From Above the Law authored by Richard Cohen: “Thinking of quitting? Of moving on to greener pastures? Good for you – you deserve it! Thinking of grabbing a folder of sample documents, walking out the door, and giving the finger to the boss and all of your miserable co-workers? Not such a good idea. In […]
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The Fantasy of a Female Hugh Hefner
From Medium authored by Ann Friedman: “In the wake of Hugh Hefner’s death, I’m not interested in arguing about whether the Playboy founder was a sexual pioneer or a feminist. You know what’s not novel and transgressive? Rich white men in mansions enjoying access to women’s bodies and presenting their lifestyle as the height of culture. But […]
How Design Taught Me to Be a ‘Human-Centered’ Lawyer
From Medium authored by Rochael Soper Adranly: “Not long after I began working with IDEO, I had the privilege of taking part in IDEO’s project to design how its new internal legal group would operate. For those unfamiliar with IDEO’s process, each project begins with a “looking in” phase in which the design team interviews project stakeholders […]
Gaslighting for Beginners
From Medium authored by Sarah Cooper: “8 Gaslighting Techniques to use at work. Gaslighting at work is all the rage. You’ve definitely had it done to you. but how can you use this powerful psychological tactic to your own advantage? Here are 8 gaslighting techniques to slowly drive your coworkers crazy.” Read the full story by FOLLOWING […]
Under New French Law, Retouched Photos Of Models Must Bear Warning Label
From HuffPost authored by Dominique Mosbergen “Photoshopping models in fashion ads has become such a norm that when companies choose not to retouch their commercials, it makes headlines. France, however, is on a crusade to change that standard. As of Sunday, a new French law mandates that any commercial photo in which the “body of the model has been […]
Why the Best Attorneys Are So Hard on Themselves and Others
From BCG Attorney Search authored by Harrison Barnes: The first job I ever had was as an asphalt contractor in Grosse Pointe, Michigan. Grosse Pointe is an area of about 25,000 people that is socially stratified between middle class and very wealthy people. The city is built along the shores of Lake St. Claire. The […]
WOMEN AREN’T NAGS—WE’RE JUST FED UP
From Harpers Bazaar authored by Gemma Hartley: “For Mother’s Day I asked for one thing: a house cleaning service. Bathrooms and floors specifically, windows if the extra expense was reasonable. The gift, for me, was not so much in the cleaning itself but the fact that for once I would not be in charge of […]
San Diego attorney was among those killed in Las Vegas concert shooting
From The San Diego Union-Tribune authored by Karen Kucher and Dana Littlefield: “Friends have identified one of the concertgoers killed in the Las Vegas mass shooting Sunday night as San Diego attorney Jennifer T. Irvine. Irvine, 42, was at the Route 91 Harvest Festival with friends when she was killed. Kyle Kraska, sports director for […]
We’re sending our daughters into a workplace designed for our dads
From LinkedIn authored by Melinda Gates: “In January 1949, Fortune magazine advertised a survey of its readership. The ad announced: “We have just completed a statistical portrait of men, like yourself, who are readers of Fortune.” It was accompanied by three illustrations showing a businessman sitting at progressively nicer desks. The nameplate on the first reads “Office Manager.” […]
Kansas Attorney MaKenzi D. Higgins Receives American Bar Association Recognition
From The Kansas City Star authored by PRWeb: Attorney MaKenzi D. Higgins, a founding partner of Higgins & Corder, LLC, was recently nominated as an Associate Judge for the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Awards and Subgrants Committee. The committee is responsible for judging the awards of achievement applications, judging the general subgrant applications, and […]
