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Microsoft Bolstering Its Defenses Against NSA Snooping

After learning that the National Security Agency may have  intercepted traffic inside the private networks of Google and Yahoo, Microsoft […]

Matter Management Software Should Offer Cost Control Plus

Detecting billing violations and analyzing legal spending are major capabilities of matter management platforms, but there are others. They can […]

Tips On Reading A Resume From Outside Litigation Counsel

How to read through the boilerplate, evasion and occasional subterfuge. For the careful reader, there are some red flags.

Microsoft Changing Employee Ranking System

Microsoft will change its employee ranking system – regarded by some as poisonous and a contributor to a thorny corporate […]

NSA Co-Workers Gave Passwords To Snowden

NSA leaker Edward Snowden used a low-tech method for accessing secure information he shouldn’t have been able to see: He […]

In-House Lawyer Hit With Malpractice Charge After Employee Deposition

A court of appeals found that when an in-house counsel took an employee’s deposition without giving him proper warning, and […]

Restructuring Legal Departments To Adapt To A Changing Landscape

Corporate legal departments face increasing shareholder activism and a changing landscape of regulations as the Dodd-Frank act continues to roll […]

Outcome Of Coverage Case Pivots On A Comma

Abercrombie & Fitch wins in a coverage dispute that turned on the meaning of language in an advertising-risk policy. The […]

Could The Use Of ‘Captive’ Law Firms Make Inroads In The U.S.?

The use of ‘captive’ law firms – outside practices that essentially function as an in-house legal team for companies – […]

Non-Practicing Company Lawyers In Growing Ethical Gap

Professional regulations should be established for lawyers with non-legal positions, University of North Carolina law professor Dana Remus suggests in […]

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