Outside Counsel

Biggest Law Firm Security Risks Are Inside

There is no point in putting up a fence if the problem is already inside the fence. That’s the starting […]

Declining ABA Revenue Inspires A Rebuke

The operating budget of the American Bar Association has declined significantly over the past several years. For fiscal 2017, the […]

Bonus Pay Gap Figures For Norton Rose Fulbright

Gender pay gap regulations in the UK require firms with 250 or more employees to report on gender pay gaps, […]

Yahoo Settlement Underlines Board Vulnerability

The email breach that exposed the personal information of 1.5 billion Yahoo users did not trigger a big drop in […]

The Hidden Perils Of Law Firm Mergers

Law firm mergers, and even the preliminary negotiations for a merger that never takes place, can bring with them some […]

If The Rainmaker Is An Abuser

The challenge of dealing with an abusive law firm rainmaker is that rainmakers are in high demand and about as […]

Suspended Lawyer Sues Over AA’s God-Talk

An attorney with a drug problem, citing Alcoholics Anonymous insistence on the acknowledgment of a higher power, has sued the […]

Privilege Lost For “Underlying Documents” When Report Is Made Public

When a school board released a lawyer’s report about alleged sexual assaults by members of a high school basketball team, it had no desire to release the interviews and communications that…

Don’t Push Send

Every day, attorneys transmit spreadsheets, documents and PDFs, to courts and adversaries, to third parties, and to clients. Either they […]

In A Business Deal, When Does “Zealous Advocacy” Become Crime?

If a business transaction is later deemed criminal, what are the consequences for the outside lawyer who advised on the […]

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