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CA State Bar Says No Sex With Clients

Some exceptions are noted, as this rule updates and expands a previous rule that allowed consensual sex, as long as…

GC Avoids Deposition With “Apex Doctrine”

A recent ruling from the Southern District of Florida rebuffed an attempt by a whistleblower plaintiff to depose the vice […]

No One Cares About Your Firm’s History

A veteran consultant and legal affairs writer explains why it’s nearly always “self-centered, not client-centered, and therefore pointless.”

Uploading Files Negates Privilege

Uploading files to an unprotected file-sharing site is the equivalent of “leaving its claims file on a bench in the […]

“Massive” Pro Bono Response To Trump Immigration Order

A number of law firms, including some of the largest, are putting significant resources into the effort to confront President […]

Why A Company’s Workplace Accident Investigation Was Ruled Privileged

When attorneys for a man who had been injured in a workplace accident requested an internal company report about the […]

Amid Controversies, Spotlight On White House Counsel

In the wake of the resignation of Michael Flynn, former National Security Advisor to President Donald Trump, attention must now […]

Eric Holder Meets With New Client: California

California’s Democratic lawmakers met with their new outside counsel this week: former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder. Holder and his […]

The Tangled History Of Trump’s Pick For Labor Chief

There is nothing simple about the resume of President Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Labor, Andrew Puzder, and his confirmation […]

Legal Aid Has Seven-Fold Economic Impact

For every dollar spent on civil legal aid for low-income residents, the state of Florida earned $7 in economic impact, […]

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