Recent news that a prominent lawyer had committed suicide, apparently under extra pressure both because of having had a baby within the year and because of the dismal economy, has…
Seemingly very successful both at work and at home, Catherine Bailey returned to work as a finance litigator around Christmas after the birth of her youngest daughter a little over…
Economic meltdown, thousands of lost lawyer jobs, big-firm careers teetering on the brink: What could be worse for an attorney trying to build a successful and balanced life? Or, really,…
As the economic downturn continues to plague law firms, many are resorting to attorney layoffs as a way to cut costs. But the Project for Attorney Retention, part of the…
Larry Wilder did the right thing by taking a limo home after celebrating a friend’s good news about passing a real estate licensing exam with a few drinks.
Jordan Furlong wonders in a recent post at Law21 if “we’ll soon be closing the book on one of the legal profession’s most-used and least-understood phrases of the…
It wasn’t easy for attorney Brian Strange to take two months away from his Los Angeles class action practice. But with the help of e-mail and a satellite telephone he…