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In Xerox Class Action, Fees for Temp Lawyers Take Center Stage

From: The Wall Street Journal, November 24, 2008 Here’s a question: After a big class-action settlement, how much should a plaintiffs’ firm be allowed to recover for its use of temporary lawyers?

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A Primer on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

For an excellent primer on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act from the Pennsylvania Litigation Blog  click here.

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Foreign Legal Consultant Rules

Click here for a state-by-state chart prepared by the ABA.

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A primer on agency pricing and the bid process

We get lots of questions about contract rates and agency bid rates vis-à-vis the state of the D.C. market.  Many D.C. Posse List members have seen a reduction in the average hourly rate which has been

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Attorney at Blah

From: Washington City Paper, November 7, 2007    Jay Kuperstein had a good job. He worked in New York for the NBA, editing basketball videos. Then he got tired of sitting in front of a video monitor

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A Post About Ethics Rules, Offshoring and Mark-Ups on Contract Attorney Fees

From Carolyn Elefant of Legal Blog Watch: “Do state ethics codes deter offshoring of legal services to India, therefore enabling U.S. firms to charge higher prices for services? And should firms

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