This post will be something of an anomaly. It is more personal in nature than my usual content and (at least for me) rather short.
I am a single Asian American woman living alone in Manhattan. As of the time of this writing, NYC has just tipped
The Entrepreneur Assistance Clinic (the “EAC”) of Penn State Law, based in central Pennsylvania in a startup incubator next to Penn State’s largest campus, has served over 1,000 new startup and early-stage clients in the past several years as it expanded to serve all of Pennsylvania through in-person
As corporate leaders, we are all accustomed to operating with our set business strategy and making tactical and resourcing decisions tied to that guiding strategy. But, as Bill stated in his public service channel announcement, “what was important last week seems completely irrelevant today.” Post 141. How relevant is
I might have the most fun job in the legal profession. I help Microsoft’s legal department build the future of our practice of law leading a program we call “Modern Legal.” Modern Legal is a spin-off of my prior operations role focused on innovation. This post offers
On Legal Evolution, I usually write about business and legal technology. But since my wife is a charge nurse in an intensive care unit in New York City, the seriousness of what we are living through is inescapably close to home.
I am not going
What was important last week seems completely irrelevant today. Thus, instead of focusing exclusively on our editorial content, which was carefully planned through May, Legal Evolution is turning to its readership to explore what’s important and worth sharing.
Legal Evolution’s readership is not large (~6,500 sessions
Imagine a legal sector neatly divided into two groups: the Rule Makers and the Risk Takers. With evidence piling up that the legal market is not working for ordinary citizens, the Rule Makers come together to evaluate possible changes. After the new rules are enacted, the burden shifts
In 1665, Cambridge University closed because of the plague
Issac Newton decided to work from home
He discovered calculus & the laws of motion
Just saying
— Paddy Cosgrave (@paddycosgrave) March 4, 2020
In the span of the last week, virtually all of legal education has moved to an online format. See Paul Caron, “More than 185 Law Schools (93%) Have Moved Online Due to the Coronavirus,” TaxProf, Mar. 14, 2020. Per the above tweet from Paddy
Your mother needs heart valve replacement surgery, and it’s time to choose between doctors. You will have to explain yourself to two siblings and a few other relatives, but as a practical matter the choice is in your hands. You interview two potential surgeons. Here’s what they have to say:
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The graphic above provides a breakdown of 2018 law school graduates with diverse race/ethnicity backgrounds. Each hand represents 100 JDs. The colors represent four different categories in the U.S. News law school rankings. Thus, the Tier 3/4 schools have the largest number of diverse race/ethnicity graduates—4,500 JDs, or about 45% of all diverse 2018 JD grads. Likewise, only 1,300, or 13%, attended elite T-14 schools, which is clear, useful information for legal employers who have urgency regarding diversity.
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