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Law Firms Slow To Address Cybersecurity

Only 40 percent of law firms would place cybersecurity as one of their top five risks, and more than half either have not “taken steps” to insure that risk or don’t know if they have.

Martial Arts And Zealous Advocacy

How far is too far when it comes to “zealous advocacy?” Jathan Janove, author and employment lawyer at Ogletree Deakins, […]

Responding To A Social Media Attack

When social media comment turns negative and begins to harm a business, is there anything the organization can do about? […]

Data Security For Legal Depts and Firms

Five things that legal department executives would like to see in order to help improve data security for the legal […]

Why Even Cutthroat Lawyers Should Want to Cooperate In E-Discovery

The word “cooperation” is often part of court opinions on e-discovery, but its practice is often given short shrift by […]

Law Firm Bonus Race Heats Up

Associate bonuses are nearly back to pre-recession levels, at least in Chicago. There even have been a few “$100,000 thank-yous,” […]

Male, College-Educated Republicans Most Likely To Work On Vacation

A survey of more than 2,000 Americans found that well over half of those who reported taking a vacation worked […]

When The Client Won’t Pay

The best bet, writes malpractice attorney Steve Crislip, is to screen credit worthiness in advance, but it doesn’t always work. […]

How To Fire A Client

The best solution is to have a through intake process that red-flags problem clients in the first place. But if […]

Billions Lost From Failure To Track Email Time

Almost 40 percent of respondents in an AffinityLive study said they never tracked work hours spent reading and answering email, […]

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