal and practice concerning access to justice, and what should be done to address it.
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Nimble small firms provide opportunity in the midst of the recession
February article from LA Times discusses the advantages of solo and boutique firms in the challenging economic climate. Read it here.
New law firm reality: The changes rocking the legal profession will outlast the recession
Snapshot of ongoing recession-era changes to American law firms through the lens of the greater Chicagoland area. Read it from Crain’s here.
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Wall Street Journal Law Blog examines how diverse firms got that way
On Monday, the results of a project on law-firm diversity were unveiled. The goal of the project, which was largely underwritten by Fenwick & West, was to take a look at the efforts of seven firms, mostly based in the Bay Area, that have made significant strides in recent years in becoming more diverse in one way or another. The firms examined: Bingham McCutchen, Fenwick, Littler Mendelson, Morrison & Foerster, Orrick, Pillsbury Winthrop and Wilson Sonsini……read the full article here.
No Longer Their Golden Ticket
The New York Times examines the changing climate of expectations for career advancement and compensation among today’s newly minted attorneys. Read it here.
New study shows disturbing trend in law school diversity
A joint project of the Society of American Law Teachers (SALT) and the Lawyering in the Digital Age Clinic at the Columbia University School of Law has resulted in data that shows a disturbing trend in law school diversity. Read about it here.
The Legal Profession In the Web 2.0 World…is Total Attorneys an advertising agency or a referral service?
A Chicago firm that has adopted Google’s pay-per-click advertising model finds itself in an ethical quagmire….read about it in the Chicago Tribune here.
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