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20 Ways to Link Dispersed Legal Departments |
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With technology, a legal department can speak with a single voice, think with a single mind, and act like a partnership even with lawyers dispersed around the world. Consultant Rees W. Morrison discusses 20 techniques that increase coherence and effectiveness in a spread-out department. |
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'Founding Partners' Decision Shows Limits of SEC'... |
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Jenner and Block's Michael K. Lowman and Andrew F. Merrick examine SEC v. Founding Partners Capital Mgmt., a recent federal court ruling that significantly curtails the power of the Securities and Exchange Commission to pursue ill-gotten gains from relief defendants in an SEC enforcement action. The ruling is significant for practicing securities lawyers because it confirms that there are important boundaries that circumscribe the SEC's authority to pursue claims against relief defendants. |
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No Set Salary Rules Exist for Legal Support Staff |
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Associate hiring and compensation are perpetually hot topics of discussion for most law firms, but what about those same issues with regard to support staff? There seem to be few hard and fast rules for determining nonlawyer compensation, according to some Pennsylvania firm leaders. |
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The 4 People Lawyers Won't Meet in Solo Practice |
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"You're so lucky you work for yourself; you don't have to work with people like [fill in the blank]." Solo practitioner Paul Schorn hears this often from friends in midsize and large firms, and in his heart, he knows they're right: Part of what makes solo practice worthwhile is getting to avoid some of the people who can drain all the fun out of practicing law. Here are four types of people Schorn is happy not to face on a daily basis, along with the lessons he believes people can learn from them. |
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Network of Small, Midsize Firms Look for Opportun... |
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Hard times bring opportunities, and the network of small and midsize law firms called Meritas hopes that more general counsel come knocking as their companies look for ways to cut costs. Cost savings isn't the only reason to use one of Meritas' 170 firms, which are based in more than 60 countries (and 49 states). The firms and their clients also tout personal service, geographic reach and quality control. |
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McDermott's IP Star Brings in Clients but Also So... |
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IP litigator Terry McMahon's presence has been a blessing and a curse for McDermott, Will & Emery. He's brought in big patent cases, but working with him can be tough, and turnover has been high. His star also lost a little sheen due to a $4.3 million sanctions order that is now on appeal. |
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Civil Litigator Scales 5 of the 'Seven Summits' |
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David N. Schaeffer, a partner at Holland Schaeffer Roddenberry Blitch, has climbed five of the "seven summits," the highest peaks of the seven continents. Schaeffer's appetite for climbing challenges apparently was whetted after he climbed Mount Whitney, which he says is "not very difficult." Schaeffer recalls, "Some 80-year-old had done it that day for the 35th time, so it was time for something more challenging." His book, "A Regular Guy's Guide to Five Big Mountains," comes out this fall. |
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Two Veteran Lawyers Say Now Is the Time for Fixed... |
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In these troubled economic times, fixed fees for particular legal matters have appeal for law firms and their corporate clients. Ben W. Heineman Jr., former GC for General Electric, and William F. Lee, co-managing partner for WilmerHale, strongly believe that this is an idea whose time has come. Fixed fees provide reduced billing hassles, more predictable cost to the client and more predictable payments to the firm. Heineman and Lee address how to set price with quality and achieve cost and value alignment. |
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King & Spalding Gets Another Partner From Orrick |
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Trial lawyer Kenneth Turnbull started at King & Spalding on Tuesday, the fifth partner to join the firm's professional liability and securities litigation practices from Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe since the beginning of February. David Schaefer, global director of communications for Orrick, said that despite the loss of the five partners, the firm still has a 65 lawyer-strong security and litigation enforcement group and "expects another successful year." |
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Indictments Dismissed Against Lawyers Charged in ... |
Small Firm Business |
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The Georgia Supreme Court ruled last week that criminal indictments against two lawyers must be dismissed, putting to rest a case that the state's criminal defense bar worried could threaten the livelihoods -- and liberty -- of lawyers whose clients are ultimately convicted. The lawyers were accused of stealing from the estate of a murder victim by accepting legal fees from his wife, who first inherited her husband's estate but ultimately pleaded guilty to a murder-for-hire plot. |
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GC Didn't Split Stock Options With Ex-Wife, but T... |
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The 4 People Lawyers Won't Meet in Solo Practice |
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High Court Finds Lawyers and Their Advice Covered... |
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Who Represents America's Biggest Companies ... an... |
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White & Case Promotes Five New Partners in Wake o... |
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Going Solo? Get a Practice Management System |
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Everybody's Getting on Case Against Bad Ads |
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SEC's New Enforcement Chief: 1 Year Into the Job |
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Major Companies Pledge $30 Million to Minority- a... |
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For Litigators, a Different Kind of Recession |
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Akerman Senterfitt Opens Las Vegas Office |
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Firm Sanctioned for 'Perfect Storm' of Improper P... |
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Inside the New GM Dealer Agreements |
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Greenberg Traurig Terminates Partner Facing Theft... |
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ABA Cuts Dues to Lure Solos, But Will It Work? |
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In-House Counsel Face New Global Challenges |
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Deferred Associates Evaluate Their Experience in ... |
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Judge Praises Lawyer in Lawsuit Over Staten Islan... |
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Lovells Shakes Up Salaried Partner Bonus Ahead of... |
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Salaries Are Chief Cost Concern for Midsize Firms |
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