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Smaller Firms May Soon See More Laterals, Fewer Young Lawyers

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The flight of big firm laterals to smaller firms has not reached the heights many first predicted. But some in the legal community believe the apex of large-to-small lateral market activity is still on the horizon, along with a shift back to big firms for many young lawyers. View full legal post on Law.com - [...]

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When Foreclosure Cases Get Tough, Big Firm Lawyers Step In

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The decisions by major lenders to halt home foreclosures in at least some states in order to review whether their mortgage documentation is in order and in compliance with court rules have placed the spotlight on tiny law firms that act as so-called "foreclosure mills" and the practice of hiring "robo-signers" for documents. But a [...]

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E-Mail Fight Ensues in Lawsuit Over Slain Lawyer's Death

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Arent Fox has been pulled into a $20 million wrongful death suit filed by the wife of a Washington lawyer who was found stabbed to death in the home of one of the firm's former partners. Lawyers for Katherine Wone have asked a D.C. judge to enforce a subpoena for e-mail and other documents that [...]

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Plaintiffs Lawyers Say Oil Spill Fund Unlikely to Deter Litigation

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The $20 billion compensation fund for victims of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill has begun taking applications, but plaintiffs lawyers doubt it will significantly forestall litigation. It could even lead to a new wave of lawsuits. Many of their clients, especially large businesses, are unlikely to seek final settlements anytime soon, they said. The claims [...]

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Plaintiffs Lawyers in 9/11 Cases Lose Bid to Recoup $6.1 Million in Interest

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Plaintiffs lawyers in the 9/11 respiratory cases cannot pass on to clients some $6.1 million in interest costs associated with financing the massive litigation, a New York federal judge ruled Friday. Even though the lead lawyer marshaled opinions by bar associations, court cases and experts to show that borrowing to finance litigation and passing the [...]

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Law Schools Offer Accredited Master of Laws (LL.M.) Programs to Lawyers Online

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With the advent of globalization, lawyers now need to know international and comparative laws. Generally, the legal profession has seen a rise in cross-border issues vis-à-vis international trade, intellectual property and technology, transnational workers and families, human rights, and socio-economic and environmental policies. While traditionally a Master of Laws (LL.M.) is a coveted degree for [...]

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Prepaid Legal: A Practical Way to "Retain" Lawyers and Legal Help

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Nearly everyone will need lawyers at some point in his or her life. Whether it's to draft a will, draw up a contract, find legal help and advice or obtain a divorce, lawyers provide the expertise other citizens don't have. However, legal help can be expensive, and most people can't afford to retain a lawyer [...]

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The Bar: Real World Intelligence, Strategies & Experience From Leading Lawyers to Prepare You for Everything the Classroom and Textbooks Won't Teach You for the Bar

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Product DescriptionReady to learn everything only the real word can teach you, not what some exam book or test prep book regurgitates? Bigwig Briefs Test Prep features real world intelligence, strategies and experience from leading minds in the legal world to prepare your mind for questions only industry veterans could prepare you for. Ever wonder [...]

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Plaintiffs Lawyers Size Up Obstacle Course for Toyota Class Action

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As plaintiffs lawyers prepare to file their consolidated class action on behalf of Toyota owners, they face an obstacle that has prevented similar claims from advancing in the past: Class members didn't suffer physical injuries. Instead, they assert that they suffered economic injuries because their vehicles lost value after recalls due to acceleration problems. In [...]

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Legal Professional Insurance - Indemnity Cover for in-House Lawyers

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Legal professionals represent the source of right information for a business to run while abiding by lawful activities. The lawyers command respect and confidence for being able to guide a business in rightful and legally-compliant activities. However the fact remains that legal professional can also err in the course of providing their service; and may [...]

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Legal Groups Line Up Against Proposal to Investigate Gitmo Lawyers

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The American Bar Association and other legal organizations are urging leaders of the Senate Armed Services Committee to resist a provision in a House defense bill that requires the Department of Defense's inspector general to investigate "the conduct and practices" of lawyers representing Guantanamo Bay detainees. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 2011 is [...]

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High Court Hands Lawyers a Mixed Bag in Rulings on Fees, Errors

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The U.S. Supreme Court had good and bad news for lawyers Wednesday in a pair of decisions, one on attorney fee awards, and the other on lawyers' liability for errors in debt-collection cases. In the fees case, which has been highly anticipated by civil rights and public interest groups that depend on fee-shifting statutes when [...]

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Traditional Lawyers Bypassed for Online Legal Services

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Consumers looking for legal help for common legal matters can find legal documents online to help resolve legal issues without hiring a traditional attorney. Online legal service sites saw an increase in the number of Americans wanting to create a will or living-will after the controversial Terri Schiavo case, which brought to the forefront [...]

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Bankruptcy Trustee Settles With Former Rothstein Firm Lawyers Over Future Fees

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The trustee in the bankruptcy case of Ponzi operator Scott Rothstein's defunct law firm has settled disputes with seven attorneys over future legal fees from cases they handled while employed at Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler. In motions filed Thursday, trustee Herbert Stettin seeks approval of agreements with Russell Adler and six attorneys who banded together when [...]

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The Decade's Most Influential Lawyers

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These are the lawyers who've defined a decade. For its annual Most Influential Lawyers special report, the editors of have selected 40 attorneys in a dozen key legal areas whose work between Jan. 1, 2000, and Dec. 31, 2009, was so consequential that it helped to push the profession, an industry or a practice area [...]

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Expert Legal Help From True Lawyers

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Have you ever imagined what will happen if you are sued or an arrest warrant is issued against you? The first thing that would come to your mind is to hire a lawyer, who shall provide the legal help. Often we come across situations where we find ourselves engulfed into legal matters. At these [...]

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