Three Players who Must take Next Step in 2021

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University of Miami Faces Backlash After Forcing Out Popular Law Dean

ICYMI: University of Miami law faculty have asked for campus leaders to reconsider their firing of law dean Anthony Varona, who has held that position for two years.       
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Employers Must Be Mindful of Pay Practices, As Criminal Charges for Underpayment of Workers Becomes Increasingly Common

ICYMI: Hillary Clinton's 2015 statement about the possibility of incarceration for employment-related failures was, to many, an alarming prospect. Since that time, this movement has grown, and has recently gained momentum. Today, prosecutors across the country increasingly seek criminal fines and jail time for what were previously seen as non-criminal labor violations.       
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The pandemic magnified the student mental health crisis. Teachers are struggling to face it

A long-simmering crisis of mental health struggles among students has been magnified by the pandemic, and most teachers are not adequately prepared to deal with it as campuses reopen.
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Many Law Firms Still Have No Black Partners | It's Time to Start Conducting Client Feedback Interviews | Sullivan & Cromwell Advises on Real Estate Company's $22B Purchase of Rival: The Morning Minute

ICYMI: The news and analysis you need to start your day.       
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$24.4M Settlement Reached With Pa. Company in Growing Area of Oil & Gas Royalty Litigation

ICYMI: "There was such a well-documented history of a problem—of internal concern over how to deal with that problem," said Beaumont litigator Bryan Blevins, who secured a $24.4 million settlement for oil and gas royalty owners.       
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$3M Settlement For Woman Who Fell On Ice-Covered Stairwell at Monmouth Apartment Complex

ICYMI: A Monmouth County personal injury case involving a woman who slipped on an icy stairwell after a snow storm at an apartment complex recently settled       
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Law.com Trendspotter: Horror Stories Aside, Remote Work Has Been a Career-Booster for Some Associates

ICYMI: Plenty has been written, including in this column, about how rough the pandemic has been for many young lawyers and how remote work has put some associates at a disadvantage when it comes to professional development and contact with more senior lawyers, as well as with clients. But not all young lawyers have had a bad experience working from home over the past 15 months.       
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USC Pacific Asia in Pasadena reopens with a new goal: Decolonize our own museum

Incidents of Asian hate push the museum to review its collections and move exhibitions away from stereotypes toward a more complex view of Asian culture.
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Skilled in the Art: Promoting Inclusion, With or Without Golf: A Conversation with Neal Gerber's Olivia Luk Bedi

Neal Gerber Eisenberg's Olivia Luk Bedi talks about golf, mentoring and promoting diversity in the Northern District of Illinois.       
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117 Plaintiffs Sue Hospital Over Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccine Policy for Employees

"The only choice the plaintiffs have is to join the experimental trial and be injected with the experimental vaccine, or be fired," the lawsuit said.       
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DEI Twitter Chat Illuminates a 'Movement for Change' That Has 'Only Just Begun'

The panel that convened on the anniversary of George Floyd's murder agreed that the DEI needle still has a lot of moving to do.       
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#7 Fastest Player in the League

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QBs who should be Trying to Recruit Julio Jones

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How Lawyers Will Fill the (Billable) Hours

Each week, the Law.com Barometer newsletter, powered by the ALM Global Newsroom and Legalweek(year) 2021, brings you the trends, disruptions and       
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Federal Judges Are Asking More—and Earlier—Questions About Class Action Settlements

Federal judges are asking more questions prior to granting preliminary approval of class action settlements, partly due to 2018 rules changes, but also as lawyers have become more creative in how they structure such agreements. One example: The $2 billion Roundup settlement that a judge rejected this week.       
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Around the NFL

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Second-Year WRs Poised to have Breakout Seasons in 2021

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Top Position Battles to Watch in 2021 Training Camps

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BREAKING: Alan Dershowitz Wants $20M From Netflix Over Jeffrey Epstein Documentary

Alan Dershowitz is seeking more than $20 million in compensatory damages.       
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The '85 Bears Top 50 Most DISRUPTIVE Plays!

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University of Miami Faces Backlash After Forcing Out Popular Law Dean

University of Miami law faculty have asked for campus leaders to reconsider their firing of law dean Anthony Varona, who has held that position for two years.       
http://dlvr.it/S0Sc2z

Employers Must Be Mindful of Pay Practices, As Criminal Charges for Underpayment of Workers Becomes Increasingly Common

Hillary Clinton's 2015 statement about the possibility of incarceration for employment-related failures was, to many, an alarming prospect. Since that time, this movement has grown, and has recently gained momentum. Today, prosecutors across the country increasingly seek criminal fines and jail time for what were previously seen as non-criminal labor violations.       
http://dlvr.it/S0SKW0

Many Law Firms Still Have No Black Partners | It's Time to Start Conducting Client Feedback Interviews | Sullivan & Cromwell Advises on Real Estate Company's $22B Purchase of Rival: The Morning Minute

The news and analysis you need to start your day.       
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Law Grads With High Debt, Financial Stress Do Worse on the Bar Exam, Study Finds

ICYMI: A study looking at thousands of New York bar examinees highlights the factors that correlate to higher pass rates, such as studying at least 40 hours a week, and those that correlate to lower pass rates, such as poor time management.       
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Rookie Minicamp Highlights

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$3M Settlement For Woman Who Fell On Ice-Covered Stairwell at Monmouth Apartment Complex

A Monmouth County personal injury case involving a woman who slipped on an icy stairwell after a snow storm at an apartment complex recently settled       
http://dlvr.it/S0LsH7

