Career & Practice

Ex-Anheuser Exec, a Lawyer, Sues Over Alleged Pay Bias, ‘Frat Party’ Atmosphere

A lawyer who formerly served as a top-ranking female executive at Anheuser-Busch InBev NV has sued the brewery giant for gender bias, contending that it paid women less than men and restricted their opportunities for growth while maintaining a “frat party” atmosphere. Francine Katz, who left the company late last…

Oct 27, 2009 11:54 PM CDT

Wal-Mart to Require Outside Law Firms to Have Flextime Policies

Law firms must have flextime policies if they want to do legal work for Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Wal-Mart associate general counsel Joseph West said his company will add the flextime requirement to its current list of criteria used to evaluate outside law firms, the National Law Journal reports. The retailer…

Oct 27, 2009 4:06 PM CDT

Mark Britton: Lawyer Rater

Rating lawyers online

Oct 27, 2009 3:19 PM CDT

Nonprofit Environmental Firm Axes 4

Addressing an expected 20 percent budget cut in 2010, the Western Environmental Law Center is laying off two senior lawyers and two staff members. Based in Eugene, Ore., the nonprofit firm has nine lawyers in offices in four states, reports the Eugene Register-Guard. The two lawyers being let go, Dave…

Oct 26, 2009 10:55 PM CDT

Emery Harlan: Diversifier

Organizing minority- and woman-owned law firms

Oct 26, 2009 3:12 PM CDT

In-House Counsel Defrauded Bank of $12M, Court Finds

A former deputy head of the legal department defrauded the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi out of some $12 million (7.4 million in British pounds, at the current exchange rate) by conning colleagues into signing off on large investments in a friend’s Indonesian airline, London’s Southwark Crown Court decided yesterday. Kate Johns,…

Oct 21, 2009 11:15 PM CDT

Whispers Hurt White House Counsel’s Effectiveness on Job

Appointed to one of the most difficult jobs in the Obama administration, White House counsel Gregory Craig has stumbled, some say, on major matters such as the attempt to close the U.S. military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, which appears likely to be delayed. The 64-year-old Washington, D.C., veteran is…

Oct 21, 2009 7:08 PM CDT

This Week on LegalRebels.com

Profiled on LegalRebels.com this week were: Charles Nesson: Post-It-All Prof If he doesn’t have the right answers, that’s OK with Charles Nesson. In fact, many say the legendary eccentric—a proud pot smoker who loves poker, almost always records everything and has taught at Harvard Law School for more than 30…

Oct 21, 2009 4:50 PM CDT

Mike Roster: The Cost of Value

Demanding increased value of services

Oct 21, 2009 4:35 PM CDT

Tim Stanley: Big Giver

Founding free legal websites

Oct 20, 2009 3:00 PM CDT

In-House Counsel Rank Cost Control a Top Concern

In-house corporate counsel predict in a new survey that they will not be paying an increase in billing rates to outside law firms next year, a first in the survey’s nine years. The survey also found that controlling costs spent on outside counsel is a top priority, surpassing compliance concerns…

Oct 20, 2009 1:46 PM CDT

Andrew Grech: Taking Stock

Leading the first publicly owned law practice

Oct 19, 2009 3:00 PM CDT

Charles Nesson: Post-It-All Prof

Pushing the envelope on info access

Oct 19, 2009 2:30 PM CDT

New ACC ‘Value Index’ Helps Clients Rate—And Share—Law Firm Performance Info

First came the ACC Value Challenge. Now the Association of Corporate Counsel is about to introduce a tool to help in-house legal departments better implement it. Corporate counsel will not only have a uniform way to measure the performance of their outside law firms but will be able to share…

Oct 16, 2009 12:05 AM CDT

More than Half of the Largest Companies Expect More Litigation Next Year

There is one bright spot for law firms in a survey of in-house counsel: More than 40 percent of the respondents expect to see more litigation next year. Large companies were even more bullish, with 52 percent expecting a litigation increase. Fulbright & Jaworski chairman Stephen Dillard pointed out the…

Oct 15, 2009 2:52 PM CDT