50 Cent (the rap artist, not the monetary denomimation) has pulled off what one music industry publication calls “the ultimate switcheroo” by turning the tables on his Big Law lawyers and suing them for $32 million (that’s the monetary denomination, not a rapper). 50 Cent hired Reed Smith to represent him in the Lastonia Leviston sex-tape […]
Acting Attorney General Sally Yates allegedly “betrayed the Department of Justice” by refusing to enforce the order from President Trump, who then did what he does so well and fired her. Citing her as “weak”, she took the extraordinarily rare – and many would say either brave or stupid – step of defying the White House
The UK Supreme Court’s Brexit ruling has served to increase focus upon Britain’s highest court – and one of the questions being looked at is who next might enter the lofty ranks of the country’s top court. The court will see an array or retirements from the Bench as statutory retirement age comes up and
The Lawyer in the UK are preparing for the publication of the “Hot List” of the lawyers and their pre-publication excitement has lead to the publication of four lawyers named in the list previously and how the honour has changed their professional, if not personal lives. Excited? Well, whatever. The first up is the Royal
Does the inauguration day of Donald J Trump also herald moves to impeach the new President? Really? Already two civil rights groups are attempting to do so. The site www.impeachdonaldtrumpnow.org, went live on Friday when the President was sworn in. According to the Washington Post, the site is run by two groups, Free Speech for People
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Has the law profession morphed into an “industry” capable of producing billionaires. And – if so – are you capable of being the ‘legal Zuckerberg’? An article in AboveTheLaw from Thomson Reuters’ Joe Borstein makes the bold claim that by 2027 there will be many billionaires from the “legal industry”, but few will be
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Law blogging has consistently been shown to be one of the best ways for lawyers to increase their Google rankings – with the ability to increase social media engagement, part of Google’s Holy Grail of high ranking. Plus – of course – blogging also increases your authority as an authority and shows that you are
News site Slate posted a piece on Donald Trump’s law firm, Morgan Lewis with lawyer Sheri Dillon from the firm on hand with her client to discuss issues about how the President Elect will isolate himself from his firm. As Slate say: Here’s a boast on Morgan Lewis’ website that Google sleuths found almost immediately:
Legal technology issues abound, but the release of a keyboard for lawyers has got the legal world in a state that fluctuates between super-excited tweeting more frequent that even the President Elect, to those who wonder why it was developed in the first place. The keyboard is nothing that could realistically be compared to an
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Forbes have released their “30 Under 30” list, featuring lawyers who have made – or will make their mark in the legal arena. Among the list are lawyers who you may well not have yet heard of but who are making their mark in the magazine’s “Law and Policy” list. The llistees: Adina Appelbaum (pictured) who launched
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