Practice Management

11903 ABA Journal Practice Management articles.

Well-known fathers’ rights lawyer suspended over unreasonable fees; lawyer staffing cited

Updated: A well-known fathers’ rights lawyer has been suspended for charging unreasonable fees of more than $443,000 in eight cases, some involving no more than three months of work.

Oct 3, 2024 11:58 AM CDT

About half of surveyed lawyers are satisfied with their law firm compensation, survey finds

Only 52% of surveyed lawyers are satisfied with their total compensation, but the percentage increases with pay transparency, according to a law firm compensation survey by Law360 Pulse.

Oct 3, 2024 9:03 AM CDT

Judge allows malicious prosecution claim in attorney’s countersuit against McElroy Deutsch

A lawyer who countersued McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter for defamation and retaliation may add a malicious prosecution claim to the action, a New Jersey judge has ruled.

Oct 2, 2024 2:48 PM CDT

Hazed and abused, some lawyers see bullying as part of job while others leave, new study says

Bullying experienced by lawyers is causing increased turnover and “a talent drain from the profession,” according to a new Illinois survey and study thought “to be one of the first wide-scale research projects” of its kind in the United States.

Oct 2, 2024 12:03 PM CDT

Judge tosses lawyer’s dueling lawsuit against Willkie partner in spat over New York Post story

A solo practitioner accused of facilitating a negative story about a BigLaw partner in the New York Post can’t sue for a declaratory judgment that his actions were protected by the First Amendment, a Connecticut judge has ruled.

Oct 1, 2024 10:54 AM CDT

Longtime Boston-based law firm will disband after lawyer defections

Boston-based Burns & Levinson is winding down after losing nearly half of its attorneys to other law firms this year.

Oct 1, 2024 9:15 AM CDT

US law firms are closing their China offices

There has been a veritable exodus in recent years as numerous U.S. firms shutter or downsize their China outposts and partners head for the exits. Business and geopolitical realities are contributing to the firms’ long goodbyes. Chinese leaders have tightened companies’ access to public stock markets, jailed entrepreneurs and constricted profitability.

Oct 1, 2024 2:50 AM CDT

Guard against poor legal research with these 3 writing practices

Not long ago, the partners at a law firm told me of an embarrassingly disastrous trial. They wanted to know whether I knew of ways to prevent this type of problem. The answer is a qualified yes: While there are no panaceas, certain protocols can minimize the risks of suboptimal research. Here are the three crucial points.

Oct 1, 2024 2:10 AM CDT

Firms should consider billable hour credit for DEI and bar association work

Many firms already credit pro bono hours toward their attorneys’ billable hour requirements. But what about the time attorneys devote to bar association activities and diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives?

Oct 1, 2024 12:30 AM CDT

No conflicts by Sullivan & Cromwell in representation of Samuel Bankman-Fried, report finds

Sullivan & Cromwell did not ignore “red flags” that would have alerted it to misconduct when it represented Samuel Bankman-Fried, the founder of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, in the purchase of shares in a mobile trading platform, according to a second report by a court-appointed bankruptcy examiner.

Sep 30, 2024 2:05 PM CDT

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