Living The Good Life, Lawyer-Style
Did you think gunning to get into the Yales and Harvards of law schools was the way to find happiness? Think again. The National Jurist recently released a survey of law schools ranking them by…
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Ranges of salaries for Canadian in-house lawyers
Canadian Lawyer gathered salary data from 87 Canadian in-house counsel. [via: Ranges of salaries for Canadian in-house lawyers at the Law Department Management Blog]
Katy Perry’s 45-page Contract Rider
Tip of the hat to ContractsProfBlog for finding the latest in celebrity contract riders. Highlights include a “requirement of a spacious dressing room piped or draped in cream or soft pink”. Who knew? [via ContractsProf…
What Value do In-House Lawyers Produce?
Rees Morrison of the Law Department Management Blog proposes nine propositions that should provoke discussion about what value means in a corporate legal department. Make sure to subscribe to Rees’ blog and pull down a…
Ohio Supreme Court Says Too Much Debt Is a Character and Fitness Issue
How much debt is too much for law grads in this tough legal job market? An interesting post at the Law Librarian Blog sheds some light on how debt loads can become a character and…
In-House Counsel’s Inactive Bar Status Causes Loss of Privilege
Time to check your licensure status….before someone else does: Ruling that a corporation did not take reasonable precautions to confirm in-house counsel’s authority to practice law, a federal magistrate judge from the U.S. District Court…
Scalia: ‘We Are Devoting Too Many of Our Best Minds to’ Lawyering
Yes, you read that correctly. The WSJ Law Blog has done a great job digging up this nugget from a recent interview given by Justice Scalia. Head on over to read his full comments. Scalia:…
Ten plausible consequences of axing in-house lawyers
A recent post by law department management expert Rees Morrison points out that law department down-sizing may lead to significant adverse consequences. Head over to Rees’ Law Department Management Blog to read more (don’t forget…
Law Still Far From the Worst Profession
Woo hoo! The results are in and we did not come in last. Read the full details at Legal Blog Watch.
“No oral modification” Clause Doesn’t Work
The Ninth Circuit is at it again. You’ve probably seen “no oral modification” clauses in many contracts – they simply require any amendments to be reduced to a writing signed by both parties. Should be…