How would an outsourcing trend affect the practice of law? One possibility is that new law school graduates would face shrinking labor markets, but for those who get jobs, their work could get better, says Steven Harper, an adjunct professor at Northwestern University.

As they debate whether to confirm Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court, senators are once again revisiting whether she has enough legal experience to serve as a justice. Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., said Tuesday that Kagan’s relative lack of litigation work affected her testimony at her confirmation hearing.

The Ohio Supreme Court has indefinitely suspended from the practice of law former general counsel Paul Joseph Kellogg, who was sentenced in 2008 to a year in prison and three years probation for allegedly obstructing proceedings before the FDA and the FTC. Court documents say Kellogg served as GC to his friend’s company, Berkeley Premium Nutraceuticals, which sold dietary supplements and other pills that it claimed in TV ads would increase the size of a man’s penis by four inches.

The more time he spends watching pro wrestling, the more parallels attorney Kip Mendrygal sees between wrestling and the practice of law. He discusses the pointers lawyers can pick up from wrestling, which have more to do with camaraderie and good sportsmanship than with piledriver skills.

Consultant Frank D’Amore has some positive news about the future for law firms as he answers the three questions he’s heard the most over the past year. He also discusses the practice areas he thinks are most likely to grow and be the most secure, and his take on trends regarding law firm fees.