The ever-shifting sands of the law profession show lawyers and the way they practice continue to change, often radically. New research undertaken by law recruiters Robert Half took a look at the current changes in their “Future Law Office” program and found mounting client service pressure, a rise in general counsel importance, talent wars and […]
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The use of backoffice services by law firms has been a developing trend for some years, but now Baker & McKenzie are creating up to 250 jobs in Belfast, welcome news for the struggling city, in a move that will create a “global services centre” (Read: lower cost support services). The move by the global
“The Rule of Law”. It has a ring to it, doesn’t it? It’s the foundation of so much we hold so dear. And yet, more than ever, the Rule of Law appears to be somewhat illusory in America, as if it is something that only the privileged and rich can enjoy. Can this be so?
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“Breaking Bad” was good for lawyers – at least for lawyer marketing. How can any series with a character like Saul (“Better Call Saul”) Goodman be anything other than one that inpires or repels lawyers as to how or why they should market themselves. The spin-off series from “Breaking Bad”, this week’s Emmy-winning drama, is
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Suing the President of the United States is not something that any lawyer gets to do any day, but the one who has drawn the short straw for the House Republicans is David Rivkin, who is to take up the cudgels for the Republicans in their claim that the president has overreached. Speaker John Boehner
A booming economy like India’s has lead to all the modern problems, like environmental law issues, that the rest of us have to deal with. One of India’s boutique law firms that has found its business expanding along with the overall economy is Sudhir Mishra, the owner of Trust Legal a firm that has found
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Golfer Rory McIlroy left his sports management company with an acrimonious lawsuit and now golfer Graeme McDowell has left, albeit on better terms. Horizon Sports Management will hardly be happy with the developments, however. McIlroy left the company in April 2013 to set up his own company Rory McIlroy Inc.He launched legal proceedings against Horizon
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Lying on the stand is a major “no, no” for lawyers. And it is something that has gotten one of the criminal law’s rising stars a major problem when he was indicted for allegedly doing just that. Beau Brindley (pictured) was regarded as someone with a brilliant career as a criminal lawyer, represented drug dealer
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The massive Bank of America settlement announced today is something of a drop in the ocean for the beleagored bank, which has lost more than $50 billion since the Charlotte bank bought Countrywide Financial for $2.5 billion, and more losses and legal fees are coming according to reports. The Bank of America’s slow fall to
Law firm scams – run by non-lawyer scam artists – are being set up to fleece “clients” using websites stolen from legitimate law firms. The picture above purports to be a London, UK law firm – Dovernor – but it is in fact an image taken from a legitimate US law firm using a picture
