The Score

SLG Sports Huddle, Student-Athletes or Employees?

On Monday, February 5, 2024, a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) regional official ruled that Dartmouth basketball players are employees of the school. 1 What does that mean for college…
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SLG Sports Huddle #1 What in the Nil?

What is NIL? On July 1, 2021, the NCAA officially made it legal for athletes to profit off their name, image, and likeness (NIL). NIL is an activity that involves…
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It’s a Make it Take It World After All

Here we come 2022:  Becoming Momentum Makers In December, I had a fun lunch with my new buddy, Dallas attorney, Tom Barron, a “Rona” friend I met virtually during the…
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Week Eight: S.L.A.M. Intern Playbook

We have drafted three all-star future lawyers to join us for our SLG Summer Leadership and Mentorship (SLAM) internship. Each week, the interns will recap their experiences and lessons learned. Caroline Baird…
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Week Seven: S.L.A.M. Intern Playbook

We have drafted three all-star future lawyers to join us for our SLG Summer Leadership and Mentorship (SLAM) internship. Each week, the interns will recap their experiences and lessons learned. Caroline Baird…
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Week Six: S.L.A.M. Intern Playbook

We have drafted four all-star future lawyers to join us for our SLG Summer Leadership and Mentorship (SLAM) internship. Each week, the interns will recap their experiences and lessons learned. Caroline Baird…
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Week Five: S.L.A.M. Intern Playbook

We have drafted four all-star future lawyers to join us for our SLG Summer Leadership and Mentorship (SLAM) internship. Each week, the interns will recap their experiences and lessons learned. Caroline Baird…
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Week Four: S.L.A.M. Intern Playbook

We have drafted four all-star future lawyers to join us for our SLG Summer Leadership and Mentorship (SLAM) internship. Each week, the interns will recap their experiences and lessons learned. Caroline Baird…
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Week Three: S.L.A.M. Intern Playbook

We have drafted four all-star future lawyers to join us for our SLG Summer Leadership and Mentorship (SLAM) internship. Each week, the interns will recap their experiences and lessons learned. Caroline Baird…
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Texas Rules of Civil Procedure: 2021 Amendments

By: Of Counsel Matthew Ford and Associate Angela Avent “If you fail to prepare, you’re prepared to fail.” – Olympian Mark Spitz KEY TAKEAWAYS TRCP Rules 47, 99, 169 – The threshold for…
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Week Two: S.L.A.M. Intern Playbook

We have drafted four all-star future lawyers to join us for our SLG Summer Leadership and Mentorship (SLAM) internship. Three of our interns entered week two of their summers and have…
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Week One: S.L.A.M. Intern Playbook

We have drafted four all-star future lawyers to join us for our SLG Summer Leadership and Mentorship (SLAM) internship. Three of our interns started this week and have recapped their experiences…
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Hardball Litigation

By: Of Counsel Lyndon Laird © 2021 Lyndon Laird · All rights reserved I write about business, power, and strategy The secret to hard-hitting litigation (and most things in life) is that…
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The Importance of Investigations

By: Senior Counsel Camille Stearns Miller “If you fail to prepare, you’re prepared to fail.” – Olympian Mark Spitz Senior Counsel Camille Stearns Miller, SLG’s investigation expert, details the importance of and how…
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Secrets of Power Negotiation

By: Of Counsel Lyndon Laird All parties to a negotiation must agree to the final result; otherwise, no agreement is ever reached. But this does not mean that everyone “wins”…
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Pre-trial Impact—Shaping and Winning

By: Of Counsel Lyndon Laird In litigation, as in life, relatively few things are really important. Conversely, the vast bulk of things are completely unimportant. As a lifelong student of…
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