Playboy a Casualty of the Markets?
You know the financial and political worlds are going topsy-turvy when not even naked women can stay afloat.
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Bailout Off for the Moment
Well, the dramatic twists, turns, and gyrations in the financial, political, and legal worlds continued today,...
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Legal Jobs in Dubai
When you first think of legal jobs in Dubai, immediately positions for lawyers come to mind, but there are...
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Layoffs at Heller Staffers
It's a chilling scenario: After weeks of rumors, the law firm chairman holds a firm-wide video conference and...
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Harvard Joins Stanford and Yale in Ditching Grades
In the past week, of course, the dominant story has been the financial crisis. Many people have opposed the...
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Heller Ehrman Dissolves after 118 Years in Business
The storied law firm of Heller Ehrman has announced that it is dissolving. As of Monday, September 29th, 2008,...
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McCain Halts Campaign to Address Financial Crisis
In a move that shocked the political community, Senator John McCain suspended his campaign for president and...
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First Lawsuits Filed over MetroLink Disaster
Lost amid all the reports of the financial market's crash have been stories of another kind of crash: a...
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Attorneys Fleeing Financial Firms
In a development that should surprise absolutely no one, attorneys who were working for some of the big Wall...
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Heads Rolling? More on What Not to Do during a Trial
When the judge adjudicating your case states flatly that ''heads will have to roll, because this is...
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Court Says McCain Is a US Citizen
In yet another one of those odd quirks of this election season, both Barack Obama and John McCain have had to...
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More Wall Street Meltdown News
Another day, another bailout on Wall Street, where the government has just agreed to extend an $85-billion...
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Sharia Courts Now Legal in Britain
In a sure-to-be-controversial move, sharia courts, or courts that are governed by Islamic law, are now legal...
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Financial Meltdown — The Legal News
By now, you've most likely heard the news. Over the past weekend, the US banking industry and financial...
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When Zealous Advocacy Goes Too Far
It's important to be zealously engaged on behalf of your client. But there are lines that no attorney should...
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Job Opportunities in the legal departments of big corporations
When you think ''paralegal'' or ''legal secretary,'' law firms typically come to mind. And yes, the behemoths...
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Public Sector Attorneys Going Private
Soon we will have a new president. And that means a new administration as well. Traditionally, when a new...
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Biggest Legal Fee Ever Awarded to Enron Attorneys
It was inevitable. The time has come to pay the lawyers who litigated on behalf of Enron investors.
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Poll: Obama Supporters Don't Want Constitution Used in Supreme Court Cases
This is a rather shocking result. It's rare that the Supreme Court is a question of polling, but with recent...
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No Magic in Fair Use
Hermione probably wouldn't be happy. After all, it seems like a Slytherin kind of thing to do. Yes, it's...
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Number of Lawyer-Politicians on the Rise
Much of this past week's blog attention has been on politics, what with the Democratic and Republican national...
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Law Firm Merger Mania
Lots of law firm merger news lately. With the current slump in the industry, it's not surprising that some...
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Detroit's Mayor Finally Resigns
It's been a wild ride for Kwame Kilpatrick, the (now) ex-mayor of Detroit, Michigan. Besieged with scandals,...
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Lawyers Slow at Tech
Chances are, you know someone in the legal industry who is a technophobe. I myself recall one of my first...
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Construction Dispute Turns On...War Decision
Construction disputes seldom lead to sexy lawsuits, aside from the occasional ''Who's at fault for this bridge...
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Federal Judge Charged with Federal Sex Crimes
While politics has been dominating the news of late, it's time to focus on some other stories that might...
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Legal Secretary Jobs — What to Expect
A legal secretary job is an administrative position in which the incumbent works under the direct supervision...
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Two Lawyers on 2008 Democrat Ticket
Politics and lawyers seem to go hand in hand, much to the dismay of many. Yet there is a natural connection. ...
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The Bell Tolls: Lawyer Pays for Affair with Client's Wife
Ronald Pierce has once again demonstrated that it pays to pay attention in your legal ethics class. Even more...
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ABA Approves Legal Outsourcing
It's one of those dreaded words: outsourcing. A lot of companies are doing it, though — sending high-priced...
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