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All sorts of fingers are pointing at Iran at present. Now there are more with the jailing of a prominent human rights lawyer, Abdolfattah Soltani, who has just received an 18 year jail term who, according to the regime, has been “spreading propaganda against the system” apart from other “crimes”.

Law Firms / March 6, 2012

Iran has sentenced a prominent human rights lawyer, Abdolfattah Soltani, to 18 years in jail for allegedly spreading anti-regime propaganda, several opposition websites reported on Tuesday. “One of my husband’s lawyers was told that my husband was sentenced to 18 years in jail in Borazjan (south Iran) and was also banned from practising law for […]

All sorts of fingers are pointing at Iran at present. Now there are more with the jailing of a prominent human rights lawyer, Abdolfattah Soltani, who has just received an 18 year jail term who, according to the regime, has been “spreading propaganda against the system” apart from other “crimes”. Read More »

Say what you like, but whether its alternative billing arrangements, flat fees or anything else, the good, old standard bill-by-the-hour model still hasn’t changed in terms of remaining the preferred billing model by America’s big law firms.

Law Firms / March 5, 2012

Value billing. Alternative billing arrangements. Flat fees. Whatever the remedy to an oft-forecasted falling sky of unsustainability, the standard hourly billing scheme retains its majority stake on the invoices— and in the comfort zones—of corporate counsel, many of whom sharpened their baby teeth in Big Law. While demand is on the uptick for other means

Say what you like, but whether its alternative billing arrangements, flat fees or anything else, the good, old standard bill-by-the-hour model still hasn’t changed in terms of remaining the preferred billing model by America’s big law firms. Read More »

One of Britain’s top criminal lawyers, Scotland’s Paul McBride QC, has been found dead in a Pakistan hotel room while handling a parcel bomb case involving two men accused of sending him a parcel bomb.

Law Firms / March 4, 2012

Paul McBride, one of Scotland’s best-known criminal lawyers, has been found dead in a hotel in Pakistan midway through the trial of two men accused of sending him a parcel bomb. A prominent and outspoken QC, McBride was allegedly sent a device along with Neil Lennon, the Celtic football club manager, a senior Labour politician

One of Britain’s top criminal lawyers, Scotland’s Paul McBride QC, has been found dead in a Pakistan hotel room while handling a parcel bomb case involving two men accused of sending him a parcel bomb. Read More »

How funny is it for a law firm to instruct a comedian to help it with communication issues? Well, Duane Morris addressed its communication problems just that way and . . it worked, they say.

Law Firms / February 29, 2012

How funny is it for a law firm to instruct a comedian to help it with communication issues? Well, Duane Morris addressed its communication problems just that way and . . it worked, they say. Law Marketing expert Robert Ambrogi reports on what happened with Duane Morris. International law firm Duane Morris had a problem.

It’s always a top question . . what are the best law schools to go to. And the National Law Journal has come out with the University of Pennsylvania Law School as Number 1 in their ranking.

Law Firms / February 29, 2012

The best law schools in the US have been ranked by the National Law Journal according to the percentage of 2011 juris doctor graduates. The law school rankings always generates controversy and argument as to how it should be calculated, but the NLJ notes that among the 50 schools in their survey, 22 per cent

It’s always a top question . . what are the best law schools to go to. And the National Law Journal has come out with the University of Pennsylvania Law School as Number 1 in their ranking. Read More »

Law firms face multiple challenges in 2012, not the least being the pressure on expenses says a new report from Thomson Reuters and Citibank.

Law Firms / February 16, 2012

Law firms are facing “a year of challenge and uncertainty” in 2012, forcing them to scramble to find innovative solutions in the face of soft demand and increasing costs, according to a new report from Reuters The forecast was released Wednesday in the annual client advisory by the Hildebrandt Institute, a division of Thomson Reuters,

Law firms face multiple challenges in 2012, not the least being the pressure on expenses says a new report from Thomson Reuters and Citibank. Read More »

She was hailed as an “unstoppable force for justice,” but crusading LA attorney Gigi Gordon couldn’t stop the multiple sclerosis and pain that eventually overcame her. And another great lawyer has gone.

Law Firms / January 29, 2012

Gigi Gordon, a crusading criminal defense lawyer who battled corrupt police and overzealous prosecutors to free dozens of prisoners who had been wrongfully convicted, committed suicide after struggling with multiple sclerosis and depression. She was 54. Gordon, who had been sinking deeper into despair over the last year as her debilitating illness eroded her intellect

She was hailed as an “unstoppable force for justice,” but crusading LA attorney Gigi Gordon couldn’t stop the multiple sclerosis and pain that eventually overcame her. And another great lawyer has gone. Read More »

A new UK law firm merger, between McGrigors and Pinsent Masons,would create the 12th largest law firm in Britain by turnover, according to a report from British legal magazine The Lawyer

Law Firms / January 25, 2012

McGrigors and Pinsent Masons are preparing the ground for a potential merger in a deal that would make the combined firm the 12th largest in the UK by turnover. The firms today confirmed that they are holding merger talks, with partners due to vote on the deal by February. In a joint statement to The

A new UK law firm merger, between McGrigors and Pinsent Masons,would create the 12th largest law firm in Britain by turnover, according to a report from British legal magazine The Lawyer Read More »

Mitch McDeere the hero of John Grisham’s blockbuster law novel is coming to the small screen with a new TV series for those who couldn’t get enough of the lawyer-on-the-run.

Law Firms / January 8, 2012

You would have thought Mitch McDeere would have learned by now. Back in the 1993 film “The Firm,” the idealistic young attorney (played by Tom Cruise) helped the Feds bring down the biggest law firm in Memphis with a mob family as its client. The mob boss then set his sights on McDeere and his

Mitch McDeere the hero of John Grisham’s blockbuster law novel is coming to the small screen with a new TV series for those who couldn’t get enough of the lawyer-on-the-run. Read More »

It is true that onscreen lawyers often are portrayed as over the top and find themselves in implausible situations. But some films offer useful insights into the skills lawyers need to be successful, according to a new book by Creighton University School of Law’s Kelly Lynn Anders.

Law Firms / January 3, 2012

Lawyers could learn a few things about conveying compassion from Gregory Peck’s onscreen portrayal of Atticus Finch in the classic movie To Kill A Mockingbird. Negotiation skills feature throughout 12 Angry Men, and if you want some insight into keen lawyerly timing, look no further than the 1957 movie, Witness for the Prosecution. That film,

It is true that onscreen lawyers often are portrayed as over the top and find themselves in implausible situations. But some films offer useful insights into the skills lawyers need to be successful, according to a new book by Creighton University School of Law’s Kelly Lynn Anders. Read More »