Young Lawyers Blog
"Features posts on the trials and tribulations of the young lawyer as well as posts that would be beneficial and interesting to law students. Readers will find a variety of posts on legal news, practice-specific issues, technology pitfalls, metadata, e-discovery, women’s issues, diversity issues, business development tips, and recruiting advice."
Author: Waller Landsen Dortch & Davis lawyers contribute to this blog. Eileen Burkhalter Smith is a partner, and Robert Chapski and Bethany Kolenic are associates in Nashville, Tenn.; Jonathan Brophy is an associate in Los Angeles; and Brian Malcom is an associate in Birmingham, Ala.
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Recent Posts from Young Lawyers Blog
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Shiny Object Syndrome Alert: Google Scholar Now Offers Free Access to Caselaw
By Brian Malcom Let me begin by giving credit where credit is due. iPhone J.D. has a terrific post about the new features of Google Scholar. I would definitely recommend checking out the post. I will…
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Good Idea - Bad Idea: Communication
Good Idea: Communicating with your client. Bad Idea: Ignoring your client's repeated attempts to contact you, the court, and opposing counsel. Not defending your client and failing to inform the client of a judgment against…
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Legal Fees: How Low Can You Go?
By Brian Malcom Someone break out the SALE signs and cheesy television and radio advertisements. BigLaw is having a sale. The ABA Journal is reporting that law firms are engaging in price wars. I realize that…
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Confessions of a Friendaholic
By James Bowden I have a confession to make: I am friends on Facebook with other attorneys at my firm. All sorts of them – corporate attorneys, litigators, health care attorneys, junior associates, senior partners, and…
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Hannah Montana for State Rep!
By Eileen Burkhalter Smith It’s official. Hannah Montana can run for political office in the State of Tennessee. Well, that is not entirely true. What is true is that, if Miley Cyrus wants to run…
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Nothing Good Ever Comes by Fax
By Eileen Burkhalter Smith Let’s talk about faxing. Have you been properly served with a pleading or discovery if you receive something by fax? Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure talks about…
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Good Idea - Bad Idea: Social Networking
By Seema Kanwar Good idea: Starting a successful social networking site. Bad idea: Starting a social networking site that sends out deceptive and misleading invitations, resulting in a $750,000 penalty. Tagged.com, a San Francisco-based social…
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Does It Really Matter What We Include In The Pleadings?
By Eileen Burkhalter Smith We all know the answer to this question is “yes” for numerous reasons. I want to focus now on just one of the reasons, and an arguably minor one at that. …
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When It Comes to Discovery, Think Like A Judge
By Robert Chapski Over my career, there are a number of events that stick out in my mind. You wouldn't think a discovery-related event would be one of them, but I recall vividly years ago being sent across the…
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Glimmers of Hope: Latham May Unfreeze Salaries
By Brian Malcom In the event that you missed the post on Above the Law, Latham & Watkins is contemplating a "double bump" increase of associate salaries. This author is not sure what that means. Does…