Taking a look into the way in which legal services are delivered is something that has occupied legal academics, lawyers and media for a long time – and with increasing urgency as technology, slipping fees, increasing competition and other pressures make an increasingly emphatic mark upon the legal profession.Dr Paul Paton, the Dean of Law
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LawFuel.com – Law News Daily – Sidley also named “Law Firm of the Year” in International Trade and Finance Law and Litigation – Securities New York and Chicago —Sidley Austin LLP announced today that it has, for the fifth year in a row and each year since the survey’s inception, received the most first-tier national rankings
Russian arms trafficker Viktor Bout is back in the news again, claiming he has new evidence that should provide him a new trial and he’s using a high profile US lawyer to do the legals for him.Bout has hired former US attorney general John Ashcroft to help with his case, the Guardian reportsBout, 47, is serving
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Tom Scott, Executive Director of California Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse wries about “Voting No on 45 and 46”Election Day is quickly approaching and the end is near, both for the election cycle and for those annoying campaign ads that have been everywhere in the last few days. This Election Day, you have an opportunity to
WASHINGTON November 3, 2014 — U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers, for the fifth consecutive year, announce the 2015 “Best Law Firms” rankings. Firms included in the 2015 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination
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Breaking into the Indian legal market is notoriously difficult, but UK-based Osborne Clarke have signed a deal that meets the tough Indian regulatory rules permitting the “fly in and fly out” provisions.The Lawyer reports that James Mullock, who heads up Osborne Clarke’s 10-year old India group, emphasises that the two firms’ relationship is non-exclusive. Mara
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Law firm Littler Mendelson received a judicial slapping when it applied to have legal fees and sanctions imposed upon a plaintiff who lost a bias lawsuit, with the federal judge saying the Littler motions were intended to harass the plaintiff. U.S. District Judge Stewart Dalzell of Philadelphia said Littler Mendelson had to pay the plaintiff’s
We know that plaintiff lawyers don’t always receive the greatest press or enjoy big wins every day, or week. But last week the much talked-about class action lawsuit against washing machine company Whirlpool – in the law machine since 2008 – took just two hours to be thrown out. The case involved a claim in
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Getting clients to pay on time is a major issue for businesses and professionals everywhere. Lawyers are no exception. A LexisNexis survey indicated that almost three-quarters of all firms experienced past due accounts.Here’s an Infographic from LN to explain the position. Invoicing and billing present steep challenges for law firms. According to a recent law firm billing
Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and George Venizelos, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced today that GREGORY RORKE was arrested this morning on securities and wire fraud charges stemming from his alleged scheme to defraud investors
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