Outside Counsel

Judges: Don’t Hire Lawyers Who Aren’t Tech-Savvy

A panel of four “cyberstar” federal judges at a recent legal tech conference had a pointed message for corporate counsel: […]

Hourly Rate, Even For Litigation, Increasingly Scarce

Litigation – long seen as the last holdout for hourly billing – is increasingly being billed with alternative methods, now […]

In Texas BigLaw, Women Lag In Promotions

In a study of the 40 biggest law firms in the state, Texas Lawbook found that over the last three […]

First Glance: Legal Implications of the Heartbleed OpenSSL Bug?

In light of the Heartbleed security breach, failure to immediately attend to patches and advising users to change passwords could expose companies to potential liability.

SCOTUS Ruling Increases Private Company Risk – Imminent Need for Business Ethics Training

Private contractors working for public companies are now covered under the Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower protections, leading many to review their compliance programs with fresh eyes.

Ex-Employees Took Trade Secrets, AlixPartners Claims In Delaware Suit

Two former managing directors resigned, joined a competing firm and, according to allegations in a lawsuit filed by AlixPartners LLP […]

Sharing Cyberthreat Info Won’t Bring Antitrust Risk, Feds Say

Competing businesses that share information about hackers and other virtual security threats will not be considered in violation of antitrust […]

Cautious Endorsement of Legal Project Management

Legal project management is a trend slowly catching on in corporate legal departments, according to a recent Today’s General Counsel […]

U.S. Courts’ Evolving Approaches to Social Media E-Discovery

Though U.S. courts have broadly accepted discovery of social media, there are many examples of courts striking down such discovery requests when litigants fail to establish relevance.

Five Things You Didn’t Know about Arbitration

A mediation and arbitration consulting firm outlines five things even experienced litigators may not understand about arbitration, and which may help get the most out of the resolution method.