Archive for July 2010

July 27th tele-class: “Lawyers: Is Analysis Paralysis Costing You Time and Money?”

Jul 22nd, 2010 | By | Category: Media Networking for Lawyers

The first 6 months of 2010 have come and gone.  Are you still struggling with the same issues you had in January? Are you still grappling with the same un-made decisions? If your practice is at a standstill, read on. Lawyers are brilliant at gathering and analyzing information, but information alone doesn’t yield results. Without [...]



Free webinar today (July 22nd) at 1pm EDT: “Convert Clicks into Clients”

Jul 22nd, 2010 | By | Category: Ari Kaplan: Strategies for your career

So many Posse List members have their own websites and are doing their own “client grabbing” and marketing we thought this webinar would be of high interest.  As part of his “30-Minute Thursdays” series, Ari Kaplan has a free webinar today at 1pm EDT  with guest presenter, Matt Dombrow, an attorney and founder of Clixo, [...]



Contract lawyer sues NYC law firm for not paying overtime

Jul 9th, 2010 | By | Category: Contract Attorney Market: Trends

A contract lawyer is suing Labaton Sucharow alleging that the law firm violated federal labor laws by not paying time-and-a-half for overtime.  The contract lawyer, Moshe Koplowitz, said that Labaton Sucharow did not pay him at a higher rate when he worked more than 40 hours in a week.  Koplowitz has been doing contract work for a number of [...]



In-house law departments (and law firms) rely more on project attorneys/contract attorneys

Jul 6th, 2010 | By | Category: Contract Attorney Market: Trends, Top Story

6 July 2010 —  There is an interesting article in today’s The Legal Intelligencer about the increasing use of using “project attorneys” and “contract attorneys” to handle an increased workload on shrinking budgets.  Bringing on specialized, experienced attorneys for six months to a year to handle one set project in their area of expertise has become [...]