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20 Questions Every Corporate General Counsel or Head of Litigation Might Very Well Ask
July 22, 2014
Being responsible for resolving a large number of disputes for any organization is a stressful occupation. It involves risk,...
July 22, 2014
Being responsible for resolving a large number of disputes for any organization is a stressful occupation. It involves risk,...
Living with ‘ADR’: Evolving Perceptions and Use of Mediation, Arbitration and Conflict Management in Fortune 1,000 Corporations
July 21, 2014
As attorneys for the world’s most visible clients, corporate counsel played a key role in the transformation of American conflict resolution in the late Twentieth Century. In 1997 a survey of Fortune 1,000 corporate counsel provided the first broad-based picture of conflict resolution processes within large companies. In 2011, a second landmark survey of corporate counsel in Fortune 1,000 companies captured a variety of critical changes in the ways large companies handle conflict. Comparing their...
July 21, 2014
As attorneys for the world’s most visible clients, corporate counsel played a key role in the transformation of American conflict resolution in the late Twentieth Century. In 1997 a survey of Fortune 1,000 corporate counsel provided the first broad-based picture of conflict resolution processes within large companies. In 2011, a second landmark survey of corporate counsel in Fortune 1,000 companies captured a variety of critical changes in the ways large companies handle conflict. Comparing their...
What Businesses Need to Know About the Roberts Court
July 21, 2014
If you’ve thought about filing a business lawsuit in federal court or you have one underway already, you’ll probably want to read about two still-in-process studies by Columbia University and Harvard University law school professors on how the U.S. Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts (2005-present) has treated business lawsuits, and how that treatment has resulted in a more arduous, expensive process for businesses. On April 4, draft papers on the topic by Columbia’s Scott Hemphill...
July 21, 2014
If you’ve thought about filing a business lawsuit in federal court or you have one underway already, you’ll probably want to read about two still-in-process studies by Columbia University and Harvard University law school professors on how the U.S. Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts (2005-present) has treated business lawsuits, and how that treatment has resulted in a more arduous, expensive process for businesses. On April 4, draft papers on the topic by Columbia’s Scott Hemphill...
14 Habits Of Exceptionally Likable People
July 20, 2014
Personal branding through social media may help you build your professional network, but there will never be a replacement for a charismatic personality. Napoleon Hill, author of "Think and Grow Rich" — one of the top-selling books of all time — wrote about the habits of the most likable people in his essay "Develop A Pleasing Personality," published in the forthcoming collection "The Science of Success." He introduced his steps to having a "million-dollar personality" by explaining it was steel...
July 20, 2014
Personal branding through social media may help you build your professional network, but there will never be a replacement for a charismatic personality. Napoleon Hill, author of "Think and Grow Rich" — one of the top-selling books of all time — wrote about the habits of the most likable people in his essay "Develop A Pleasing Personality," published in the forthcoming collection "The Science of Success." He introduced his steps to having a "million-dollar personality" by explaining it was steel...
More IP Work Going In-house, Less to Outside Firms
July 20, 2014
In-house counsel have gotten a lot more savvy about intellectual property, so much so that most law firms should not expect IP to be the major source of revenue, workload and growth potential in 2015 that it’s been in the past, according to a new survey. After four years of growth the tide is turning, BTI Consulting Group says in its report, “BTI Intellectual Property Outlook: Changes, Trends and Opportunities in IP and IP Litigation.” “Caseloads shrank by almost 12 percent in 2014,...
July 20, 2014
In-house counsel have gotten a lot more savvy about intellectual property, so much so that most law firms should not expect IP to be the major source of revenue, workload and growth potential in 2015 that it’s been in the past, according to a new survey. After four years of growth the tide is turning, BTI Consulting Group says in its report, “BTI Intellectual Property Outlook: Changes, Trends and Opportunities in IP and IP Litigation.” “Caseloads shrank by almost 12 percent in 2014,...
WellSettled.com Mines Cases for Established Principles
July 20, 2014
How many times have you come across the phrase “It is well settled that …” or “It is well established that …”...
July 20, 2014
How many times have you come across the phrase “It is well settled that …” or “It is well established that …”...
LexisNexis Rings Up New Website for Legal Publications
July 19, 2014
LexisNexis Legal and Professional launched a website called Legal Content Insider on July 14 that offers “content about...
July 19, 2014
LexisNexis Legal and Professional launched a website called Legal Content Insider on July 14 that offers “content about...
Former Law Student Sues Over D Grade in Contracts, Seeks $100K for Lost Legal Career
July 19, 2014
A former law student at the Massachusetts School of Law claims in a lawsuit that he received an unfair D grade in contracts. The suit by Martin Odemena says the D grade resulted in a suspension and made it impossible for him to transfer to another law school, the National Law Journal reports. He is seeking more than $100,000 in damages for the lost legal career. The suit, filed Friday in Massachusetts federal court, claims violations of state consumer protection laws. Odemena maintains his professor,...
July 19, 2014
A former law student at the Massachusetts School of Law claims in a lawsuit that he received an unfair D grade in contracts. The suit by Martin Odemena says the D grade resulted in a suspension and made it impossible for him to transfer to another law school, the National Law Journal reports. He is seeking more than $100,000 in damages for the lost legal career. The suit, filed Friday in Massachusetts federal court, claims violations of state consumer protection laws. Odemena maintains his professor,...
The 2014 GC Compensation Survey
July 19, 2014
Our list of the nation's best-paid general counsel features a lot of perennial names. But this year, we have a surprise addition, coming in at a lofty No. 5: John Finley, chief legal officer of New York-based Blackstone Group. Welcome, Mr. Finley, to this, the 2014 edition of our signature GC Compensation Survey. Finley's banner compensation year came together largely because of his bonus, the highest in the survey at $4,212,555. In Blackstone's public filings, Finley received this turbocharged...
July 19, 2014
Our list of the nation's best-paid general counsel features a lot of perennial names. But this year, we have a surprise addition, coming in at a lofty No. 5: John Finley, chief legal officer of New York-based Blackstone Group. Welcome, Mr. Finley, to this, the 2014 edition of our signature GC Compensation Survey. Finley's banner compensation year came together largely because of his bonus, the highest in the survey at $4,212,555. In Blackstone's public filings, Finley received this turbocharged...
Fastcase, Lexis Advance and Wolters Kluwer Are All Readying Major Platform Overhauls
July 19, 2014
The official theme of the American Association of Law Libraries annual meeting in San Antonio this week was “Beyond Boundaries.” But for three of the leading legal-research vendors in attendance there, the theme was “A Change is Gonna Come.” Both Lexis Advance and Wolters Kluwer officially previewed major overhauls of their user interfaces. Fastcase is not yet ready to go public with its changes, but CEO Ed Walters did give me a private preview of what is to come. The Fastcase redesign...
July 19, 2014
The official theme of the American Association of Law Libraries annual meeting in San Antonio this week was “Beyond Boundaries.” But for three of the leading legal-research vendors in attendance there, the theme was “A Change is Gonna Come.” Both Lexis Advance and Wolters Kluwer officially previewed major overhauls of their user interfaces. Fastcase is not yet ready to go public with its changes, but CEO Ed Walters did give me a private preview of what is to come. The Fastcase redesign...
