“An appropriate balance and range of focused and collaborative work spaces will be the trend” in law firm décor, says Julia Simit, Co-Managing Director of Gensler, an architectural firm in Manhattan. That means that as law firms remodel their work environments, the profession will increasingly utilize open work spaces to allow attorneys increased mobility and flexibility designed for collaborative interactions.

A woman who worked as an office assistant at the law firm Arnold & Porter has filed a suit claiming she was dismissed after a probationary period because supervisors learned she was pregnant. So reports The Recorder.

In a strongly worded statement, the Texas chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union has taken issue with the arrest and treatment of high school student Ahmed Mohamed.

There’s more to hiring an expert witness for a case beyond merely reviewing their resume.