How Clients Can Abuse Contingency Fee Arrangements
Contingency fee arrangements are a common practice in the legal profession. In such arrangements, a lawyer takes on a case…
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Former Republican Employee Kelly Nominated for Supreme Court
Dan Kelly, a former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice running for a seat on the same court, was paid almost $120,000…
Biglaw Associate Reinstated After Controversial Incident Involving Racist Remarks and Shirtless Brawl Challenge with Colleague
Simpson Thacher, a leading Biglaw firm, made headlines last fall when a junior lawyer in its London office reportedly made…
Federal Judge Condemns Northwestern Law Professor’s Behavior as “Shameful”
Northwestern University Law Professor Bernard Black has been condemned by US Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter for his "shameful" conduct…
Law Firm Triumphs in Lawsuit Against Associates for Inadequate Billing, at the Cost of Their Professional Reputation
North Dakota law firm Larson Latham Huettl has won a case in the state's supreme court, which upheld its business…
Conflict Rules Give Law Professor High Court Tech Cases
Law professor Eric Schnapper, who spent 25 years at the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, has been chosen to…
Winston & Strawn Takes on Top Legal Executive from Groupon through Outsourcing
Groupon Inc.'s general counsel, Dane Drobny, will resign next week to return to law firm Winston & Strawn as a…
Cozen Law Firm Launches Boulder Presence with a Team of Four IP Attorneys
Cozen O'Connor, a law firm founded in Philadelphia, has announced that it is expanding its operations in the Mountain West…
Will the Slump in Demand for Law Firms at the End of 2022 be Followed by a Rebound?
U.S. law firms experienced a sharp drop in client demand, declining productivity, and rising expenses, leading to a slump at…
Get to Know Fani Willis, the Tenacious Prosecutor Considering Charges Against Trump
Fani Willis, the district attorney for Fulton County in Georgia, is pursuing a criminal investigation of former US President Donald…
Lawyer Accused of $10 Million Scam Spent on Las Vegas Gambling
Sara King, a California attorney, and her company King Family Lending LLC, are being sued in a federal lawsuit by…
Jones Day’s $100 Million Gain Through a Debated Bankruptcy Strategy: A Closer Look
Jones Day partner Gregory Gordon has created a legal strategy called the “Texas Two-Step,” which has been hailed as the…