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Abandon Random Acts of Interviewing — A Structured Process Is Worth the Effort

Both the research literature and practice suggest that behaviorally based structured interviews are a significantly better hiring tool than unstructured interviews in which questions are unplanned and vary across candidates.

Decisions Do Not Apply “Jewel Doctrine” to Departed Partners’ Fees – Legal Fees Earned by Departed Partners in Now-Defunct Law Firms Determined Not to Be Property of the Bankrupt Firm

Two recent court decisions in California and New York call into question the continued viability of the unfinished business theory (the so-called “Jewel” doctrine) with respect to hourly matters earned by departed lawyers in firms that have dissolved.

SEC, Mary Jo White, Assailed By Liberals

Growing disenchantment and pointed criticism no longer confined to the usual suspects.

Shareholders Can Open The Books In A Wal-Mart Case

The Delaware Supreme Court upheld a Chancery Court decision allowing a shareholder pension fund to inspect the books, in a […]

Law Firm Management Key: Know When To Change

Recognizing important decision points can allow a law firm manager to have control over the organization’s future, writes consultant Andrew […]

San Jose Wants The A’s, But Needed Antitrust Claim Falls Flat

The city of San Jose’s argument that Major League Baseball not allowing the Oakland A’s to relocate there was in […]

Supreme Court IP Decisions Roundly Critiqued By Retired Chief Judge Of Federal Circuit

Paul Michel, the former Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit…

Monkey’s Selfie Raises Knotty Copyright Issue

A British nature photographer in Indonesia had set up his camera to take pictures…

Attorney Rounds Out List Of Top-Paying Jobs

The average attorney makes over $113,000, just enough to make the top 10 list of professions compiled by Careercast.com. The […]

Judge Nixes Silicon Valley Wage-Fixing Settlement As Inadequate

The proposed settlement in the Silicon Valley wage-fixing case has been rejected by a federal judge as inadequate, given plaintiffs’ […]

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