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Law Firms Cross the Pond In Unique Alliance

June 16, 2016

Rather than opt for a transatlantic merger, U.S. law firm Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice announced it will form a […]

Courts To Decide If New Rules Will Curb Litigation Costs

June 15, 2016

Discovery is expensive on two counts: the cost of doing it, and the cost of fighting about doing it. Writing […]

Experts Predict Future Of E-Discovery

June 14, 2016

New types of data, including video, audio, social media, as well as new kinds of metadata, will require new tools for retrieval, search and…

Cybersecurity Concerns For ERISA Fiduciaries

June 13, 2016

Pension and welfare plans store participant and beneficiary personal data that is of interest to cyber attackers. Not only does […]

BigLaw Firms Raise Base Salaries, Following Cravath’s Lead

June 13, 2016

Earlier this month, Cravath, Swaine & Moore boosted first-year salaries to $180,000 from $160,000, and said they would increase pay […]

Collect Better Data, Not More Data

June 13, 2016

A potential “paralyzing paradox” presented by data collection and how to get past it.

Hourly Rate Gap Between Top, Mid-tier Firms Widens

June 13, 2016

The top law firms have increased equity partners’ hourly rates by 3.9 percent to an average rate of $1,085, according […]

Employee Negligence Doesn’t Negate Cyber Coverage

June 13, 2016

A decision from the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a district court summary judgment for the policy holder in […]

Law Firm’s Press Release Ruled Not Defamatory

June 9, 2016

When a California law firm won in the liability phase of a potentially multi-billion dollar whistleblower lawsuit, it put out […]

Law Firms Fight Lateral Departures

June 8, 2016

Law firms are clawing back bonuses, delaying return of capital, and limiting earnings to draws at the time of departure […]

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