The 32nd annual educational conference of the International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) starts today, August 23rd. This year it is at the Gaylord National just outside Washington, DC in
Continue readingOrrick Herrington dumped lockstep associate promotion on Wednesday and began assigning associates to one of three tiers within its partner track. The Orrick move comes as all BigLaw firms face immense
Continue readingA hat tip to the Posse List membership, with special note to CF who writes: “This is in response to your request for the CLE program What Lawyers Need to Know About Suicide During a Recession:
Continue readingWhen Twitter gets a full-page analysis in the Financial Times, well … we guess Twitter has truly “arrived”. As the Financial Times says, there is more to this new internet fashion
Continue readingLast night’s and this morning’s lead story in the legal media: 800 law firm jobs lost in one day. And there will be more firings to come (click here for a sample). For the contract
Continue readingSee: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29138583 In answer to your flood of mails, we assume the FBI will hire contract attorneys for this work which they have done in the past. However, the FBI has changed
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