Issues to increase law firm productivity have long excited the interest of law firm managers, but an English firm has now taken on a ‘paid time off’ (PTO) policy that lets employees take the time they like from the firm. The firm, Ashton KCJ in East Anglia, is trialling the policy with a few towards […]
The brutal stabbing of DLA Piper associate lawyer David Messerschmitt has not lead to any arrest following the young attorney’s death in Washington DC. The deceased lived in the boutique hotel. Police said they were called to the room about 11 a.m. on Tuesday and found the victim dead and suffering from multiple stab wounds.
We’ve reported previously about the issues faced by Western law firms setting up in China (See: Law Firms Facing the Chinese Challenge) and the obstacles they face. Some have retreated already and for US firms, they feel hindered by Chinese authorities according to a new survey conducted by the American chamber of commerce (AmCham), according to Business
It’s unusual for web review site Rotten Tomatoes to record 100 per cent in its often caustic reviews, but the “Breaking Bad” prequel “Better Call Saul” has scored the perfect 100. And why wouldn’t it? Among the comments from the RT panel of reviewers: From Kari Croop of Common Sense Media – Just as Breaking
Baker & McKenzie – Global, 26 January 2015 – African companies are going public at what could be their fastest ever rate. Thirty initial public offerings by African-domiciled companies are already in the pipeline for 2015*, according to research by global law firm Baker & McKenzie. If just the deals announced so far complete, volumes
Caroline Jones from Aderant to present “Managing mobility and connectivity”. The session will look at the drive toward empowering lawyers to become mobile “road warriors” with smart phones, iPads, tablets, laptops and other devices all connected back to the office via portals – which can all pose many IT challenges. Caroline will explore how the
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China may be the challenging and exciting new frontier for law firms, but Chinese law graduates are facing many of the problems getting law jobs that face their counterparts in America, the UK and elsewhere – graduate numbers rise, but getting a law job is another problem altogether. Take the case of law graduate Li
SAN DIEGO – LawFuel.com – Shareholder Rights Law Firm Johnson & Weaver, LLP is investigating potential violations of federal and state law by CTPartners Executive Search Inc. (NYSE MKT: CTP) and certain of its officers and directors. CTPartners provides retained executive search services worldwide. On December 8, 2014, The New York Post reported that an
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Krista Barth is a divorce attorney who has written in the Huffington Post about Valentines Day and has written why she will celebrate the day of romance on Friday 13th. >> Have Your Seen the “Obsession Phrases” Video on Winning your Man? Watch it here The first thought that may come to your mind is irony
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LawFuel.com – Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Diego Rodriguez, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), and William J. Bratton, Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”), announced today additional criminal charges filed in Manhattan federal court
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