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Student loan debt: coping with the crisis

In addition to the paucity of work out there, many Posse List members are under the crushing burden of student loans.  We have followed the reports on various proposals under the stimulus package and

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Webcast: The Subprime Boomerang: After the Writedowns Comes the Litigation

Webcast today (March 11, 2009)  at 2 pm Eastern The legal media (us included) have reported on the tsunami (current and expected) of subprime litigation.  And we’ve waited.  And waited. Navigant

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March 6th: Weekly “Top 10″ Electronic Discovery Updates

1.  Investigative Interviewing: Tips From an Ex-FBI Special Agent – http://tinyurl.com/d4ua8j  2. A “Tufte-ized” Graphical Comparison Of eDiscovery Approaches – http://tinyurl.com/c6cgmu 3. 

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Indiana: Seminars help attorneys lend hand on foreclosures

There’s one area of law practice that’s booming right now for attorneys in many areas of the country. With foreclosures at record levels, homeowners need help reaching a resolution with lenders.

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Orrick wants more contract attorneys, BigLaw dances “the de-leverage”, and “virtual” law firms blossom

Orrick: “more contract attorneys!!” As we reported over the weekend, the big news at the Hildebrandt Institute’s 14th Annual “Law Firm Leaders Forum” this week was Orrick’s

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Building your Freelance Business During a Recession

We have been posting information these last two weeks on “going solo” and also “going freelance” for the many Posse List members who have inquired. The National Association of

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Merck, Schering-Plough to merge in $41.1B deal

Merck & Co. agreed to buy rival U.S. drugmaker Schering-Plough Corp. for $41.1 billion in cash and stock to get a larger experimental pipeline and products unhindered by imminent patent losses. Schering-Plough

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Simpson Thacher Nails TARP contract

As we reported last November (click here), Simpson Thatcher was selected by the Treasury Department to advise the government on the $700 billion bailout plan.  It’s fee was capped at $300,000. Now

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In E-Discovery, It’s Not About The Hourly Rate

There is an interesting article on the Counsel on Call blog (which is called “Lawdable”, by the way) which discusses the billable hour vis-a-vis the e-discovery field.   While we disagree

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Brussels: lawyer-linguist positions

We have received a large number of questions about foreign language jobs in Europe, as well as other types of legal work in Europe, so we thought we’d start by providing some information about

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