http://www.abajournal.com/news/ en Copyright 2013 2013-05-18T02:13:13-06:00 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), ABA Journal Production, Weekly Newsletter Stories, 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 ABA Journal Production, Weekly Newsletter Stories, 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/former_dewey_partner_settles_lawsuit_against_citibank_over_capital_loan/ A federal judge in New York issued a brief order Thursday dismissing without explanation all claims and counterclaims in a lawsuit concerning a capital loan for a little over $200,000 made by Citibank to a former partner of Dewey & LeBoeuf, reports Reuters. After Citibank sued ex-partner Steven… Banking Law, Business of Law, Law Firms, Large Firm, Partners, Trials & Litigation, Verdicts & Settlements, 2nd Circuit Court, States, New York Fri, 10 May 2013 11:29:59 -0500 44125.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/bvideo_could_this_law_school_ranking_unseat_us_news/ Elie Mystal, editor at Above the Law, tells Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia that his blog's new law school rankings sought to list the top 50 American law schools by relying on an "outcome-based" methodology. Mystal says that focusing on the costs and rewards of… ABA Journal, Business of Law (Video), Business of Law, Law Professors, Law Schools, Law Students Thu, 09 May 2013 11:00:50 -0500 44106.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/legalrebels/article/how_this_duo_is_trying_to_reinvent_law_school/ Editor's note: Last week Paul Lippe noted several programs shaking up the traditional legal ed model. Here, two professors share details about one of those programs. Greetings from ReInvent Law, our law laboratory devoted to technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship at Michigan State University… Business of Law, Careers, Law Schools, Law Students, Legal Rebels, The New Normal Thu, 09 May 2013 08:30:03 -0500 43988.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 http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/partner_profits_rise_as_law_firms_cut_equity_partners_statistics_confirm/ A decade of statistics confirm that America’s top law firms are shrinking their proportion of equity partners relative to overall lawyers, and the cuts are often improving profits per partner. The American Lawyer analyzed the numbers for 97 law firms in the top 100 for 2012 that… Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Law Firms, Large Firm, Partners Mon, 06 May 2013 08:34:01 -0500 44041.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/podcast_monthly_episode_38/ Podcast transcript: Stephanie Ward: Associates, are you swamped doing thankless tasks on a big piece of work, and think you have zero opportunities for business development? Clinton Gary: Don’t forget about you’re in the trenches with people who probably be GCs of that organization in the next several years. Stephanie… ABA Journal, ABA Journal Podcast, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Marketing & Consulting, Careers, Law Firms, Associates Mon, 06 May 2013 08:30:08 -0500 44034.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/dla_charters_cruise_ship_for_partner_meeting/ DLA Piper’s partners are meeting in style this month on a chartered cruise ship sailing from Barcelona to Nice. DLA Piper is the world's largest law firm, by revenue and lawyers. Its four-night partner excursion will take place on Royal Caribbean’s Liberty of the Seas, the Washingtonian reports… Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Law Firms, Large Firm, Partners Mon, 06 May 2013 05:40:08 -0500 44026.abajournal.com