The Human Rights Campaign, meanwhile, has compiled statistics on equality in law firms for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender lawyers and legal professionals. Last year 12 firms scored a rating of 100—Alston & Bird; Arnold & Porter; Dorsey & Whitney; Faegre & Benson; Heller Ehrman; Jenner & Block; McDermott, Will & Emery; Morrison & Foerster; Nixon Peabody; Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe; Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman; and Powell Goldstein—and are listed again this year with another 18 firms also finding spots on the list. These ratings are compiled through research and surveys conducted by HRC.
TechnoLawyer Blog is currently offering a free e-book on its site called BlawgWorld 2007 with TechnoLawyer Problem/Solution Guide. It's actually two e-books compressed into a single PDF file. BlawgWorld 2007 is described as the "best way to explore and discover legal blogs." The TechnoLawyer Problem/Solution Guide includes new methods for combating problems experienced by law firms. The guide features 185 problems with matching and proven solutions. You can download both e-books at blog.technolawyer.com.
Legal Theory Blog, meanwhile, currently features an interesting article on the concept of equity as uncovered in the writings of Shakespeare (remember him?). The paper, "The Conscience of the King: Equity as Reconciliation in Shakespeare's Last Play," is written by Arthur J. Jacobson of Cardozo Law School. It's a fascinating mix of legal and literary study highlighting the intricacies of legal practices and concepts of Elizabethan-era England. You can link to it from the blog's main page under the October 4 post, or you can download it directly as a PDF file from papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=994366.
While you're on your historical jaunt, check out the fascinating case study of Angela Onwuachi-Willig's "A Beautiful Lie: Exploring Rhinelander v. Rhinelander as a Formative Lesson on Race, Identity, Marriage, and Family" at Legal History Blog. The article, downloadable as a PDF file at papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1017096, examines the 1920s trial in which a wealthy white socialite, Leonard Kip Rhinelander, attempted to annul his marriage to a woman of dubious racial background, Alice Beatrice Jones, whom he accused of being of "colored" blood. Jones ultimately confessed to being of mixed race and in a shocking triumph won the case against her husband.
There's also a new book out entitled Real Life Financial Planning for Young Lawyers and co-authored by certified financial planner Thomas Haunty. The book highlights the growing problem of lawyers who fail to look after their own financial situations and security while working to protect those of others. The Wall Street Journal's legal blog has a short interview conducted by Amir Efrati at blogs.wsj.com/law/2007/09/28/law-blog-qa-financial-tips-for-young-lawyers.
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