Dennis Kennedy, the well-known lawyer, author, blogger, speaker and podcaster, gives his thoughts on whether we really have too many lawyers: “Last summer, I was asked the question “Are there really too many lawyers?” I wrote a…
As a member of the legal department, you may be tasked with ensuring that your organization maintains appropriate levels of insurance to cover a variety of risks. But what about insurance for in-house counsel themselves?…
Need to get up to speed on venture capital term sheet terminology? Well thanks to Brad Feld, a co-founder of Foundry Group, you can educate yourself with a few clicks of the mouse. He’s posted…
Well every lawyer has heard it at least few times – you can do anything with a law degree. Old adage, meet this article from Slate which pours some cold water on the party. From…
What is a photocopier? Aaah, the benefits of a life in the law.
A cautionary tale for in-house counsel: A court of appeals found that when an in-house counsel took an employee’s deposition without giving him proper warning, and that employee was subsequently fired because of what he…
In-house counsel have increasingly become direct targets of state and federal enforcement agencies. One in-house lawyer, warning of the criminalization of law practice, warns that you should think twice before signing your name to the…
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…