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Law Professor: Big Law Bonus Plans Are ‘Sin' of the Profession
At many of the nation’s biggest law firms, too much of the associate bonus plan hinges on the billable hour, an NYU law school professor opines. So reports Bloomberg BNA.
Read more...National Firm's New Strategy: Use Videos to Attract New Clients
Epstein Becker & Green has embarked on a new marketing effort: filming and hosting videos on its website that star New York society correspondent George Whipple, a partner at the firm. So reports Bloomberg BNA.
Read more...How Much Legal Fallout Will There Be from the Fantasy Sports Gambling Scandal?
- Big Law
- Written by Dan Sabbatino
To some, fantasy sports rank on par with Dungeons and Dragons, Pokémon, and hardcore video gaming- hobbies for those on the fringe of social society, who prefer paladins and Pikachu to parties and pickup basketball.
Read more...Law Firms Restructuring Their Use of Space to Save Money, Entice Millennials
- Big Law
- Written by Tami Kamin Meyer
“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.
Read more...- Panda Security
- Cloud computing
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Special Olympics
- Panda Cloud Partner Center
- Personal computer
- Collective Intelligence
- Panda Security
- Cloud computing
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Special Olympics
- Panda Cloud Partner Center
- Personal computer
- Collective Intelligence
- Julia simit
- gensler
- Thomas seeger
- ballard spahr
Am Law 100 Firm Sued by Dismissed Pregnant Contract Worker
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.
Read more...ACLU Takes Issue with 14-Year Old Student's 'Alarm Clock Arrest
- Big Law
- Written by Dan Sabbatino
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.
Read more...Expert Advice for Hiring an Expert Witness
- Big Law
- Written by Tami Kamin Meyer
There’s more to hiring an expert witness for a case beyond merely reviewing their resume.
Read more...- Small business
- WLOX
- Central Contractor Registration
- Contract
- Magazines and E-zines
- List of United States federal agencies
- Small Business Saturday
- Small business
- WLOX
- Central Contractor Registration
- Contract
- Magazines and E-zines
- List of United States federal agencies
- Small Business Saturday
- Stephen E. Chappelear
- Dr. Beverly Browning
Ashley Madison Hack May Yield Crop of Reluctant Plaintiffs
- Big Law
- Written by Dan Sabbatino
When news broke that the database of notorious adultery hook-up site Ashley Madison had been hacked, a flurry of attention was directed at the site's clients and their backgrounds. The public became enthralled with the celebrity, government and private status of those allegedly caught looking to break their marital vows.
Read more...Plaintiffs: We All Own ‘Happy Birthday’
- Big Law
- Written by Dan Sabbatino
Litigation surrounding the most recognizable song in the world is coming to a head as a dispute between the Warner Music Group and a collection of plaintiffs nears judgment.
Read more...Nuns: 10th Circuit Decision Forces Choice Between Faith and Fines
- Big Law
- Written by Dan Sabbatino
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit recently ruled against the Little Sisters of the Poor, who argued the Affordable Care Act’s provision requiring insurance coverage for contraception is at odds with their religious beliefs even if they are not themselves providing the contraception.
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