As an energy regulatory attorney who knew of Enron when it was just another IPP (independent power producer) pushing for deregulation, I’ve followed the company’s rise and fall, up through this last chapter, the Lay and Skilling Enron trials. My favorite source of news and commentary is from the Houston Chronicle’s Enron Legal Commentary Blog
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Why Are Attorneys Who Don’t Advertise Setting Rules for Those Who Do?
This article, New York State Bar Urges Attorney Ad Guidelines (John Caher, NYLJ, 2/2/06) reports on the New York State Bar Association’s House of Delegates’ report calling on the Administrative Board of the Courts to create statewide, uniform screening protocols for advertising. Curiously, the campaign to re-visit regulation of attorney ads is lead by biglaw…
If You Never “Met-a” Data You Didn’t Like, You May Be Acting Unethically
Jim Calloway has a terrific round up post on the ethics of lawyers accessing meta data. Jim starts by explaining what meta data is (it’s basically data about data, embedded in your documents) and how to access it. He then cites the various views on meta data, on the one hand, the Florida Bar’s initial…
Why Would You Blog At Biglaw?
Can any biglaw associates answer this question for me: why would you write posts for a biglaw blog? Recently, I’ve been checking out some of the biglaw blogs, like Sheppard Mullin’s Antitrust Law Blog, Davis, Wright & Tremaine’s Telecom Law Blog or Preston, Ellis, Gate’s e-Discovery Blog. Though presumably associates write the bulk…
Leaving A Law Firm: More Resources and A Prediction
Adding to this earlier compilation of resources on leaving a firm is this recent article, Practicing Ethics: Soliciting Clients, David Keyko, New York Lawyer (1/27/06). The
article summarizes various New York professional code provisions governing client solicitation, including when lawyers depart a firm.
In researching this issue lately, I consulted fellow blogger Dennis Kennedy’s…
Ohio Bar Won’t Allow Lawyers to Say They Offer Cut Rate Service
Via this post from Allison Shields as LegalEase is a link to this ABA e-report article (1/20/06) on the Ohio Bar’s disiplinary board’s recent ruling that ocupons for free or discounted legal services violate the Ohio Code. The board found that coupons characterize a lawyer’s legal services as “discount” and thus, run afoul of commentary…
Tips for Working At Home
Home Office Lawyer -Guru Grant Griffith shares these tips from LifeHack on how to improve productivity working from home. Tips include setting up a designated work area, setting a schedule and avoid volunteering for too many activities because people assume that when you work at home, you have more free time. Check out the post…
MyShingle Website of the Week
Jim Calloway has generously named MyShingle as his website of the week, notwithstanding his perception that I sometimes have a negative view of bar associations. I’d like to clarify. Generally, I’ve lauded the bars for programs like these that help solo and small firm practice law. Likewise, I’m a huge fan of the work…
Opinionistas Might Be Sexy, But GAL Is Real
The recent outing of formerly anonymous Opinionistas as biglaw associate Melissa Lafsky , close on the heels of the reveal of David Lat as Underneath Their Robes and Jeremy Blachman as Anonymous Lawyer has Orin Kerr wondering whether the trend of blogging anonymously and snagging a book deal might provide a a new career path…
More on Why Niches Are Delicious
As I pointed out in this earlier post, finding a niche can help grow your practice. And, as Tom Kane pointed out months ago (don’t know how I missed it), a niche can help a solo survive in the big city. And now, there’s yet another article, Finding a Niche (Jan. 2006) that…