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President Trump and the federal government were hit with a lawsuit filed by the American Foreign Service Association on April 7 in District of Columbia District Court challenging a recent executive order terminating collective bargaining rights for Foreign Service members and other federal employees. The suit, also filed by attorney Richard J. Hirn and O’Donoghue & O’Donoghue, alleges that the order exceeds statutory authority and constitutes illegal retaliation for issuing statements challenging the destruction of sensitive documents by the U.S. Agency for International Development, and the removal of DEI considerations as factors for performance evaluation and promotion in the Foreign Service. #LawdotcomRadar https://lnkd.in/g7dbZS9p

Colleges, Universities Formally Withdraw From State Minority-Exclusive Scholarship Program

"Brand Building and Buy-In: How a Strong Brand Can Drive Law Firm Growth" By Julie Chodos of Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP and Judith McKay of JEM3 Consulting Inc. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/gcKnsGm9

South African M&A Hiring Heats Up After A&O Shearman and Hogan Lovells Exodus

5 Class Actions: Blue Shield Allegedly Allowed Google to Track Client Data

Tinder Seduction Ends in $3M Crypto Scam

As their firms cut deals with the Trump administration, some lawyers—and clients—eye alternatives. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/gNC9uKK5

This feels like a strategy shift in terms of firms acting in concert when it comes to addressing being targeted by the Trump administration. And there was a clear interest in specifically removing the specter of an EEOC investigation. https://lnkd.in/emG-kHNH Abigail Adcox Christine Simmons David Gialanella

Out-of-State Employee Can't Clear Discrimination Claims Against Minnesota Employer, 8th Circuit Rules

How I Made Partner: ""Get out there and talk to people, build a network," says Theresa Fortin Balducci of Herrick, Feinstein LLP. "Volunteer to take on work, follow through with a good product, and be consistent. Make yourself someone on whom people depend." 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/gZfdduTr