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How Insourcing E-Discovery Affects Law Departments And Firms

Insourcing of e-discovery and other legal functions is more than a trend. It constitutes a major shift in the legal […]

Private Law Firms Chasing Student Loan Debtors

The government is turning to private law firms to track down people who default on their student loans. The millions […]

“Legal Operations” Pushing Into Law Firms

The concept is said to have originated in-house when Google hired Mary Shen O’Carroll in 2008  to handle its legal […]

Tech Founder Raises $10M To “Disrupt” Legal Industry

Justin Kan, who founded Justin.tv, has raised $10 million for Atrium LTS, a company he says will “disrupt the legal […]

Law Student Saves BigLaw Partner From Attack, Gets Summer Associate Gig

John Rowley III, a partner at Baker McKenzie, cannot remember being attacked at a Washington D.C. metro station in May, […]

Keep Your Third-Party Communications Privileged

In crises ranging from a cyber breach to allegations of bribery, companies have become increasingly reliant on third party forensic […]

General Counsel And The Headquarters Lease

A general counsel may be asked to spearhead a company’s efforts in connection with a headquarters lease. When this happens, […]

The Law Firm Giving A $25K Signing Bonus

Susman Godfrey has decided to offer new lawyers a $25,000 signing bonus – and that comes on top of the […]

Law Firms Follow NFL’s Lead To Diversify

In a rule meant to echo the National Football League’s “Rooney Rule” – which requires at least one minority be […]

BigLaw Lawyers Filling Trump Administration Posts

This week several names were added to the list of BigLaw lawyers nominated to fill positions in the Trump administration, […]

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