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Contract attorney work goes back to the farm: the fall-off in D.C. document review work
By: Alexis Chrystos Manager, The Posse List (a division of The Project Counsel Group) We have received a fair amount of questions on the fall off of D.C. based document review so
Continue readingThe contract attorney overtime case against Skadden, Arps / Tower Legal has a new twist
12 February 2014 – A big hat tip to Posse List member Matthew Green who has been following the Skadden/Tower Legal overtime suit. Matthew popped us a note and said: A very interesting
Continue readingBlind ads on Craigs List : should you send in your resume?
25 October 2013 – In the past two weeks we have been swamped by Posse List members who have asked “should I submit my resume to a Craigs List ad when the employer is unknown?” We
Continue readingIs a blended document review rate of $466 per hour … um … excessive?
23 September 2013 – We have done a fair amount of reporting on the In re Citigroup Inc. Securities Litigation, a shareholder lawsuit against Citigroup which involved a lot of guns and
Continue readingJudge Slams Contract Attorney Charges In Madoff Feeder Fund Case
14 May 2013 – A federal judge in New York approved a hotly disputed fee for lawyers who negotiated a $217 million settlement with Madoff “feeder funds,” but only after leveling
Continue readingFirm must divulge information on contract lawyers in Citigroup case; challenge to firm’s “excessive” fees
5 March 2013 – Last week the federal judge in In re Citigroup Inc. Securities Litigation, a shareholder lawsuit against Citigroup being heard in the U.S. District Court, Southern District
Continue readingThe McDermott e-discovery malpractice case and contract attorneys: The Posse List weighs in
1 August 2011 — Over the weekend we posted an update on the McDermott e-discovery malpractice case involving contract attorneys, vendors and privilege. The case involves a allegedly botched privilege
Continue readingUPDATE: the McDermott e-discovery malpractice case involving contract attorneys, vendors and privilege
30 July 2011 — As we had reported in a previous post, the world’s first e-discovery malpractice lawsuit was filed in State Court in California against McDermott Will & Emery. The case has
Continue readingUPDATE: Explaining the continuing surge in the U.S. of non-English language document review projects
27 April 2011 Meanwhile, in Europe … And this has also led to a surge of in-country litigation and compliance reviews in Europe. Our sister company Project Counsel has completed 6 document
Continue readingThe competing offers for NYSE Euronext: the principal law firms
8 April 2011 — We have received a mountain of emails asking about the competing NYSE Euronext deals so we thought we’d provide a summary. Deutsche Boerse made the first offer. Under that
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