Wake Up Call: Freshfields Trains Gen Z Students to Handle Stress

Welcome to Bloomberg Law’s Wake Up Call, a daily rundown of the top news for lawyers, law firms, and in-house counsel.

• A “Magic Circle” law firm, Freshfields, is offering resilience training to Gen Z students to give them insight into life at the firm. Freshfields has hosted a series of workshops at some of Britain’s leading universities on how prospective lawyers can deal with the stresses of working in the city and “build key resilience skills,” including how to stay “composed” when receiving harsh feedback from bosses. (Telegraph)
• Attorney Virginia Shogren is appealing her law license suspension to the Washington State Bar Association’s disciplinary board. After the 2020 election, Shogren represented a group trying to block illegal residents from voting. The judge in that case, Washington Supreme Court Commissioner Michael Johnston, found Shogren filed a frivolous lawsuit and imposed sanctions. AGO Solicitor General Noah Purcell then filed a bar complaint with the WSBA against Shogren. The disciplinary board then charged Shogren with pursuing a frivolous action and failing to comply with the sanctions. (The Center Square)
• The ABA announced the members of a new special advisory committee to assist in reviewing the standards for approving law schools by gathering feedback from stakeholders on what changes they think need to be made to the standards. (ABA)

Laterals, Moves, In-House

• Matt Morrison joined Baker Botts as a partner in its environmental law practice in Washington, DC. He joins from Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman.
• Erika Barbara rejoined Jackson Lewis as a principal in its Sacramento office. She rejoins from the California Chamber of Commerce.
• New Jersey-based Mandelbaum Barrett absorbed all 24 attorneys and staff members from the Connecticut-based Ivey, Barnum & O’Mara.
• Dmitrii Gabrielov and Linnie Benezech were promoted within Baker McKenzie’s tax practice group. They are among 16 new partners and three counsel promoted by the firm in North America effective Jan, 1.