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U.S. District Judge Sandra Feuerstein of the Eastern District of New York was struck and killed in Boca Raton, Florida, on Friday when a car drove onto the sidewalk where Feuerstein was walking.
Biden has an opportunity to reform and diversify federal courts Shutterstock America’s third branch of government has been at the epicenter of the news cycle in recent years, with the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, high-profile battles over U.S. Supreme Court nominations, and controversy over election results putting the power and influence of the bench into full focus. We have seen that courts can be an instrument for social and political change; they can be the sword and the shield. But they best serve justice when they are inclusive—a perennial challenge for the federal judiciar...
Law Firms Womble Bond Dickinson sees savings opportunity in flexible work, aims to cut office space by up to 50% Image from Shutterstock.com. Womble Bond Dickinson aims to reduce square footage for U.S. offices by up 50% as lawyers and staff members spend more time working from home. Law.com spoke with Womble’s United States CEO Betty Temple about the law firm’s plans. Womble will cut space as leases for its 18 U.S offices come up for renewal, although not all of the offices will cut space by half. Womble will need less office space because of a smaller head count and flexible work arr...
Law firms are offering signing bonuses and quickly extending job offers in a bid to lure corporate-transactions associates in a hot hiring market, according to a report by Law.com.
There are three levels of positive responses to suffering. The first, sympathy, is merely the mental recognition that suffering is present. The second, empathy, includes an emotional component, with the effect that we feel for the person who is suffering. The third, compassion, includes the desire or motivation to do something about that person’s suffering.