Three years after a landmark report issued by the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) outlined the significant underrepresentation of women attorneys in courtrooms across the state, a new study reveals that little progress has been made to change that disparity. The new study, “The Time is Now: Achieving Equality for Women Attorneys in the … Continued
As stay-at-home rules meant to slow the spread of the coronavirus are lifted and employers reopen shuttered workplaces, labor and employment attorneys are guiding clients through a maze of unknowns.
To the Forum: I am the managing partner of a general practice law firm of approximately 40 lawyers and 20 staff members. In response to the ongoing pandemic, all firm employees are required to work from home. While the safety of the firm’s employees is always a top priority, our management team has concerns about … Continued
As the COVID-19 death toll mounts, pro bono assistance is desperately needed to deal expeditiously with the thousands of Surrogate’s Court applications in small estates, so the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) has launched an effort to match volunteer lawyers with economically disadvantaged families who have lost loved ones to the virus and need … Continued
Good evening Members, The New York State Court of Appeals has announced that during its June 2020 session, the court will be available to hear in-person oral arguments from counsel, following appropriate safety protocols. The courtroom will be closed to the general public and the oral arguments will be webcast live. By Thursday, May 28 … Continued
It was the sickest he’d ever felt in his life. He had been in overall good health, having twice completed the New York City Marathon, and still works out regularly. The only preexisting condition he had was exercise-induced asthma, which he managed well with an inhaler.
It’s scary out there. Every day the rules change. Many of us have no active clients, while others are being overcome with clients’ questions. So, what’s a lawyer to do? Let’s acknowledge the magnitude of this pandemic and the stressful anxiety it causes. Then let’s choose: On the one hand, you can be a Chicken … Continued
As part of its continued mission to collaborate with bar associations around the world, the New York State Bar Association has entered into a working relationship with the largest bar association in Romania – the Bucharest Bar Association. “By continuing to expand our global relationships, it allows us to work together to increase membership, exchange … Continued
Many of us survived working from home by following those guidelines and made a somewhat successful, if bumpy, adjustment to the new normal. Now we are being faced with a new challenge: returning to the office.
There is simply no substitute for a well-drafted contract with concise language. This is doubly true now in the coronavirus era. Jill Pilgrim of New York City (Pilgrim & Associates) discussed what lawyers can expect and what tried-and-true negotiation lessons remain paramount in the CLE webinar, “Negotiating Contracts in the Era of COVID-19: Contract Provisions, … Continued