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Major Industry News: EY to Acquire Pangea3 from Thomson Reuters, Expanding Its Global Legal Services
April 3, 2019
In major news indicative of the direction of the legal services industry globally, EY — the entity that encompasses Ernst & Young companies worldwide — has entered into an agreement with Thomson Reuters to acquire Pangea3, the legal managed services business. This follows EY’s acquisition last August of Riverview Law, a UK-based alternative legal services provider (ALSP). EY says these acquisitions further its depth and capacity to serve corporate legal departments worldwide and will...
April 3, 2019
In major news indicative of the direction of the legal services industry globally, EY — the entity that encompasses Ernst & Young companies worldwide — has entered into an agreement with Thomson Reuters to acquire Pangea3, the legal managed services business. This follows EY’s acquisition last August of Riverview Law, a UK-based alternative legal services provider (ALSP). EY says these acquisitions further its depth and capacity to serve corporate legal departments worldwide and will...
Pepperdine’s 32nd Annual Summer Professional Skills Program in Dispute Resolution in Malibu
April 1, 2019
Featuring a panel of nationally recognized experts in dispute resolution, this comprehensive program provides two and a half days of unique educational opportunities for practicing professionals. Participants will network with nationally prominent faculty, as well as participants from the other specialties at plenary sessions, lunches, and receptions. Early enrollment is recommended since many of the sessions fully subscribe. Contact Lori Rushford at 310.506.6342 or e-mail Lori.Rushford@pepperdine.edu to...
April 1, 2019
Featuring a panel of nationally recognized experts in dispute resolution, this comprehensive program provides two and a half days of unique educational opportunities for practicing professionals. Participants will network with nationally prominent faculty, as well as participants from the other specialties at plenary sessions, lunches, and receptions. Early enrollment is recommended since many of the sessions fully subscribe. Contact Lori Rushford at 310.506.6342 or e-mail Lori.Rushford@pepperdine.edu to...
Pepperdine’s Place In The 2020 U.S. News Law School Rankings
March 31, 2019
By now many of you have seen the news that Pepperdine Law has risen to #51 in the 2020 U.S. News Law School Rankings. Pepperdine Law also was recognized by U.S. News for excellence in several specialty programs in rankings voted on by faculty in those fields, including rankings of #2 in dispute resolution, #32 in tax law, and #33 in clinical training.
March 31, 2019
By now many of you have seen the news that Pepperdine Law has risen to #51 in the 2020 U.S. News Law School Rankings. Pepperdine Law also was recognized by U.S. News for excellence in several specialty programs in rankings voted on by faculty in those fields, including rankings of #2 in dispute resolution, #32 in tax law, and #33 in clinical training.
The Southwest Effect: How the Airline Changed the Legal Landscape in Texas
March 16, 2019
Herb Kelleher, the co-founder and longtime chief executive of Southwest Airlines who died in January at the age of 87, almost certainly didn’t set out to change the legal landscape in Texas. It was the untapped potential in the Texas skies he was after.
March 16, 2019
Herb Kelleher, the co-founder and longtime chief executive of Southwest Airlines who died in January at the age of 87, almost certainly didn’t set out to change the legal landscape in Texas. It was the untapped potential in the Texas skies he was after.
5 Habits to Develop Mental Toughness
March 9, 2019
Let’s talk mental toughness. Three questions: 1. Is it an essential quality of an effective lawyer? A recent series of books...
March 9, 2019
Let’s talk mental toughness. Three questions: 1. Is it an essential quality of an effective lawyer? A recent series of books...
Two Most Important Skills for Success in School and Beyond?
March 4, 2019
That's the conclusion from this important opinion piece in the New York Times - The Two Codes Your Kids Need to Know - that reports how the College Board, the non-profit organization that administers the SAT, sought to answer the following question: "Of all the skills tested by the SAT that correlate with success in college and beyond, which two are the most important?" The answer: mastering computer science and developing an understanding of the U.S. Constitution. Why computer science? The College...
March 4, 2019
That's the conclusion from this important opinion piece in the New York Times - The Two Codes Your Kids Need to Know - that reports how the College Board, the non-profit organization that administers the SAT, sought to answer the following question: "Of all the skills tested by the SAT that correlate with success in college and beyond, which two are the most important?" The answer: mastering computer science and developing an understanding of the U.S. Constitution. Why computer science? The College...
Texas Supreme Court Addresses Attorneys’ Tech Competence
March 3, 2019
A Texas attorney’s duty to maintain competence in the practice of law includes knowing about relevant technology, according to a new Texas Supreme Court order. The court, in Misc. Docket No. 19-9016, amended Paragraph 8 of the comment to Rule 1.01 of the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct, which deals with competent and diligent legal representation. Under the amended comment, maintaining proficiency and competence in the practice of law includes knowing “the benefits and risks...
March 3, 2019
A Texas attorney’s duty to maintain competence in the practice of law includes knowing about relevant technology, according to a new Texas Supreme Court order. The court, in Misc. Docket No. 19-9016, amended Paragraph 8 of the comment to Rule 1.01 of the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct, which deals with competent and diligent legal representation. Under the amended comment, maintaining proficiency and competence in the practice of law includes knowing “the benefits and risks...
Struggling Law School Vows To Change Its Ways, Triple In Size
March 2, 2019
What’s a for-profit law school that’s down on its luck to do when all of its sister schools have already been forced to close? If you guessed that this law school would attempt to become a nonprofit university or find one to align itself with, you’d be right.
March 2, 2019
What’s a for-profit law school that’s down on its luck to do when all of its sister schools have already been forced to close? If you guessed that this law school would attempt to become a nonprofit university or find one to align itself with, you’d be right.
How Do We Learn to Work with Intelligent Machines?
February 24, 2019
The path to skill around the globe has been the same for thousands of years: train under an expert and take on small, easy...
February 24, 2019
The path to skill around the globe has been the same for thousands of years: train under an expert and take on small, easy...
Wilson Sonsini Launches SixFifty, Combining Technology and Expertise to Deliver Automated Online Legal Products
February 22, 2019
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, today announced the formation of SixFifty, a new software subsidiary. Backed by WSGR, SixFifty is developing automated tools designed to make legal processes efficient and affordable. SixFifty operates in tandem with attorneys from WSGR to provide companies the optimal combination of automation and human expertise. "The price and complexity of many...
February 22, 2019
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, today announced the formation of SixFifty, a new software subsidiary. Backed by WSGR, SixFifty is developing automated tools designed to make legal processes efficient and affordable. SixFifty operates in tandem with attorneys from WSGR to provide companies the optimal combination of automation and human expertise. "The price and complexity of many...
