Employment
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APPOINTMENTS
Around the house
Houston Rockets net their new general counsel in-house amongst the postings around the house this week.
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LEGAL EDUCATION
Academia and practice in new LLB combo
Innovative degree to combine 'top-100 education' with firm partnership to help future lawyers prepare for new technology and online courts.
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APPOINTMENTS
Around the house
High-powered women rule the moves in a women-only list around the house this week.
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SOCIAL MOBILITY
Law firm extends social reach
Slaughter and May and upReach partner to launch legal sector access programme as firm builds on pioneering work in social mobility.
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PRO BONO
Crowell & Moring's pro bono weekend
Law firm's Brussels office joins forces with Young Bar to offer free legal services to show willingness to tackle societal issues.
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APPOINTMENTS
Around the house
Not necessarily all's well that ends well in this week's in-house moves, as Wells Fargo ceo steps aside for general counsel as interim ceo.
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LEGAL BUSINESS
Millennial lawyers say business model broken
New survey shows millennial lawyers aspire to partnership despite being critical of law firm culture, with women being more critical than men.
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APPOINTMENTS
Around the house
Making moves around the house this week are two general counsel, from Krispy Kreme and US Steel, returning to private practice.
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HARASSMENT
Harassment reports on the rise
Reports of Harassment continue to increase in wake of #MeToo, according to NAVEX Global's 2019 Ethics & Compliance Hotline Benchmark Report.
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MENTORING
Linklaters repeats reverse mentoring program
Firm launches a second round of reverse mentoring following successful pilot with 34 pairings globally.
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GENDER
Benefits, celebrations and reprimands - law in transition
Linklaters enhances employee medical benefits to include gender reassignment, Dentons throws a party, and unnamed firm's lawyers reprimanded.
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DISABILITIES
Herbert Smith Freehills inspires disability confidence
Law firm joins business leaders and employees with range of disabilities to discuss creating culture of inclusion and delivering better experiences.
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APPOINTMENTS
Around the house
This week sees National Enquirer owner hiring a former SEC Lawyer as its general counsel, while alcohol e-commerce site appoints a former state authority counsel.
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DIVERSITY
In house leaders write to their law firms
European in-house leaders from major corporates pen letter urging law firms to improve diversity efforts, follows on from US january letter.
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WHISTLEBLOWING
Whistleblowing general counsel gets $1.87 million payday
The former general counsel of the Houston Housing Authority has been awarded $1.87 million in a whistleblower suit.
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