Wake Up Call: Foley Hoag Offers Unlimited D&I Hours Credit

In today’s column, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton got a slap-down from the Texas House over his spending on outside counsel; the SEC named a Paul, Weiss partner to be the agency’s enforcement head; a Minnesota law school dean wants to start a prison-to-law school pipeline.

• Leading off, Foley Hoag is offering unlimited billable hours credit for diversity and inclusion work by associates and other timekeepers, according to a report. Several other Big Law firms also accept D&I work toward their billable hours targets for bonuses and other incentives, with Baker McKenzie’s 125 hours limit apparently the biggest. Until ...