Husband, Family and Firm: A Lawyer Juggles Heartbreak Amid the Pandemic

"When I first found out that we had lost the baby, I called our managing partner and the other partners I work with and told them," said attorney Kelsey Kicklighter.

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'Painfully Earned Justice': Legal Community Calls Murder Conviction for Derek Chauvin a Turning Point

"Shedding tears for [George Floyd's] family, for the witnesses and community traumatized by this killing. For those who protested and still protest demanding change. The heaviness remains. But step-by-step. Step-by-step," said Sherrilyn Ifill, president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund.

Pandemic Ends Six Years of Gains in Entry Level Law Jobs

Just 77% of 2020 J.D. graduates landed bar passage-required or J.D. advantage jobs within 10 months of leaving campus, down from 81% the previous year.