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Liverpool Law Firm Set for £19 Million Takeover in Legal Services Act First

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:12:39 +0000

Liverpool’s Silverbeck Rymer is set to be acquired by software and outsourcing firm Quindell Portfolio in one of the first takeovers of a law firm under the U.K.’s Legal Services Act. The deal, which requires regulatory approval, will create a combined insurance claims outsourcing operation.Visit International News

What is law school for, anyway?

Master — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 06:47:28 +0000

Changes in the legal profession — and how law schools should respond — was the hot topic during a recent conference drawing 3,000 educators. To hammer home the need for law schools to adapt or risk looking outdated, one speaker showed a picture of Swedish pop group ABBA and played part of their hit song “Waterloo.”

DOJ: President Obama’s Recess Appointments Were Legal

Master — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:16:43 +0000

The president had the legal authority to make recess appointments earlier this month, even though the Senate was technically still in session, the DOJ has concluded, finding that periodic pro forma sessions in which no business is conducted do not strip the president’s power to bypass the Senate in making appointments.

Big law firms don’t care about your LL.M., recruiter warns

Master — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 07:03:23 +0000

Advanced law degrees, with the exception of LL.M.s for foreign-trained lawyers and tax LL.M.s, have no value in the legal job market and can hurt candidates by signaling uncertainty about career paths, according to Major, Lindsey & Africa’s Steven John, who spoke at the annual meeting of the Association of American Law Schools.

Big law firms don’t care about your LL.M., recruiter warns

admin — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 07:03:23 +0000

Big law firms don’t care about your LL.M., recruiter warns

Master — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 07:03:23 +0000

Opening the Web as a Frontier for Gambling in the U.S.

Master — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 06:23:57 +0000

An opinion published by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel in late December has opened the way for state lotteries to sell tickets via the Internet. And now people are wondering if poker, casinos and other online gaming enterprises can be far behind.

Revisiting Professional Development for a Changing Profession

admin — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 04:34:37 +0000

Topic No. 1 for training and career advisers attending a recent conference in Washington, D.C., was how current and future generations of lawyers can best respond to the dramatic changes that have been hitting the legal industry

Revisiting Professional Development for a Changing Profession

admin — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 04:34:37 +0000

Chamber of Commerce releases annual list of litigation horrors

admin — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 04:34:25 +0000

Voters on the website of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for Legal Reform have settled on what they consider the most ridiculous lawsuit of 2011.

Chamber of Commerce releases annual list of litigation horrors

admin — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 04:34:25 +0000

Voters on the website of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for Legal Reform have settled on what they consider the most ridiculous lawsuit of 2011. It was filed by a kidnapper who sued his victims for breach of contract, claiming that they promised to help him hide from police in exchange for money.

New site can answer who first put the chutzpah in the Supreme Court?

Master — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 10:31:36 +0000

Ever wonder how the phrase “interstate commerce” evolved in usage in U.S. Supreme Court decisions from 1791 to 2005

A Plum Role for MoFo Associate

admin — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 10:31:32 +0000

It’s the kind of case, and career opportunity, that plenty of associates can only dream of. And it fell right in Rita Lin’s lap.

Controversial Campaign Donations Spur Asbestos Judge Reassignment

Master — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 05:58:49 +0000

A judge’s campaign contribution flap in the Madison County, Ill., circuit court has led the U.S.

Court To Pass on Part-Time Judge’s Side Career as Comedian and Actor

admin — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 06:32:37 +0000

A part-time municipal judge who moonlights as a comedian is headed to the New Jersey Supreme Court to challenge a pair of advisory opinions disapproving of his extracurricular activities. Vincenzo Sicari, under the stage name “Vince August,” has been doing comedy alongside his legal practice since 1997.

USC shelves plans for a tax LL.M.

admin — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 22:22:42 +0000

Launching master of law programs in tax seemed like a great idea when employers were confident there would be a demand for the credential.

Citi’s Third Quarter Report: Robust Collections, Slowing Demand

Master — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 07:27:58 +0000

A quick look at the numbers for the first three quarters of 2011 suggests there is good news for the legal industry — but also some cause for concern. Collections were strong during the third quarter, but demand growth slowed, which could mean a rocky start to 2012.

Lawyers Say Sovereign Immunity Won’t Affect Penn State Abuse Suits

Master — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 07:10:01 +0000

Penn State University will not be able to invoke sovereign immunity as a defense in the wake of the child sex abuse scandal, lawyers have told The Legal Intelligencer, in what court watchers are calling inevitable civil action calling for massive amounts of money against the university.

Legal Services braces for cuts

Master — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 21:18:27 +0000

Members of Congress are in the midst of negotiations over fiscal 2012 spending legislation that likely will lead to another cut in funding for the Legal Services Corp. Congress has decreased the nonprofit agency’s budget by more than $20 million since fiscal 2010.

‘Scam Prof’ bites the hand that feeds him

admin — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 07:03:34 +0000

Law graduates’ professional and financial struggles prompted law professor Paul Campos to take a closer look at the changing economics of a law degree. A graduate’s suicide subsequently pushed Campos into mounting a full-throated, sometimes rude, assault on the legal education system via his controversial blog.

Recruiter Sues Law Firm to Recover Placement Fee

admin — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 07:03:33 +0000

Legal recruiting firm MS Legal Search has sued Serpe, Jones, Andrews, Callender & Bell of Houston to collect an unpaid placement fee after the firm allegedly hired a job candidate MS Legal referred to the firm. MS Legal seeks 20 percent or 25 percent of the attorney’s beginning annual compensation.

Phila. Archdiocese Shakes Up Legal Team in Sex Abuse Scandal

Master — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 04:18:04 +0000

Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput is reorganizing the legal team representing the archdiocese in cases involving the sex abuse scandal. The changes alter, in part, the decades-long relationship Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young has had as outside counsel to the archdiocese.

With Shares Priced, Groupon IPO Pays Off For Winston, DLA

admin — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 04:55:19 +0000

While Groupon’s road to a $700 million IPO has been a rocky one, Winston & Strawn and DLA Piper have persevered and now stand to reap the benefits as the daily-deals website finally went public on Friday. An SEC filing lists the legal fees and expenses connected to the IPO at $2.5 million.

Ethnic diversity improved at law firms in 2011; for women, not so much

admin — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 07:56:47 +0000

The percentage of minority lawyers at major U.S. law firms edged up slightly this year, according to the latest edition of the NALP Directory of Legal Employers.

Toil and Trouble May Lead Brewers to Victory in Beer Battles

admin — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 09:15:27 +0000

Michael Peticolas capped off his law practice last year so he could do what he really loves: brew fresh craft beer and sell it to bars. But he is learning that the law is as important an ingredient in his business recipe as hops and barley.