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UK’s Top Judge: Women Better Counsel Than Overworked Men

March 14, 2014

The legal industry’s 24/7 work style was created by “obsessive, testosterone-driven” men, who are ultimately not as professionally effective as […]

In Shifting Law Firm Landscape, Generation Gap Widening

February 27, 2014

As the legal industry faces a period of major change, old-school preferences of Baby Boomer senior partners and ascendant decision-maker […]

Public Infrastructure Investment Approaching Historic Low

February 18, 2014

A liberal research and advocacy group, citing the weakness of U.S. labor markets and the persistence of long-term unemployment, argues […]

Banish Citations From Main Text, Pleads Lawyer/Author

February 17, 2014

Legal writing should put case citations in footnotes, and keep those footnotes free of any discussion, argues Bryan Garner, president […]

U.S. Legal Developments To Watch In 2014: The Take From Linklaters

February 13, 2014

Heading the list is the Supreme Court’s reconsideration of the fraud on the market theory. But the UK-based behemoth also […]

Emotions Run High When In-House Counsel is Deposed

February 10, 2014

This article examines the psychological effect on in-house counsel who are placed in the witness chair by their outside counsel, […]

A Program For Building the Legal Operations Function

February 10, 2014

Law departments require a variety of operational services in areas such as outside counsel management, intellectual property operations and electronic […]

Interplay Between Arbitration And The Courts

February 10, 2014

Counsel choosing between arbitration and litigation when negotiating contracts need to consider the litigation implications of either decision. Parties choosing […]

Income Inequality Hurts Bottom Line, Even For The One Percent

January 30, 2014

The widening income gap between the richest and poorest Americans should concern those who are well off, because underpaid workers […]

Is The Industrial Rebound A Myth?

January 27, 2014

Controversial New York Times columnist and TV commentator Steven Rattner, the former Obama administration auto industry czar and financier who […]

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