$24.4M Settlement Reached With Pa. Company in Growing Area of Oil & Gas Royalty Litigation

"There was such a well-documented history of a problem—of internal concern over how to deal with that problem," said Beaumont litigator Bryan Blevins, who secured a $24.4 million settlement for oil and gas royalty owners.       
http://dlvr.it/S0LsDQ

Law.com Trendspotter: Horror Stories Aside, Remote Work Has Been a Career-Booster for Some Associates

Plenty has been written, including in this column, about how rough the pandemic has been for many young lawyers and how remote work has put some associates at a disadvantage when it comes to professional development and contact with more senior lawyers, as well as with clients. But not all young lawyers have had a bad experience working from home over the past 15 months.       
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New CDC Guidelines May Change Return-to-Office Policies at Phila. Law Firms

ICYMI: Firm leaders said they're currently considering changes, while the city also prepares for new updates in the wake of looser masking and social distancing guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.       
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Rookies Who Will Live Up to Expectations in 2021

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Law Firms Eye Lucrative Opportunities Stemming From Decriminalization of Cannabis in Africa

Firms on the continent are "gearing" up to cater to a burgeoning cannabis economy, but still face challenges such as the social stigma attached to the plant.       
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The Past Year's Been 'Hands-Down the Busiest Stretch' of His Career, but One Bankruptcy Attorney Predicts Even More Filings in 2021

With the country opening up and an end to COVID-19 in sight, Miller said another uptick of Chapter 11 filings is likely in the upcoming months.       
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The Latest Big Four-Law Firm Alliance Follows Tested Model. Will EY Go Next?

"It's certainly brought in revenues exceeding any direct expense we put into it," said an Epstein Becker leader about partnering with Deloitte.       
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New Report Highlights Which States Are Leading on Access to Justice, and Which Are Falling Short

ICYMI: The National Center for Access to Justice collected state-by-state data on 163 civil justice practices and compiled those findings into a ranking.       
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How I Made Partner: 'I Was Upfront About My Hopes and I Asked for Guidance and Advice,' Says Margarita O'Donnell Morales of Zuckerman Spaeder

ICYMI: "The legal community flourishes when lawyers come from a diversity of backgrounds and experiences, and there are many ways in which your unique experience can be valuable in private practice."       
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How 44 AGs Came to Agree on Something That They All Oppose: 'Insta for Kids'

ICYMI: "Facebook has a record of failing to protect the safety and privacy of children," said Tennessee Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III.       
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Expired PPE, staff shortages, English-only outreach: Orange County's troubled COVID response

A new report shows that Orange County officials for years had largely underestimated the threat of a global pandemic.
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Join Us for a Twitter Chat on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

A discussion about progress made—and progress still to be made—after a tumultuous year.       
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Why These Appellate Judges Are Taking Senior Status

"They all could have gone senior much earlier and they're all some of, if not the most liberal voices on their own courts," one legal expert said.       
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#7 Fastest Player in the League

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The Way Back: How Law Firms Are Planning for Post-COVID Office Life

Office returns, vaccination policies and long-term effects of the pandemic on the law firm workplace.       
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Must-see Rookie Matchups

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Law Grads With High Debt, Financial Stress Do Worse on the Bar Exam, Study Finds

A study looking at thousands of New York bar examinees highlights the factors that correlate to higher pass rates, such as studying at least 40 hours a week, and those that correlate to lower pass rates, such as poor time management.       
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Potential Super Bowl LVI preview games on 2021 NFL schedule

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Jones Day Loses Bid to Squeeze Rival Orrick Over Firm's Paris Partner Poach

A newly filed D.C. Superior Court order in a case Jones Day brought against Orrick offers a rare public glimpse at a confidential arbitration proceeding over the scope of a partnership agreement.       
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Judiciary Funding Is Ramped Up by Millions in Newly Revised State Budget

ICYMI: The budget "proposal bolsters efforts to assist courts recovering from pandemic-related challenges and backlogs," Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye said.       
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Gibson Dunn Names Litigation Partner Lipshutz as Firm's First COO

ICYMI: The Am Law 100 firm is the latest to create a new C-suite role focused on firm strategy.       
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Pandemic Did Not Pause Filing of New Federal Lawsuits, Study Says. Plus: Roundup Verdict Is Upheld by Ninth Circuit

The COVID-19 pandemic did little to curb lawsuits in 2020, particularly in products liability, and, in fact, contributed 6,905 new cases to the federal docket, a Lex Machina report said.       
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New CDC Guidelines May Change Return-to-Office Policies at Phila. Law Firms

Firm leaders said they're currently considering changes, while the city also prepares for new updates in the wake of looser masking and social distancing guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.       
http://dlvr.it/RzzlgK

The Way Back: How Law Firms Are Planning for Post-COVID Office Life

Office returns, vaccination policies and long-term effects of the pandemic on the law firm workplace.       
http://dlvr.it/RzzWXs

#9 Fastest Player in the League

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New Report Highlights Which States Are Leading on Access to Justice, and Which Are Falling Short

The National Center for Access to Justice collected state-by-state data on 163 civil justice practices and compiled those findings into a ranking.       
http://dlvr.it/RzwDF2

How I Made Partner: 'I Was Upfront About My Hopes and I Asked for Guidance and Advice,' Says Margarita O'Donnell Morales of Zuckerman Spaeder

"The legal community flourishes when lawyers come from a diversity of backgrounds and experiences, and there are many ways in which your unique experience can be valuable in private practice."       
http://dlvr.it/RzvnZ1