by People's Parity Project | Apr 7, 2020 | Coercive Contracts, Firms and Forced Arbitration
During this global crisis, the last thing we want to think about is law firms that are still (!!) using forced arbitration—which means some firms think they can get away without us calling them on their shady behavior. Unfortunately for them, our #BigLawHallOfShame is...
by People's Parity Project | Mar 16, 2020 | Coercive Contracts, Firms and Forced Arbitration, In the News
PPP organizer Sejal Singh joined Karen Sloan of Law.com on the Legal Speak podcast to talk about the pressure organizations like the People’s Parity Project and #DropExxon are putting on law firms to change their ways. Future attorneys at Harvard, Yale, New York...
by People's Parity Project | Feb 20, 2020 | Coercive Contracts, Firms and Forced Arbitration, Harvard, NYU
The firm will no longer require employees to sign a forced arbitration clause as a condition of employment. Cambridge, MA — This week, high-profile law firm Gibson Dunn announced that it will no longer force employees to sign an arbitration clause as a condition of...
by People's Parity Project | Jan 21, 2020 | Coercive Contracts, Firms and Forced Arbitration, Harvard
On Tuesday, January 21, Cooley LLP held a recruiting event for law students in the Boston area called “Planning Ahead: Tips for Surviving Fall Recruiting and a Preview of Law Firm Life.” But the People’s Parity Project showed up to make sure that prospective...
by People's Parity Project | Dec 2, 2019 | Coercive Contracts, Firms and Forced Arbitration, Harvard, NYU
In March, the People’s Parity Project started a petition to the National Association of Law Placement, a group representing legal employers, to include information about forced arbitration in its Directory of Legal Employers. NALP’s directory features comprehensive...
by People's Parity Project | Nov 6, 2019 | Firms and Forced Arbitration, In the News
Stephanie Russell-Kraft wrote for Bloomberg Law: A group of 14 LGBTQ affinity groups from top law schools, including Harvard, Stanford, and Yale, will no longer accept funds from law firms that require employees to sign arbitration agreements. The affinity groups were...
