Considering the job market for lawyers is not what it was prior to the Great Recession, it’s not surprising that many legal departments (and even law firms) outsource some legal operations. So reports Corporate Counsel.

By as early next year, the Department of Defense plans to remove the legal hurdles that currently prevent transgender people from openly serving in the military. So reports The New York Times.

In a Huffington Post op-ed, the founder of a small New York City real estate law firm states that he has no interest in hiring associates from top-tier law schools because they lack the grit of their lower-tier-school counterparts.

A former pediatrician has been convicted for the death of his wife thanks to his son’s willingness to spend his entire inheritance proving his father’s guilt. So reports People.com.