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March 15, 2021 at 3:25 PM Shares2 In March 2020, I found myself locked inside a tiny bathroom, participating on an important conference call while my toddler banged frantically on the other side of the door. As I tried to time my participation—including careful use of the “unmute” button—opposite his interruptions, it began to set in just how challenging trying to make partner while working remotely would be. I was suddenly responsible for so many tasks I’d previously had more help wi...

Shares1 Back in December, when bonus season was at its height, boutique law firms were busy blowing Biglaw firms out of the water when it came to showing their associates the money. One of those firms was Roche Cyrulnik Freedman, the first Boies Schiller Flexner spinoff since the latter’s inception more than two decades ago. Founded by Kyle Roche, Jason Cyrulnik, and Vel Freedman, the litigation boutique had existed for less than a year at the time, but was still offering market-beating bonus...

Kindness counts during disasters.

February 11, 2021 at 3:22 PM Shares2 Twins have a very special bond, and some of them can’t help themselves but to go through all of life’s journeys together. Take Justin and Asher Griffin, of New Jersey, for example. Their father was Black and their mother was white, and as mixed-race children, they said they had a hard time fitting in. But from high school to college to law school to Biglaw, they were inseparable, following in each other’s footsteps — sometimes at the same time, somet...