Fellow blogger Janell Grenier of Benefitscounsel.com tipped us off to this article, Tech Revolution: Change or Die by Laura Owen, Director of Legal Services for Cisco Corp. Dennis Kennedy and Ernie the Attorney recently posted about this article as well, respectively over here and here.
Owen argues that corporations want law firms who “get” technology…
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Few Lawyers Take on Workers’ Comp Cases, Patrick Springer, The Forum (12/19/04) reports on the difficulty that North Dakota workers are having in finding affordable representation for workers comp cases. According to the article, in 1995, the state amended the works comp system to provide that workers’ attorneys are paid only if…
Via Ernie the Attorney, we’ve learned of this news item,
Alleged Embezzler Helps Feds Find Cash, Martha Carr, Times Picayune (12/15/04) that follows up on the arrest of former big firm partner Jame Perdigao for embezzling as much as $20 million from his law firm. According to the article, Perdigao’s agreement to help…
I don’t know much about this teleconference seminar scheduled for tomorrow except for the fact that it’s free and geared for solo and small firm lawyers. I’m planning on calling in and will post on what I’ve learned. If you do go to sign up, please indicate that you learned about the conference from…
On December 10, 2004, MyShingle turned two. Of course, for now you’ll have to take my word for it since I still can’t access my archives to prove it (right now, the old system is being tested and will hopefully be ready for prime time by the end of next week). Thanks to all of…
This article, Solo and Small Firm Attorneys Lack Time for Pro Bono, NYLJ (12/13/04) reports on some of the obstacles that solo and small firms face in meeting the recommended 20 hours/year of pro bono. The article lists the four top reasons lawyers gave for not participating in pro bono programs: the demand of…
We’ve had much discussion here over whether an hourly rate can be too low. But can an hourly rate ever be excessive? Consider the new increases in biglaw billing rates reported in Law Firm Billing Rates Climb Even Higher, National Law Journal (12/9/04).
The article reports that at the upper end, one firm charges…
Solo practioners in Central New York make about $50,000 a year, making them on average the lowest paid lawyers in the state, followed by solos in Buffalo who, in second place, earn $67,000. These statistics are included in this article in the Central New York Business Journal (12/5/04) which reports on the findings of the…
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New York attorney Frederic Abramson of Law, Current Events and Culture asks here whether a judge’s refusal to postpone a jury trial notwithstanding that the attorney handling the case was already engaged in a conflicting trial in another jurisdiction. Apparently, the judge refused a continuance even after Mr. Abramson, who was covering for his colleague…
