http://www.abajournal.com/news/ en Copyright 2013 2013-05-23T17:01:45-06:00 http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/bvideo_deweys_bankruptcy_lawyer_more_large_law_firms_will_fail/ While failed law firms make for notoriously difficult bankrupty cases, Dewey & LeBoeuf's time in bankruptcy court was quicker and easier than other notable law firms. Joe Samet, head of restructuring at Baker & McKenzie, and Al Togut, founding partner at Togut, Segal &… ABA Journal, Business of Law (Video), ABA Journal Production, Weekly Newsletter Stories, Bankruptcy Law, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Law Firms, Large Firm Thu, 23 May 2013 10:40:44 -0500 44333.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/in-house_lawyer_tests_biglaw_firms_for_computer_skills_before_hiring_them/ Frustrated by big bills for routine matters, D. Casey Flaherty, who serves corporate counsel at Kia Motors America, struck back with a computer skills test for BigLaw. Invited to submit a senior associate of their choice for testing, the first nine firms flunked, Flaherty, a keynote speaker, told a large… ABA Journal Production, Weekly Newsletter Stories, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Technology, In-house Counsel Thu, 23 May 2013 07:40:31 -0500 44327.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/stanford_law_hotbed_for_tech_startups_and_legal_entrepreneurs/ Taking a cue from the academic origins of many Silicon Valley inventors, Stanford Law School has become an incubator for legal technologists. Not typically credited as innovators, at least five startups have been created by current students and grads at the school since 2009, Law Technology… Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Technology, Careers, Law Schools Wed, 22 May 2013 08:40:04 -0500 44299.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/do_linkedin_endorsements_violate_legal_ethics/ Legal blogger Robert Ambrogi received an email alert this morning notifying him that an Internet acquaintance he’s never met or spoken to had endorsed his litigation skills on LinkedIn. Ambrogi says that is not uncommon for connections with no firsthand knowledge of his skills to endorse him on LinkedIn, a… Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Marketing & Consulting, Legal Technology, Careers, Legal Ethics Tue, 21 May 2013 15:52:55 -0500 44295.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/never_take_a_case_because_you_have_nothing_better_to_do_and_other_small_fir/ Attorneys who make money don’t waste their time accepting bad cases just because it’s a slow day, Joseph Spiegel says. Getting stuck on huge cases that squander time and money is the biggest mistake the Ann Arbor, Mich., attorney sees lawyers make. "The bigger the case, the greater the risk,"… Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Law Firms, Solos/Small Firms Mon, 20 May 2013 16:54:58 -0500 44277.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/tech_gadgets_lawyers_should_leave_at_home_on_business_trips/ You won’t see tech-savvy lawyers juggling multiple phones, tablets or cameras through airport security points. Lugging around fewer tech toys saves time and eases travel burdens on business trips, Legal Technology News reports. For lawyers who jet it for work, Legal Technology News identifies 10 items… Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Technology Mon, 20 May 2013 14:32:36 -0500 44278.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/around_the_blawgosphere_avvo_linkedin/ Last month, Arizona criminal defense attorney Matt Brown noted at Tempe Criminal Defense that he was taking a break from blogging to go on a 700-plus-mile hike. But he checked into the office periodically. "At some point after climbing onto the Colorado Plateau, however, the volume… ABA Journal, @BlawgWhisperer, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Marketing & Consulting, Constitutional Law, Criminal Justice, Immigration Law, Trials & Litigation, 6th Circuit Court Fri, 17 May 2013 08:30:27 -0500 44228.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/borrow_a_brolly_campaign_by_linklaters_reaches_soccer_players_wife_and_dail/ Linklaters got some free publicity when the wife of soccer player Wayne Rooney sported an umbrella with the logo of the British-based law firm at a Manchester United home match. The Daily Mirror ran photos of Coleen Rooney to show her “baby bump” at the match in… Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Marketing & Consulting, Law Firms Fri, 17 May 2013 06:15:49 -0500 44223.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/bvideo_telepathy_and_prescience_are_what_gcs_look_for_from_firms/ Trevor Faure, Global Leader of Legal Services for Ernst & Young, tells Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia that general counsels at large corporations are looking for four things from the law firms which represent them: professional telepathy, professional prescience, exceptional client service and cost efficiency.… ABA Journal, Business of Law (Video), Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Marketing & Consulting Thu, 16 May 2013 12:20:56 -0500 44218.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/law_firm_sponsors_guns-for-groceries_buyback_program/ A personal injury law firm in Michigan is sponsoring a gun buyback program this Saturday at a Detroit church. The Southfield personal injury law firm Goodman Acker is backing the “guns for groceries” program, report MLive.com, the Associated Press and Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Criminal Justice, Law Firms, States, Michigan Thu, 16 May 2013 05:35:39 -0500 44194.