We all know that law schools are under attack for over promising on the jobs front during a seriously down market. But there are a bunch of other reasons why going to law school makes a heap of sense and this list, written by Madison Rutherford at San Francisco State University, provides a mere 22 […]
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As if lawyers needed to be told again about the increased competition and soft market driving down their billing rates. Now a new study into the US legal industry, sitting at over $16 billion in firm invoices, and found that the “soft spot” has been first year associates, whose billing rates have been slashed. From
It may be over 150 years old, but Scottish law firm Tods Murray LLP has struggled to meets costs and was placed in administration this week. The result is likely to be the loss of around 50 law jobs. Tods Murray was bought out by rival law firm Shepherd & Wedderburn following the appointment
Drink company Red Bull are to pay customers who bought their product between 2002 and October 3 2014 a cash payment of $10 or $15 worth of Red Bull products according to a class action settlement valued at $13 million and entered by the company last month. The company agreed to settle two consumer class
The Sex Crime of stolen photos hit the headlines – again – with the Jennifer Lawrence “issue” and in a major story in Vanity Fair, the actress refers to the sex crimes related to stolen photographs, an issue that is receiving increasing interest from lawyers and the law. “I was just so afraid. I
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LONDON, October 7, 2014 The Global Law Summit (“GLS”), the world-class international legal and business event being held in London, 23 – 25 February 2015, has announced the names of key sponsors and session speakers, as the event tickets go on sale. Thomson Reuters, GLS’ strategic partner, will be joined as sponsors by leading law
Bryan Garner runs LawProse and is editor-in-chief of Black’s Law Dictionary. This article is from the ABA Journal. Any lawyer needs good writing skills and like interpersonal skills for advocates or business lawyers alike, the ability to write well is one of the foundation stones for any good lawyer. Bryan Garner provides 10 tips on
An 11 year old boy turned in his mother and step-father for marijuana use after becoming sick of the smell of the weed. Photographing the stash and fowarding it to his biological father resulted in a raid on the couple’s Dakota home where eight pounds of marijuana was found in Walmart bags. The boy’s mother,
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Women are slowly – but hopefully surely – climbing to the top of major law firms. The debate over women leadership and partnership numbers in law firms has long been debated and argued, but two recent announcements give cause for hope for women lawyers. Jami Wintz McKeon (pictured) has become the first female chair of Morgan
Hollywood lawyer Martin Singer has threatened Google with a $100 million lawsuit over nude pictures circulated online following Apple’s iCloud being hacked. Singer evidently represents over a “dozen female celebrities” according to reports. Singer’s letter to the search giant says that the company is unfairly making money from unfair treatment of women, and that it
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