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New Director Named to Lead Illinois Commission on Professionalism, As Jayne Reardon Retires

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A commercial litigation attorney with the firm Meyer Capel P.C. She funded her legal education through the scholarships and appearance fees she earned as Miss. Her leadership helped develop the commission into becoming a national leader in promoting professionalism, innovation, mentoring and diversity in the legal profession.

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Equity in Law School Admissions and Legal Hiring After Affirmative Action

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And, while the ruling is specific to college admissions, there is good reason to believe that employers will begin to shift toward less aggressive DEI-related hiring policies to preempt potential litigation. The legal profession is woefully lacking in diversity. Of course, this is likely to work in service of the status quo.

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ILTA Honors Five Influential Women of Legal Tech

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Over the course of her legal career, Alma has earned numerous recognitions relating to her innovation work. ” The ABA has also awarded Alma its distinguished “Legal Rebel” title, acknowledging those who are “remaking the legal profession. She also is a College of Law Practice Management (COLMP) Fellow.

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Women’s History Month 2024

Legal Expert Connections

Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933-2020): The second woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court, Ginsburg achieved greatness when the legal profession was dominated almost entirely by men. Janet Wood Reno (1938-2016): As the first female Attorney General of the United States, Reno had a life filled with “firsts.”

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The Law Library of Babel: Exploring the Infinite Dimensions of Law and Technology

Colin S. Levy

On a Saturday morning in 2016, I found myself sitting in a brightly lit auditorium in my role as an advisor for the Campbell Law School Law Review unaware that my life would take an unexpected turn. MIT Press, 2016. Shambhala, 2016. Information and Computation: 3. Gleick, James. The Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood.

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Berkeley Technology Law Journal Podcast: The Capabilities and Limitations of ChatGPT with Professor Chris Hoofnagle

Berkley Technology Law Journal

We could also see systems like ChatGPT being used as the first draft, the first draft of this, that or the other, a lot of what we do as lawyers is not, you know, actually litigating. Kind of going off of the legal industry and the changes there. It’s just sending people letters, and communicating with people.

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Empowerment Of Women in the Legal Profession – Dana Denis-Smith – S6E23

Legally Speaking

In 2010, Dana started her own business Obelisk Support, and since then, has been awarded Women in Law Awards for Special Contribution Award in 2020, the Legal500 Award for Outstanding Achievement in Legal Services in 2019, Lexis Legal Personality of the Year in 2018, and 1 of The Times Top 50 employers for women in 2015 and 2016.