Tough Questions in Prop 8 Case
Closing arguments for the Prop 8 case in California are scheduled for Wednesday, June 16, months after the...
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Understanding ESI: The Core of Today's Litigation Practice
In my experience, there is a lot of talk about e-discovery and electronically stored info (''ESI'') in the...
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Just how bad was 2009?
We all felt the pain last year. For some of us it was declining home values and loss of equity, for others it...
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Clients Unwilling to Fund On The Job Training
Recently we talked about the declining size of summer classes. In what may become a rapid downward spiral,...
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Who says you'll never need algebra in the real world?
Prisoner X is entitled to a sentence reduction of 54 days per year of his term of imprisonment for good...
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Out In The Cloud
A few weeks ago, in my first post for this site, I commented on the concept of Virtual law firms. In that post...
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WWEKD?
WWEKD? That is to say, What Would Elena Kagan Do? You can't read a legal blog these days without tripping over...
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Federal Sentencing Guidelines and Prosecutorial Discretion
Federal prosecutors have received a new set of guidelines from Attorney General Eric Holder that will affect...
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Today's Legal Market and Your Job Search
Looking for a new job in the legal industry? Despite the tough job market, the pace of lateral hiring is...
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''A Bright Future?''
I've got a job waiting for my graduation Fifty thou a year - buys a lot of beer Things are going great, and...
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From Court Room To Blogosphere
Attention firms: On your mark, get set and tweet or blog or whatever. A few days ago, Benzinga.com reported...
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Sentencing Guidelines
A story in from the Wall Street Journal brings us to the question of sentencing guidelines. In the 80's,...
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Foreign Law
The Supreme Court on Monday issued three decisions. Two of those cases have received the lion's share of ink...
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Virtual Law?
In a recent pod cast sponsored by Catuongo Court Reporting, the LegalTalkNetwork interviewed attorney...
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Internet
Stories about lawyers losing their jobs or failing to be hired due to inappropriate content on Facebook or...
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Freedom v. Intolerance
''Who does not see that the same authority which can establish Christianity in exclusion of all other...
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Advise and Consent
''The President . . . shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall...
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Sunshine
In an increasingly rare bipartisan fashion, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed several measures designed to...
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Better Late Than Never: 122 Years after His Death, Lawyer Joins the Allegheny County Bar!
On Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court unanimously admitted George Boyer Vashon to the bar, 153 years...
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Your Career Success Depends on Projecting a Confident Attitude
People will be reluctant to trust you if you seem unconfident during social interaction. For a legal staff or...
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News Flash: It's illegal to be illegal
If you spent last week climbing Mt Everest, on Safari in the middle of the jungle, or lost in the Gobi desert,...
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Arizona Under Attack!
The furor over Arizona's new immigration rules proves that populism overrules pragmatism any time in this...
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Workplace Rumors and Gossip: Understanding, Treating, and Using Them
Workplace rumors and gossip are a part of workspace reality that shouldn't be ignored. However, too many...
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Looking for Good Legal Job Vacancies
Many individuals take up legal education because they wish to become legal professionals one day. These legal...
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When Both Sides Win
In an adversarial litigation system, the concept of both sides winning is an oxymoron. But, that is what seems...
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Arizona New Immigration Law Raises Concerns
Illegal immigrants living or working in Arizona might consider a change of residence or a new job. On Monday,...
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It's no laughing matter...
At the Supreme Court today, the Justices heard a case involving text messaging on a device provided by a...
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Jon & Kate Gosselin Escape Labor Law Wrath
It seems trouble never ends for Jon and Kate Gosselin of the reality show, Jon & Kate Plus 8. After an...
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Rescue Fines Dropped for Eagle Scout
Scott Mason, 17, of Halifax, MA, got more than he bargained for when he decided to go for a hike and ended up...
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The Future of Legal Education
''Hi, I'm your lawyer. What do I do?'' Not the words you want to hear from your attorney, but that about...
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