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Our Summer Associates are starting their second rotation today, exploring new practice groups. Check out some of the insights shared by our clerks about their first weeks in the program! Spencer Allgood | James Brennan | Sydney Mallum | Caden Mathewson | Haley Mercer | Brooklyn Olson | Michael Shares #summerassociates #lawstudents #kjsummer2024

Where did the time go?! As the end of summer nears, we want to thank our awesome summer associates for their hard work and dedication to our program. We wish you well as you head back to law school, hoping the skills you learned and mentorship you received will help guide you through your next year. Madison Campbell | Stephen Fowler | Ryder Kaplan | Valerie Osuna | Aaron Sarner | Quinn Weber #summerassociates #constructionlaw #smithcurrieoles

It's hard to believe one of my absolute favorite annual events is nearly upon us - the Professional Development Consortium (PDC) summer conference! I'm looking forward to seeing so many friends in San Diego, and am especially excited to present with John "The Purple Coach" Mitchell on our (somewhat) cheekily-entitled session, "Cracking the Code: Top Three Reasons Your Law Firm's Strategic Plan is Likely to Fail (and What You Can Do About It)."

One step towards making a real difference in access to the commercial legal profession!

Good article here by our good friend Professor Amos Guiora on the importance of bystander interventions and dealing with those enablers in all walks of life that cause so much harm

A financial advisor isn’t the only person you should be contacting about investments. Contact your schools and universities. Our youth is the future. Invest in them too! Do you agree? #investment #youth #financialadvisor

BKSW would like to take a moment to highlight the work of our 2024 Summer Clerk, Amber Reano! See our latest blog post below!

Congratulations!!!!!! I have watched you grow, flourish into a confident, brilliant young woman. Your unwavering commitment to knowledge, justice, and fairness has always been evident, and it fills my heart with admiration and pride. Law school will undoubtedly test your limits, both intellectually and emotionally. There will be long nights of studying, rigorous debates, and demanding deadlines. But I know that your resilience, intellect, and passion will carry you through. Remember that challenges are the stepping stones to growth, and every obstacle you encounter will shape you into a stronger, more compassionate advocate for justice. As you delve into the vast realm of law, I urge you to remain true to yourself and your values. Let your unwavering integrity be your compass, guiding you through the complexities of the legal landscape.

The summer issue of the Columbus Bar Association's Lawyers Quarterly magazine is live! It features articles from several of our esteemed family law practitioners in Central Ohio as well as other interesting topics. Click below to give it a read! ✅

Size matters... Never imagined I would play for a team that moves at this kind of speed. It's incredible. As we race to 1,000 lawyers and 35 national office locations (and simultaneous fly down the AMLaw100), it's important to reflect on why: The answer is leverage. Subject matter experts working beneath subject matter experts, each individually better at their niche than anyone that I've ever encountered professionally - all accessible within seconds at scale. Rather than continually pounding square pegs into circular and triangular holes, getting to the wrong destinations and spending needless delay and money along the way, we have square pegs, triangular ones, circular, hell hexagonal...and each shape in 20 different sizes. We have people that not only do IP... within that they do software IP...and within that do Gen-AI Data Privacy related issues...and within that do Gen-Ai Data Privacy issues related to licensing IP to the government...We have "Space Law" people for Christ's sake. It's amazing. No wasted bandwidth. No needless delay. No spending 5-10x on a project using someone "less expensive". Giving thanks to The Team...and making dreams come true at scale. 👨🚀 🚀 Cheers.