What makes an O-shaped junior lawyer?
The legal profession is continually evolving. Clients and law firms are increasingly developing an attitude of ‘people first, and lawyers second’. In such a competitive...
01/28/2023
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Lawyers Fight Bill Forcing Them to Report Suspicious Client Acts
Lawyers are pushing back against anti-money laundering legislation that would require them to report suspicious transactions by clients, as banks already must do. US House...
01/17/2023
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ANALYSIS: Classes Future Restructuring Lawyers Should Consider
So you’ve just finished your summer associate program and received an offer to work with the firm’s bankruptcy and restructuring team. You might be wondering what law school...
01/12/2023
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The Marble Palace Blog: A Lawyer Who Won a 1983 SCOTUS Free Speech Case on Behalf of His Wife Has Died at Age 70 | National Law Journal
Thank you for reading The Marble Palace Blog, which I hope will inform and surprise you about the Supreme Court of the United States. My name is Tony Mauro. I’ve covered the...
01/11/2023
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Lessons From SEC Enforcement Actions Involving Corporate Lawyers | JD Supra
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has recently brought several enforcement actions that directly or indirectly involved lawyers. These actions provide reminders to...
01/10/2023
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9 Essential Books Every Lawyer Should Read
You could fill a library with things they don’t teach you in law school. You don’t learn how to run a business, you don’t learn how to build engaging relationships with clients,...
01/07/2023
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Supreme Court takes up internet company immunity in YouTube dispute
The Supreme Court on Monday stepped into the politically divisive issue of whether tech companies should have immunity over problematic content posted by users, agreeing to hear...
01/05/2023
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Agree to Disagree: Civics, civility and collaboration can guide us to a better society
In the 18th century, John Wesley, the English founder of Methodism, had a feud over doctrine with his colleague George Whitefield that split their followers. But despite their...
01/04/2023
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FTX bankruptcy case stalls as lawyers confront crypto chaos
The multibillion-dollar FTX bankruptcy case has stalled at the starting line, reflecting murkiness and disarray inside the crypto platform before it sought US court protection...
01/03/2023
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Lawyers Shouldn't Be Scared To Tell Clients They Can't Answer Certain Legal Questions - Above the Law
Clients usually pick lawyers who have an expansive understanding of the law so that their counsel will be able to draw from a solid background when dealing with a given legal...
01/03/2023
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Why Lawyers Procrastinate on Succession Planning
Roy Ginsburg counts down 13 reasons small law firm owners have a tough time creating a law firm succession plan — and reasons to get it done. Some of my clients are estate...
12/16/2022
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The Metaverse: laws of the second coming - Internet for Lawyers Newsletter
Back in 2003, when Facebook was just an experiment for Mark Zuckerberg to improve his luck with dating at Harvard, an online game called Second Life was launched by Linden Lab....
11/20/2022
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