Ari Kaplan recently spoke with Debbie Foster, the CEO of Affinity Consulting; Jennifer Sherman, the chief product and experience officer at Caret Legal; and Laura Wenzel, the global marketing and insights director at iManage. The three companies are part of a consortium that supported The Changemakers Report: How Midsize Law Firms Are Achieving Growth Through…
Since the SFFA v. Harvard decision, attacks against diversity initiatives have been emboldened. People working in DEI positions have seen layoffs, applicants have worried about how colleges will receive their applications, and the acronym has reached a semi-slur status after the Baltimore bridge collision. With all of the smear campaigning that either deliberately obfuscates the…
At critical junctures in Donald Trump’s presidency, some individuals of unquestionable loyalty to the President stood up to Trump and refused to carry out his orders. Despite their prior service in advancing Trump’s policies, Trump viewed those acts of disobedience as betrayal. In the future, officials in the Trump administration will understand that loyalty means…
SCOTUS NEWS By Amy Howe on Oct 4, 2024 at 1:24 pm The justices denied the request to intervene in an unsigned order on Friday. (Aashish Kiphayet via Shutterstock) The Supreme Court on Friday turned down a request from Republican-led states and industry groups to block a rule from the Environmental Protection Agency that imposes…
The first criminal trial of a former U.S. president began this week in Manhattan. Donald Trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, based on allegations that he dishonestly classified payments to porn actor Stormy Daniels and Playboy model Karen McDougal as legal expenses, when they were in fact hush-money payments to hide affairs….
Dr. Claudia Lourido-HabibClaudia Lourido-Habib has been appointed president of Ventura College in California. She serves as the president of Porterville College in California. Lourido-Habib holds a bachelor’s degree in interior design from California State University, Fresno, in instructional technology from National University, and a Doctorate in Education from California State University, Fresno. #CLAUDIA #LOURIDOHABIB #Diverse…
Higher education institutions now analyze faculty performance for promotion, tenure, and remuneration increases. Subjective elements such as teaching style and mentorship are as important as objective metrics like tenure and publications. Institutional heads prefer implementing unbiased, purpose-built evaluation tools to facilitate fair appraisal and evaluations. Let’s look deep into the faculty performance appraisal and development…
Home Daily News Kim Kardashian sued for claiming ‘low-grade’… Intellectual Property Law Kim Kardashian sued for claiming ‘low-grade’ knockoff furniture was made by artist Donald Judd By Debra Cassens Weiss March 28, 2024, 11:20 am CDT Reality TV star Kim Kardashian speaks onstage during the 2020 Winter TCA Tour on Jan. 18, 2020, in Pasadena,…
It is undeniably true that a higher education institution with an efficient student management system in place runs like a well-oiled machine. It brings success in both the academic and administrative aspects of your institution. When integrated with other systems, Student Management Systems (SMS) straighten the difficult everyday processes like student enrollment, class scheduling, course…
When you sit at your desk, are you ready to say goodbye to all that? Would more cash, more meaningful work, or better work-life balance affect your perspective? Which firms would you respond to if they came calling? Please share your thoughts and help us benchmark associates’ perspectives on Biglaw in this (always) brief and…