How the legal industry has changed during the pandemic
FORBES — The legal community was greatly impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 and is still seeing the effects. Many law firms were forced to send their attorneys home to quarantine, and lawyers had to contend with setting up their offices at home while continuing their work in a remote setting. But after a year…
Read More about How the legal industry has changed during the pandemicOpinion: Legal profession needs to address lawyer mental health and well-being
BLOOMBERG LAW — Thankfully, Covid-19 infection rates, hospitalizations, and deaths are improving across the nation. But even when we get a handle on this virus—and we will—its long-term implications will undoubtedly take years to fully understand and address. Individuals who already experienced high incidences of mental health disorders and substance misuse prior to the pandemic have been…
Read More about Opinion: Legal profession needs to address lawyer mental health and well-beingLaw School Survey of Student Engagement report explores impact of COVID-19 on law students
REUTERS — The COVID-19 pandemic has left many law students struggling to pay their bills and buy food, feeling less connected to their classmates and teachers, and experiencing more anxiety and loneliness. Those findings come from the latest Law School Survey of Student Engagement (LSSSE), an annual survey of student satisfaction and legal education trends. Researchers collected…
Read More about Law School Survey of Student Engagement report explores impact of COVID-19 on law studentsMore colleges mandate vaccines amid federal requirements
INSIDE HIGHER ED — A growing number of colleges and universities are mandating vaccination against COVID-19 for employees — including undergraduate and graduate student employees — in response to President Biden’s Sept. 9 order mandating vaccination for employees of federal contractors. Although many hundreds of universities voluntarily implemented COVID-19 vaccine mandates for students and/or employees, colleges and universities…
Read More about More colleges mandate vaccines amid federal requirementsReport: Virtual job recruiting can expand career access for underrepresented students
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Students who graduated during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021 reported fewer job offers and less access to university career centers than the previous class, according to a new survey out today from the National Association of Colleges and Employers. Graduating seniors received an average of 0.83 job offers in 2021, down from 0.93 for the…
Read More about Report: Virtual job recruiting can expand career access for underrepresented studentsLaw students report concerns about food insecurity and eviction during the pandemic
ABA JOURNAL — Out of 13,000 law students who participated in the annual Law School Survey of Student Engagement, 95% reported the COVID-19 pandemic interfered with their ability to concentrate, 43% had increased concerns about having enough food and 29% feared eviction and housing loss. The report, released Thursday, is titled The Covid Crisis in Legal Education.…
Read More about Law students report concerns about food insecurity and eviction during the pandemicCollege study abroad programs return with complex requirements amid pandemic
NPR WAMU — U.S. colleges are restarting study abroad programs after a year of cancellations brought by the pandemic. But the virus and travel restrictions have added new hurdles to an already complex process. Across the country, college study abroad programs are starting to ramp up again. That’s after most were put on hold last year because…
Read More about College study abroad programs return with complex requirements amid pandemicPandemic teleworking has made work more accessible for lawyers with disabilities
ABA JOURNAL — Since March 2020, most law firms and legal organizations have adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic by allowing their employees to work remotely and transition to more flexible hours. For some lawyers with disabilities, teleworking has brought significant benefits, including increased access to their clients and colleagues and to more job opportunities. Britney Wilson, an…
Read More about Pandemic teleworking has made work more accessible for lawyers with disabilitiesLawyers adjust communication with clients during the pandemic
REUTERS — An attorney-client relationship, like all relationships, requires communication. It is not controversial to write that lawyers are not the best communicators. Many of us may be persuasive writers, or even convincing arguers, but on a personal level we tend to be stoic, distant, cold, unemotional, and sometimes just unlikeable. These traits seem to transfer…
Read More about Lawyers adjust communication with clients during the pandemicUniversity of Miami Law student Sam Sachs advocates for tenants affected by COVID-19
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a significant housing crisis at both a national and local level. Third-year Miami Law student Sam Sachs has spent the last year and a half on the front lines advocating for tenants at Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc. Sachs started at LSGMI in…
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