Home Daily News Florida lawyer seeking permanent retirement… Constitutional Law Florida lawyer seeking permanent retirement can’t sue in federal court, judge concludes By Debra Cassens Weiss June 18, 2024, 3:52 pm CDT A federal judge has tossed a lawsuit by a Florida lawyer who wanted to permanently retire from the bar while facing possible discipline…
Home The Modern Law Library ‘The Lawyer Millionaire’ author shares the… The Modern Law Library ‘The Lawyer Millionaire’ author shares the 7 biggest money mistakes lawyers can make By Lee Rawles June 19, 2024, 9:45 am CDT Finances are a fraught area for many attorneys. Despite a high earning potential, new lawyers often start out…
Home Daily News Ex-law school IT director accused of making… Criminal Justice Ex-law school IT director accused of making unauthorized purchases worth $68K By Debra Cassens Weiss June 20, 2024, 8:59 am CDT A former information technology employee at New England Law in Boston was arraigned last week on larceny charges for allegedly making about…
Home Daily News Lawyer reinstated after Pringles can poop… Ethics Lawyer reinstated after Pringles can poop prank By Debra Cassens Weiss June 20, 2024, 9:16 am CDT An Ohio lawyer has been reinstated to practice after a suspension for tossing a poop-filled Pringles can into the parking lot of a victims advocacy center. (Image from…
It is not just the Police who find themselves “so lonely;” we too should find “no surprise, no mystery” in loneliness’s pervasiveness. Military lawyers, in particular, feel its unavoidable sting accentuated by the military attorney lifestyle. Together, let’s look at how to work past the inevitable to succeed where possible. As judge advocates general, we…
It’s rare to find a true-crime documentary that is equal parts entertaining, educational and polished to the point of resembling something you’d see on the silver screen. Netflix’s new documentary Lover, Stalker, Killer meets those criteria, though, all the while finding a way to fit an incredibly engaging narrative into an easily digestible 90-minute package….
Home Daily News Which BigLaw firms pay the highest starting… Lawyer Pay Which BigLaw firms pay the highest starting salary? By Debra Cassens Weiss June 20, 2024, 1:52 pm CDT Hughes Hubbard & Reed pays new associates a top salary of $235,000, which is $10,000 above the going rate at many top law firms. (Image…
By Marc W. Halpert Few law schools offer their graduates LinkedIn self-branding workshops as an employment game-changer before law firm hiring managers. Today, even when taught, self-branding coursework is outdated, even at the best law schools. Or, as widely lamented by attendees in my recent online seminar, marketing courses not offered at all. Once employed,…
Ari Kaplan recently spoke with Sandra Aldi, the chief marketing officer at Neota Logic; Michael Powers, the global director of product marketing at iManage; and Thomas Suh, the co-founder and chief operating officer for LegalMation. The three companies are part of a consortium that supported a newly released report called Legal Operations at a Crossroads:…
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. I estimate that within five years, it will no longer be possible to be a successful lawyer without using AI. — Professor Gary Marchant of Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, in comments given to Reuters on the rise of the…