Evolving Legal Profession (Sep 12, 2018)

Recent reports on how the legal profession is changing and how to be successful in it.

• "Race and gender bias is rampant in law, says new report that also offers tools to fight it," ABA Journal

• "Can licensed legal paraprofessionals narrow the access-to-justice gap?" ABA Journal

• "US Justice Department Opens New Front Against EEOC," The National Law Journal

• "Kira Systems Raises $50 Million in First Outside Funding Round," The American Lawyer

• "Beware the 'Vanity Metric' When Building Your Professional Network," The American Lawyer

• "Law industry creates pathways for minorities," Idaho Business Review

• "Legal Innovation Woes, Part III: Skill Shortage, Emotional Labor & Arrested Development," Legal Evolution

• "Dan Linna: Taking the measure of legal innovation," ABA Journal

• "Law Firms Benefit by Showing Attorneys That Family Matters," The American Lawyer

• "Is Your Organization Building a World-Class Talent Pipeline?" Law.com

• "Hungry Midsize Firms Gobbling Up Struggling Smaller Shops," The American Lawyer

• "Is Outside Ownership of Law Firms Picking Up Steam?" The American Lawyer

• "Wells Fargo Lawfully Fired Employees Over Background Checks, Appeals Court Says,"Law.com

• "'Extreme Part-Time' Lawyer-Moms Flock to Freelance Firms," The American Lawyer

• "How To Convince An Employer To Pay You Less Money," Above the Law

• "A Live Discussion About the Future of Wall Street Firms," The American Lawyer

• "Calling All Lawyers: The Blockchain Opportunities Are Waiting," Above the Law

• "Are Wall Street Law Firms Losing the Talent War?" Law.com

• "Law Firm Compensation Transparency Doesn't Guarantee Happiness," The American Lawyer

• "Midsize Firms, Stop Stressing Out Your Lawyers," Law.com