Wake Up Call: Younger Lawyers Wary of Burnout, Survey Finds

In today’s column, 10 law schools are signed up to a program in which they’ll guarantee admission to diverse and first-generation law students who meet certain criteria; prosecutors asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction; a former L.A. water department special counsel pleaded guilty to involvement in a $2.2 million kickback scheme.

• Leading off, close to third of respondents to a recent survey of 1,200 “stand-out” attorneys across 50 countries said they’d liked to reduce the number of hours they work. The Stellar Performance Skills and Progression Mid-Year Survey, by Thomson Reuters, found, among other ...