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  • Episode 12 - Practicing in Place: Lessons Learned from Remote Work

    Episode 12 - Practicing in Place: Lessons Learned from Remote Work
    Feb 10 2021

    Episode 12 of the O’Melveny Podcast features a candid discussion between firmwide hiring partner Jeeho Lee (NY), Los Angeles office head Dawn Sestito, and labor and employment associate Racquel Martin (SF) about O’Melveny’s transition to a remote-work environment. Specific topics include how O’Melveny successfully integrated summer associates into the firm during the pandemic; how the firm upheld its commitment to racial justice; how it is maintaining its unique culture while working virtually; and how it is creating opportunities to continue building new relationships and growing existing ones despite remote-work arrangements.
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    44 min
  • Episode 11 - Damali Taylor: “Why Not You?”

    Episode 11 - Damali Taylor: “Why Not You?”
    Jun 2 2020
    San Francisco hiring partner Damali Taylor and Celo general counsel and O’Melveny alumna Brynly Llyr sat down in March before the Bay Area’s shelter-in-place order took effect to share their perspectives on career development and legal diversity through the lens of Damali’s impressive career. Damali walks us through her unique path to becoming an accomplished lawyer, from Jamaica to the Bronx to Yale Law School and eventually landing as a San Francisco Police Commissioner and white collar partner at O’Melveny. Other topics discussed include why diversity in the legal industry is so important, issues Damali faces in her capacity as a Police Commissioner, and how to manage stressful situations at work.
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    36 min
  • Episode 10 - Diversity & Inclusion at O'Melveny

    Episode 10 - Diversity & Inclusion at O'Melveny
    Feb 5 2020
    Los Angeles hiring partner Catalina Vergara leads a discussion of the four pillars of diversity and inclusion at O’Melveny: pipeline, recruiting, retention, and professional success. Guests include DC-based Diversity & Inclusion Manager Olivia Blair, New York counsel and head of O’Melveny’s NY/DC LGBTQ Employee Network Dan Franklin, and Los Angeles associate and African American Professionals Network member Ashley Menzies.
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    37 min
  • Episode 9 - Breaking Down a Pro Bono Reproductive Rights Trial in Arkansas

    Episode 9 - Breaking Down a Pro Bono Reproductive Rights Trial in Arkansas
    Aug 27 2019
    Partner Leah Godesky, associate Kelly Scavone, and summer associate Lauren Casale walk through how their cross-country team, equipped with an “army of summer associates,” briefed, prepped, argued, and ultimately led three abortion clinics to victory in Little Rock Family Planning Services, et al v. Rutledge, et al.
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    25 min
  • Episode 8 - Pymetrics

    Episode 8 - Pymetrics
    Jul 23 2019
    What is Pymetrics, how does it work, and why are we using it? O’Melveny diversity and inclusion partner Darin Snyder joins firmwide hiring partner Allen Burton, associate Brandon Harper, and Pymetrics’s Andrew Avrin to discuss how the firm is innovating to address implicit bias in the recruiting process and increase diversity.
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    23 min
  • Episode 7 - O'Melveny's Fintech Practice

    Episode 7 - O'Melveny's Fintech Practice
    Jun 12 2019
    What’s fintech law all about? Data security and privacy practice co-chair Steve Bunnell talks with fintech practice chair Eric Sibbitt and white collar partner Damali Taylor about the types of clients they advise in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space, their outlook on fintech enforcement trends, and how law students interested in fintech can position themselves for success.
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    31 min
  • Episode 6 - Legal Writing

    Episode 6 - Legal Writing
    Jan 24 2019
    O’Melveny’s Litigation Department co-chair Rich Goetz and award-winning in-house editor Jesse Katz join Allen to discuss arguably the most important legal skill: writing. Topics include the importance of effective written advocacy, how O’Melveny helps associates develop their persuasive writing chops, and the unique role Jesse plays in elevating our lawyers’ writing.
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    27 min
  • Episode 5 - Pro Bono & Corporate Social Responsibility

    Episode 5 - Pro Bono & Corporate Social Responsibility
    May 2 2018
    O’Melveny’s director of corporate social responsibility Rochelle Karr, pro bono counsel Jerri Shick, and counsel Deanna Rice provide an inside perspective of the firm’s pro bono and CSR programs. Topics range from how to differentiate law firms’ pro bono/CSR programs, the role of pro bono in associates’ professional development, and how a robust CSR effort can strengthen firm-client relationships.
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    34 min