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Antitrust Topples IP For Largest Awards
March 27, 2014
The top verdict in the country came in antitrust law: A $1.2 billion award against The Dow Chemical Co. in a case involving...
March 27, 2014
The top verdict in the country came in antitrust law: A $1.2 billion award against The Dow Chemical Co. in a case involving...
Legal Media App to Share Email, Encourage Content Sharing
March 16, 2014
There are apps for everything these days, but not that many cater to attorneys. Now a legal social media expert has designed a new sharing and analytics tool for law firms. Adrian Dayton is set to launch ClearView Social in April. The weekly columnist for The National Law Journal says the application makes it easier for attorneys to share content with their professional networks through LinkedIn, Twitter and other platforms.
March 16, 2014
There are apps for everything these days, but not that many cater to attorneys. Now a legal social media expert has designed a new sharing and analytics tool for law firms. Adrian Dayton is set to launch ClearView Social in April. The weekly columnist for The National Law Journal says the application makes it easier for attorneys to share content with their professional networks through LinkedIn, Twitter and other platforms.
Debating the Health and Future of BigLaw
August 11, 2013
I've never really used the term BigLaw. It seemed a bit pejorative and I tend to think lawyers are lawyers, no matter their practice setting. In a recent New Republic article “The Last Days of Big Law - You can't imagine the terror when the money dries up” author Noam Scheiber defined them as the largest 150 and 250 law firms in the United States. In these firms PPP (Profits per Partner) are often in the 7 figure range. As you might assume from the title, this piece was controversial and generated...
August 11, 2013
I've never really used the term BigLaw. It seemed a bit pejorative and I tend to think lawyers are lawyers, no matter their practice setting. In a recent New Republic article “The Last Days of Big Law - You can't imagine the terror when the money dries up” author Noam Scheiber defined them as the largest 150 and 250 law firms in the United States. In these firms PPP (Profits per Partner) are often in the 7 figure range. As you might assume from the title, this piece was controversial and generated...
More Law Schools are Teaching Business Skills
June 9, 2013
It was only two years ago that Harvard Law School began offering the first-of-its kind "business skills boot camp" for associates working for Milbank in NYC. And Michigan State recently announced plans to begin teaching law students how to be more entrepreneurial. Today, several more law schools have either launched or have in the planning stages programs to teach students and lawyers alike how to think like a businessperson. The National Law Journal has the story as part of its special...
June 9, 2013
It was only two years ago that Harvard Law School began offering the first-of-its kind "business skills boot camp" for associates working for Milbank in NYC. And Michigan State recently announced plans to begin teaching law students how to be more entrepreneurial. Today, several more law schools have either launched or have in the planning stages programs to teach students and lawyers alike how to think like a businessperson. The National Law Journal has the story as part of its special...
