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How Law Departments Spend

April 3, 2016

A 2015 survey of about 300 corporations found that median total legal spend increased two percent over the previous year, but the increase was not across the board…

Information Sharing Under The New Cybersecurity Law

March 31, 2016

The text of the the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) was incorporated by amendment into a consolidated spending bill in […]

Lawyers: We Were Fired To Prevent Split Of $391M Verdict

March 31, 2016

In a lawsuit, 17 former attorneys at a top Colorado law firm claim they were let go to avoid splitting […]

“Mega-Settlements” On The Rise

March 31, 2016

The number of class action settlements reached in 2015 – 80 – was the most since 2010, and six of […]

BigLaw Firms Hacked

March 31, 2016

Hackers infiltrated the systems of some of the nation’s top law firms, possibly to uncover information they could use for […]

Don’t Ignore Your “Digital Presence”

March 31, 2016

Five things that lawyers often do wrong with regard to their website and their digital presence, and what to do about it. Mistake number one: “Your website is…

Court: No Privilege For In-House Regulatory Advice

March 31, 2016

Where do you draw the line between legal advice and regulatory advice?  Or is there one? Black’s Law dictionary suggests […]

Former DLA Partner: Outside Firm’s Negligent Email Release Made Him Unhireable

March 28, 2016

In a malpractice lawsuit, a former partner at DLA Piper is suing the outside law firm that represented DLA in […]

Acknowledge Potential Departure From The Moment You Hire

March 24, 2016

Forced departures from law firms are likely becoming more common as the market softens, and the fallout for the law […]

Female Lawyers Earn 23% Less Than Male Counterparts

March 22, 2016

The median pay for full-time female lawyers is a little more than three-fourths that of their male counterparts, a U.S. […]

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