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With legalization of recreational cannabis becoming a reality in many parts of the country, law firms working in this space, which is valued somewhere near $10 billion, must confront all kinds of challenges in their efforts to serve clients. Not the least of which is the fact that while this lucrative work is legal at the state level in some places, selling cannabis—or advising someone on how to run a business doing it—is still considered a criminal enterprise by the federal...

Firms that have decided not to try to match the highest salaries of their competitors are instead devoting big money to perks they hope will attract and retain new recruits.

In this era of extreme caution around discrimination, it’s rare to see a powerful organization openly attack an accuser, even as they may be mounting a powerful defense against that accuser’s claims—who needs the bad optics? But that’s not how Jones Day rolls,...

Two of the most pressing issues in law—equity and mental health—intersect in a recent piece on the two-tiered system for providing mental health and wellness resources inside law firms.

While firms are paying more attention than ever to toxic workplace cultures that impact mental health, their focus has been almost exclusively on the experiences of...

The stats on who’s in and who’s out on the 2019 A-List may be one of the biggest diversity and inclusion stories of the year. While firms’ revenue per lawyer of course continues to play a central role in selection for the list, this innovative survey also considers metrics like pro bono work, associate satisfaction, racial diversity and gender diversity among the partnership. And that more holistic view knocked more than a few firms down a peg or two.

In fact, of the