Ari Kaplan recently spoke with Sang Lee, the CEO and co-founder of Thine, a technology company that develops and deploys prehiring and integration assessments. She is a lawyer and entrepreneur who has also owned and operated SJL Attorney Search and Volta Talent Strategies.
The Maryland Court of Appeals has cited “considerable mitigating factors” in refusing to sanction a lawyer accused of maintaining an office in the state, even though she was licensed only in Washington, D.C.
Fix the Court, a court transparency group, is seeking an ethics investigation of a federal appeals judge who told a Department of Justice attorney to remove his mask during oral arguments.
Lawyers and legal professionals from around the country still have a chance to attend the 2022 ABA Midyear Meeting. The conference will now take place entirely online because of the spread of the omicron variant of COVID-19.
An unvaccinated city court judge who didn't wear a mask will be mostly handling civil matters remotely, according to a spokesperson for the New York state court system.
One side effect of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is that lots of people have adopted pets. Turns out, a lot of these pet parents enjoyed spending time at home with their furry friends—some so much so that they refused to be separated from their best buddies. In fact, 75% of U.S.-based remote workers surveyed in July said they wanted to stay remote so they could take care of their pets.
For this year’s class of Legal Rebels, standing pat before, during or after the pandemic was never an option. They all work in the hopes of building a better tomorrow—regardless of what it looks like or when it arrives.
Business hasn’t slowed down during the COVID-19 pandemic, which tore many couples apart, according to two family law attorneys. However, the COVID-19 crisis has made it easier to work together.
Goodwin Procter is providing “thoughtfully curated weeklong” trips to associates and some other billers, so they can get relaxation time on the law firm’s tab.
In addition to JD certificates and character and fitness responses, many February bar exam candidates preparing for the in-person test are also submitting proof of COVID-19 vaccines or a negative test—and in some cases both.