Reversing a lower court ruling that a screenwriter’s critical comments on Craigslist about a California lawyer were protected by the First Amendment, a state appeals court last week reinstated attorney…
Martin Powelson paid off his delinquent Detroit mortgage. But after a law firm that handles a high-volume foreclosure practice mistakenly said told the lender that the redemption period had expired…
A willingness to be flexible about hourly billing rates and an eat-what-you-kill compensation structure has proven profitable for former BigLaw attorneys now practicing in the “Philadelphia” office of Chamberlain Hrdlicka.
The lure of e-mail, the Internet and cell phones provides a dopamine rush not unlike the reaction to danger, taking away our attention from more long-term projects and harming our…
The economy is showing some signs of recovery—including a gain of 300 legal-sector jobs in May, versus the loss of hundreds the previous month, according to the latest Jun 5, 2010 12:35 AM CDT
A major New Jersey-based law firm is looking to a global women’s networking group with a memorable name to help the firm’s seasoned female attorneys expand their professional contacts and…
Dechert announced its star litigator and top rainmaker Andrew Levander as the firm’s new chairman-elect yesterday, the first firm chairman to be based outside of the firm’s Philadelphia…
A leading Chinese law firm has opened a Silicon Valley office staffed by the former managing partners of the Perkins Coie law offices in Beijing and Shanghai.
The chance to cut hefty overhead costs, and pass those savings onto clients, were some of the driving factors that prompted five Neal Gerber & Eisenberg partners to launch their…
All through law school, three new graduates seeking to become members of the Maryland bar used specialized software to help them read text on their computer screens.