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President Trump Statement on Steve Bannon “Losing his Mind”

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Statement from the President of the United States Steve Bannon has nothing to do with me or my Presidency. When he was fired, he not only lost his job, he lost his mind. Steve was a staffer who worked for me after I had already won the nomination by defeating seventeen candidates, often described as […]

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5 Key Blockchain Building Blocks For Law Firms To Understand Today

Toby George* Blockchain, THE Blockchain, BlockTech, even, whatever you want to call it, blockchain will alter the way lawyers go about their business in a way that may be as significant as the Internet itself. And those jumping on the ‘chain’ first are likely to score a win over others who struggle to understand what’s

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5 Tips for Starting a Law Firm in the Virtual Law Era

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Thomson Reuters –  Attorneys starting a law firm after working for others need to begin with a vision that encompasses the types of legal services they will provide, the way they will relate to clients, and how much they expect to earn from their business. A well-thought-out vision and a realistic law firm business plan

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Does F Lee Bailey Really Have The OJ Simpson Case Solved?

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  Famed attorney F Lee Bailey, part of the original OJ Simpson murder trial ‘dream team’, is to provide a revealing, if not ‘explosive’ look at one of last century’s most compelling criminal trials. OJ Simpson was acquitted of murder in the double murder trial of wife Nicole Simpson and Ron Goldman. Mr Bailey, 84,

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The Superstar Lawyer Who Faces Major Reputation Damage Over the Weinstein Affairs

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Reputation for lawyers is everything – so what happens when a superstar lawyer like David Boies becomes entangled in a mess like Harvey Weinstein? Can he disentangle? Does it even hurt? According to an article in Bloomberg.com, David Boies is unfazed by the attention being focused on himself as a sometime lawyer for the besieged

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Breaking Up Is Hard to Do: 5 Rules For Breaking Up a Law Firm Partnership & The Partner Who Wants to ‘Burn the Firm to the Ground’

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Breakups are hard to do, whether romantic or ‘legal’ in the sense of law firm partnerships.  But the bitter breakup of a US personal injury firm is demonstrating the need to prepare for the worst. There are some things you can do to avoid the sort of acrimony and scorched earth acrimony that is being

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Tips From a Female Lawyer on Going Solo From Big Law to a “Backpack Law Firm” As A Female Lawyer

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Going solo – particularly if you’re a lawyer leaving the security (and pressures) of a big firm – are challenges that can be daunting. But there are rewards. And professional satisfaction. And risk. She started the law firm mid-year to focus on her clients and, as she told the NY Law Journal, to avoid the

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Dentons Bold In-House Counsel Consultancy Move to “Reinvent” Legal Profession

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Legal giant Dentons have announced the formation of an in-house solutions consultancy designed to capitalize upon the demands from in-house counsel. The new group, called Nextlaw In-House Solutions, is a strategic consultancy service involving more than 50 former general counsel globally, designed to provide a multi-disciplinary service to in-house counsel. Pressure on legal fees and

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