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/law_clerk_of_28_years_diverted_3m_from_real_estate_lawyer/ After 28 years, real estate attorney James Naumovich had implicit trust in his law clerk, Gina Kioussis, and considered her a friend and family member. But she allegedly diverted $3 million in client funds for her own use, when it came down to a choice between what she was supposed… Bar Associations, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Ethics, Trials & Litigation, International, North America, Canada Tue, 14 May 2013 11:00:47 -0500 44161.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/step_away_from_the_minibar_bankruptcy_lawyers_fees_and_expenses_face_increa/ Bankruptcy lawyers’ fees and expenses are coming under increased scrutiny as the U.S. Trustee Program readies new guidelines that are intended to further control bankruptcy costs in large cases. The proposed guidelines for lawyers in Chapter 11 cases are expected to be unveiled July 1, and they may include a… Bankruptcy Law, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Law Firms Tue, 14 May 2013 05:39:28 -0500 44144.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/lawyers_who_didnt_notify_insurance_carrier_of_nuisance_case_lose_coverage/ Husband-and-wife West Virginia lawyers who practiced together in the same Charleston firm initially didn't report to their insurance carrier what they subsequently described as a pro se "nuisance case" over a $290,000 check that the plaintiff said was wrongfully issued to one of the firm's attorneys. But after the plaintiff,… Appellate Practice, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Contracts, Insurance Law, Law Firms, Partners, Solos/Small Firms, Tort Law, Trials & Litigation, Verdicts & Settlements, States, West Virginia Mon, 13 May 2013 12:00:56 -0500 44152.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/lawyers_suit_claims_law_firm_wrongly_fired_her_then_misappropriated_her_lik/ A former lawyer with a construction law firm based in Philadelphia has filed a lawsuit accusing her one-time employer of improperly firing her and then misappropriating her likeness by keeping her photo on its website. The suit by Melissa Angeline also accuses law firm Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman… Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Careers, Labor & Employment, Tort Law, Trials & Litigation, States, Pennsylvania Mon, 13 May 2013 08:15:02 -0500 44143.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/around_the_blawgosphere_granat_slu_law_school_tumblr/ Legal services delivery entrepreneur Richard Granat wrote at eLawyering Blog about the efforts of the ABA's eLawyering Task Force to identify the top law schools currently teaching legal practice technology. "We include within this category courses that train law students in document automation,… ABA Journal, @BlawgWhisperer, Bar Associations, ABA, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Technology, Careers, Criminal Justice, Prosecutors, Public Defenders, Law Schools, Law Students Fri, 10 May 2013 08:30:01 -0500 44050.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/biglaw_rolls_out_apps_for_clients_effort_sends_message_this_isnt_your_grand/ A small but growing number of law firms are launching apps that help and possibly impress their clients. Latham & Watkins released its latest app last week, one that helps clients learn more about overseas anti-bribery laws, the Recorder reports. Previous apps by the firm Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Marketing & Consulting, Legal Technology Fri, 10 May 2013 06:04:46 -0500 44109.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/wiley_rein_co-founder_says_hes_not_sure_he_would_form_firm_today_with_fewer/ A lawyer who helped form Wiley Rein 30 years ago isn’t sure he would do the same thing today. The reason? Today’s economic climate. Wiley Rein now has about 275 lawyers, but it was formed 30 years ago with only 37 lawyers from Kirkland & Ellis and two from the… Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Law Firms, Partners Thu, 09 May 2013 06:50:38 -0500 44099.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/florida_lawyer_backs_tebow_in_radio_ads/ Orlando lawyer John Morgan has paid for radio spots urging the Jacksonville Jaguars to sign Tim Tebow. Morgan’s ad began airing on Tuesday in Jacksonville, report Pro Football Talk and the Orlando Sentinel. Morgan tells listeners that Tebow played on two championship teams… Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Marketing & Consulting, Personal Lives Wed, 08 May 2013 08:13:33 -0500 44084.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/thanks_to_doj_ok_liquor_companies_saved_50_percent_using_predictive_coding/ Two beer companies seeking to merge won Justice Department approval after a review that used technology to find relevant electronic documents. The U.S. Department of Justice gave its OK to the use of a computerized document search using predictive coding in its review of the proposed merger of Anheuser-Busch InBev… Antitrust Law, Attorney General, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Technology Tue, 07 May 2013 06:30:42 -0500 44047.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/will_litigation_financing_lead_to_reversal_of_epic_proportions_in_hard-hit/ Will a white knight ride in to save the downtrodden legal profession? Brooklyn Law School tax law professor Bradley Borden sees a possible rescuer: third-party litigation financing. Writing at the Huffington Post, Borden says that the growth of the funding mechanism “may be the… Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Careers, Law Firms Tue, 07 May 2013 05:45:21 -0500 44042.abajournal.com