Incomplete legal research by lawyers impacts case outcomes. Who would have thunk it? A research study worthy of circulating to your outside counsel: Most judges in a survey say that they see lawyers miss relevant…
Add this one to the list of the benefits of being an in-house lawyer. You don’t receive performance feedback by app. At least for now, that is. So when firm lawyers are using their phones,…
If you are annoyed when you visit a website and see ads for products you were checking out earlier on another, well, you are about to get much more annoyed. Apparently law firms are exploring…
Law firm partners are coasting to retirement and underperforming according to a recent study. While there are many benefits of being an in-house lawyer, coasting to retirement and not performing do not typically make the…
Law departments are flexing their muscles in outside counsel guidelines, and many law firms and their consultants don’t like it one bit. Is this a sign of the times in a hyper-competitive legal market or…
A workaholic lawyer with the last name Bliss? Surely, you jest. But no, this lawyer is loving the law. The sky is the limit, if you do not end up in the ground first, as…
Law firm work is deteriorating, according to a recent survey. A number of factors come into play, one of which is communication. Proper communication – even overcommunication – can decrease the likelihood of this happening….
Overthinking a career decision can lead to employment paralysis. Whether you are deciding to leave Biglaw and searching for in-house counsel jobs or are already in a legal department and thinking about General Counsel jobs,…
Many a law firm associate desires to not only move in-house but eventually be in contention for general counsel jobs. Getting there takes short-term and long-term strategy and career moves, and even then, landing a…
For all who doubted that manufacturing and mining jobs would ever come back, here is more proof that you are dead wrong. Artificial intelligence is now being used to mine billable time from email, and…