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January 21, 2010 |

Online Jury Verdicts and Settlements Made Easy

Do you know what your case is worth? Does opposing counsel know? In the beginning stages of a legal suit, your answer is often, "No." Plaintiff's counsel creates the value of a case when preparing the complaint.
5 minute read
April 18, 2003 |

Fledglings Roosting

9 minute read
October 06, 2010 |

What Do Attorneys Wish Their Paralegals Knew?

Paralegal Kim Walker polled several attorneys with the question, "What do attorneys wish their paralegals knew?" She uses the attorneys' answers as a starting point for advice on how paralegals can brush up on their skills and avoid the all-too-common problem of becoming complacent.
6 minute read
June 14, 2007 |

A Data Discovery Department?

The need for e-discovery processes and support to handle them cannot be disputed. Where the tension might arise is in more corporate counsel taking control of the e-discovery process as law firms continue staffing up for e-discovery.
6 minute read
July 14, 2006 |

KPMG and the Future of Legal Fees Advancement

It's impossible to predict the long-term effects of the recent New York federal court decision finding the DOJ's "Thompson Memorandum" unconstitutional to the extent it requires prosecutors considering criminal charges against a company to take into account the corporate advancement of any legal fees to employees under investigation. But in the interim, attorneys Kenneth M. Breen and Thomas R. Fallati note that the ruling can help counsel avoid government interference in legal fees advancement.
10 minute read
April 26, 2010 |

Cutthroat associate market

The market may be warming to the idea of hiring associates, but it's still not easy for young lawyers to land a job these days. The prevailing view is that the job market is better, but remains vastly changed from prerecession times.
9 minute read
September 04, 2007 |

In Camera

A new study explores how often other states follow the actual reasoning of the California Supreme Court ... The Court of Appeal can't stomach a jury awarding money to pay for a plaintiff's surgery but not awarding any for the pain that went with it.
5 minute read
September 26, 2006 |

Up Close: Jim Calloway, Oklahoma Bar Association

As director of the Oklahoma Bar Association Management Assistance Program, Jim Calloway provides practice management and technology assistance to Oklahoma Bar members. Find out what gear helps him get the job done, what he's accomplished and what makes him tick.
2 minute read
March 12, 2007 |

Is Arbitration More Costly Than Litigation for Corporations?

What was once de rigueur in the corporate legal department -- the utilization of mandatory arbitration clauses in contracts -- is apparently now a topic of some debate. A recent article in the ABA Journal indicates that arbitration has definitely lost some luster in the eyes of corporate counsel. While a number of arbitration shortcomings were cited, including the failure to live up to its promised informality, the common criticism was an increasing cost factor in using arbitration.
4 minute read
December 27, 2004 |

Immigration Law

Stanley Mailman, of counsel to Satterlee Stephens Burke & Burke, and Stephen Yale-Loehr, of counsel at True, Walsh & Miller and teacher at Cornell Law School, write that immigration appeals are swamping the federal courts. They analyze the many reasons for the sudden surge and suggest possible solutions.
8 minute read

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