[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Jared Kushner is very much in the limelight and few may not know that the so-called “naive” political operative and son-in-law to Donald Trump is in fact a savvy business and legal operator. Now under potential FBI investigation for his alleged ‘back channel’ conduit to the Russians, Jared Kushner is someone who is also […]
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Altman Weil law firm survey raised eyebrows over the talk of “chronically under-performing” lawyers in their ranks and the fact that too many partners were not busy enough – but it also revealed some other threats and thoughts about the business of law. Over half of the partners surveyed in the Law Firms in
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] North Korea’s hermit status and belligerent behavior has created an almost vacuum when it comes to Westerners or ‘West-leaning’ lawyers who know anything about the country. But at least three key “Western” lawyers know the country more than others. There are – to the best of our knowledge – only three or four law
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Big Law’s White & Case may call them “energy pods”, but to any tired lawyer they are sleeping pods . . and they love them, it seems. Coming in at $13,000 each, the . . what shall we call them? . . “sleep/energy pods” are designed to reward lawyers with the rest they need to
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Exams can be tough enough without tedious fact situations, but London’s School of Economics (LSE) has once again become somewhat controversial by presenting a ‘fact situation’ for a tort test that features individuals named “Donald” (as in you-know-who) and “Nigel” (as in Farange). The LSE exam for first year law students’ tort exam. Law
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The move for consolidation in the legal market is amply demonstrated by the three-way London merger, creating yet another legal behemoth. The merger, betweens Olswang, CMS and Nabarro, is the largest ever in Britain and creates a €1 billion megafirm – the sixth largest in the world by head count with offices across 39
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Rapper Eminem’s current copyright battle in New Zealand against the country’s parliamentary political party is just another in the rapper’s courtroom ‘rap sheet’. In fact, the New Zealand lawsuit is not involving the controversial rapper directly, but rather the companies that own the rights to “Lose Yourself” the rapper’s massively popular hit rap. Eminem
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Law students cheat? Surely not. Particularly to win a ‘virtual trophy’ for a Law Review Video competition. But no, that was the case outlined in a strongly-worded missive on AbovetheLaw by publisher David Lat, who wrote that the stats for alleged visitors and votes for the competition were revealed as being falsified – ie
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Gender diversity is still not happening in law firms, it seems. The climb to the top can be a lonely one for women. A new survey from ALM Legal Intelligence indicates that women still account for around 30 per cent of lawyers in the 200 largest law firms in the US (be revenue), which is much
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Stress and over work at record level for junior lawyers in the UK, a new survey show. A survey shows that over 90 per cent of young lawyers say they are under stress or pressure from work and more than half of those surveyed said they feel unable to work either regularly or occasionally
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