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 Yes, we were The Pill generation. But we knew that The Pill wasn't 100% effective. Also, we knew of someone who had experienced a stroke when on The Pill. So, I was among those who used other means of birth control, which were a lot less effective than The Pill. That means that we who were quite aware of the consequences of a preganancy never could really enjoy sex. Not fully. Always there was the undertow of fear.  That was the usual before "Roe v Wade."  With the SCOTUS "Dobbs" ruling, females of childbearing age could again associate sex with fear of becoming pregnant. I feel for them.  Connect with Editor-in-Chief Jane Genova at janegenova374@gmail.com.

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 In the early 1980s, it was a pivotal time for large corporations in America, just like now for large law firms. Corporate America was no longer the top dog in international trade. The Germans and the Japanese were learning new tricks. So, the Father of Management Peter Drucker entered the scene. He asked those corporations: If you weren't already in the business, would you enter it today? That kicked off the blurring of boundaries. Today Amazon, whose initial parameter was the digital selling of books, has crossed sector lines into films, television production, grocery shopping, logistics and cloud computing. Ford has moved into providing mobility solutions. The drug store has become a primary healthcare center, along with patients' insurance being taken care of.  Now, the traditional-bound sector of Big Law firms is also being forced to ask what business they should be entering. The major driver is the new face of competition. The Wall Street Journal fingers the Big4 as a

 With the intensifying of the ESG movement the spotlight has been on the public stances corporate leaders take on values issues. That situation, as played out with Disney, can be perilous. Currently the Disney board will decide if Disney chief executive officer Bob Chapek will have his contract renewed. It has nine more months to go. But, who knows, Chapek could already be on short time.  Now, as Reuters Legal reports, the leaders of law firms are in that kind of public relations pickle. That is as a result of the SCOTUS ruling essentially gutting "Roe v Wade." The media center describes it as walking a "tightrope." That might turn out to be an understatement. With the exception of Morrison & Foerster, no other law firm has addressed this with a public statement. Some, such as Brad Karp, chairperson at Paul Weiss, did issue an internal memo indicating dissatisfaction with the decision. That was it.  Here is the reality: In terms of client relations any offic

 Law firms are nervous about global and US dealmaking. The intersection of myriad forces, ranging from the end of easy money to the majority of progressives in the Federal Trade Commission, could end the most recent boom. However, there had been an uptick in May 2022. Here Quick24News reports on Law and More' coverage of that development in May. What we think of as the more general boom in M&A had been kicked off by US business leader Jack Welch. At least that's the assessment of journalist David Gelles in the negative biography of that former head of GE - The Man Who Broke Capitalism." "The Man" ranks high on Amazon: 1,118. During the time Welch had been chief executive officer, documents Gelles, GE made almost 1,000 acquisitions, spending $130 billion in the process. The author is not bullish on the corporate and social impacts of such dealmaking. Neither are business experts currently. Since Welch became the model of the smart business leader, his deal

 The poignant post on Subreddit Big Law is from an associate. As this thread shows, this very junior lawyers wonders if it's possible to cope with the stress of doing so much work + the rest of the time thinking about work. Embeded in the question is the lawyer's wondering if Big Law is the right career path. So far 47 responses have come in. Some of the more interesting essentially say this: Big Law should be treated as a stop-off. Then leverage it for another kind of position such as in-house or government. So, just think about it as temporary.   Don't procrastinate. Just do the work. Then there could be more time for oneself.   Don't volunteer for extra work if beginning to be feel overwhelmed.   Self-care is mandatory. That includes regular exercise.   Do laterals. Those facilitate a month or two off between jobs. That's time to relax.  Journalistic strategies and tactics (including creative non-fiction) to tell your story for publications