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New Jersey Law Journal

A Paralegal's View: Tips for Collaborative Success in Law Firms

Paralegal Melissa Acosta-Amarante offers tips for a successful attorney-paralegal collaboration, and explains why that's key for your practice.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Trials and Errors in Personal Injury Trial Law

"If James Carville had been a personal injury trial lawyer, he no doubt would have told us, 'It's the client, stupid,'" according to Quentin Brogdon of Crain Brogdon.
8 minute read

Law.com

Former UPS Workers Lodge Discrimination Suit for 'Systemic Racial Bias' in Workplace Culture

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM's source for immediate alerting on just-filed cases in federal and state courts.
4 minute read

The Recorder

The Ethics of Freelance Lawyering, Part 1: Duty to Inform the Client and Fees Charged to the Client/Upcharging

"California case law establishes that the amount a law firm pays to a freelance attorney is irrelevant to whether a fee is unconscionable," write Erin Giglia and Laurie Rowen, founders of Montage Legal Group.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Driving Excellence Beyond the Lawyers: How an Inclusive Approach for Business Professionals Benefits Law Firms

Firms that foster and support an environment inclusive of the entire firm community—lawyers and business professionals alike—have a unique potential to fuel this synergy, allowing the firm (and the individuals within it) to see each professional's value across the entire employee spectrum.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Meet the Historical Society of NY Courts' New Executive Director

Allison M. Morey's "multifaceted skills will help us further our mission and goals, especially when the Rule of Law and democracy in general are of such importance," said Robert J. Giuffra Jr., head of the board of trustees.
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

Like Mother, Like Daughter

"I am proud to say that I am joining these new ranks of mother/daughter law teams."
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Generative AI in the Practice of Law

Lawyers' duty of competence now includes a component not widely discussed until recently—the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the practice…
8 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Smitten Co-Workers More Likely to Follow Heart Than Company Policy

The Norfolk Southern scandal highlights how difficult it is to set rules for workplace romances, but an ethics expert said companies are doing themselves no favors by treating discussion of the topic as taboo.
6 minute read

Law.com

11th Circuit Rejects Former CSX Employee's Safety-Related Whistleblowing Claims

"The evidence at summary judgment establishes that Hitt engaged in protected activity by refusing to work during the lightning storm and refusing to operate at speeds he considered unsafe and that he suffered an adverse action by being terminated. But there is no evidence that these actions were a contributing factor to CSX's decision to terminate him," Judge Andrew L. Brasher wrote.
5 minute read

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