New ethics rules require lawyers to be technologically competent and aware of the ethical implications of cloud computing. But what exactly constitutes technological competence? And how far must a lawyer…
Michael Lewis’s influential book Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game has spawned a hit movie and launched a statistical revolution that has forever changed the way people analyze…
Tech-savvy lawyers should keep two age-old pieces of advice in mind before they decide to take their toys into the courtroom to help them argue a case: Always be prepared,…
Some banks and corporations are demanding that law firms improve their computer security systems and seeking proof that adequate steps have been taken.
The Iowa Supreme Court has suspended an Iowa City lawyer for six months for faking discovery requests that he had forgotten to serve on opposing counsel.
The legal field is in a state of flux—many would say decline. I prefer “reconfiguration.” The forecast is bleak. The weight of the evidence supports the glum outlook: Law school…
Henry Ramsey Jr., a path-breaking lawyer, judge and former dean of Howard University School of Law, died March 14 after suffering a stroke at home in Berkeley, Calif. He was…
Washington, D.C., solo Carolyn Elefant—who has one daughter in high school and another “on the cusp of college”—writes at Above the Law that her working for…
A scammer seeking to trick an Arizona attorney into cashing a fake $198,000 check was foiled when the pitch wound up in a law firm email account for the lawyer’s…
The New York Times has filed motions to unseal the criminal cases of six former employees of Dewey & LeBoeuf who have already pleaded guilty in Mar 20, 2014 12:50 PM CDT
A former partner at McDermott Will & Emery is being accused of helping two of his family members steal a patent in a civil case that bases the allegations on…