Leigh Jones

January 27, 2004 | New York Law Journal

By Leigh Jones

7 minute read

October 11, 2006 | Law.com

For many lawyers, blogs have become a popular tool for both marketing and discussion. But their amorphous quality is creating uneasiness about their ethical implications. Many states that are revamping attorney ethics rules are wondering if firm blogs should be regulated as advertising. Law professor Larry Ribstein says that whether blog content is deemed advertising or protected political speech could become the quintessential test of the commercial speech doctrine: "It doesn't get any hazier than blogs."

By Leigh Jones

6 minute read

April 14, 2003 | New York Law Journal

By Leigh Jones

7 minute read

October 26, 2004 | Law.com

You've signed the merger deal, notified the press and toasted the marriage of two firms. Now the hard part begins. Managing partners from firms that merged in 2002 are quick to say now that the joining of practices has done nothing but improve client services and made their operations more efficient. But others less enchanted with the new arrangements say that creating a megafirm impersonalized their practices and left the smaller, acquired firm feeling disenfranchised.

By Leigh Jones

9 minute read

April 08, 2003 | Law.com

At a time when the airwaves are crackling with minute-by-minute updates from reporter "embeds" and the front-line war coverage is written faster than most readers can keep pace with, the legal ramifications for civilian journalists at the heart of the action may yet be realized. The liability of news organizations stemming from a journalist's injuries or death in the war zone presents uncharted legal waters.

By Leigh Jones

6 minute read

September 20, 2010 | Law.com

A federal court in Michigan had agreed that law professor Lynn Branham was improperly denied a tenure hearing before her termination from Thomas M. Cooley Law School. Now the court has found, after the hearing was held, that the school had cause to fire her, citing her insubordination.

By Leigh Jones

3 minute read

February 16, 2007 | Law.com

Big law firms are snatching up graduates as quickly as schools can churn them out. With the same number of students graduating each year, the tightest squeeze may be on midsize firms. So three years ago Phillips Lytle crossed off some top schools and centralized its recruiting efforts, and now partner Edward Bloomberg makes all hiring decisions. Although the 173-attorney firm isn't giving up hope that it can snag some students from national schools, it's redirected its recruiting budget to regional schools.

By Leigh Jones

6 minute read

June 08, 2007 | Law.com

Thirty years ago the Supreme Court ruled that even lawyers were entitled to free speech. In those early days of attorney advertising, law firms created ads to demonstrate their unparalleled integrity and resourcefulness -- these days the ads are pretty much the same. Some of the sameness is due to ethics rules that rein in unfounded claims and hyperbole. But most of the advertising vanilla, say observers, comes from risk aversion and a fear of flash that persists among law firm decision-makers.

By Leigh Jones

7 minute read

March 03, 2005 | The Legal Intelligencer

Some call them slackers. Others are more diplomatic. But whatever the moniker, Generation Y associates are getting a bad rap for what some say is a flabby work ethic and an off-putting sense of entitlement.

By Leigh Jones

5 minute read

March 12, 2008 | National Law Journal

With the numbers of some minority groups still low at law firms and with competition for minority candidates intense, law firms are putting their resources toward "pipeline" projects, with the goal of grooming college and high school students to become attorneys. "We began to ask ourselves whether we should reach back further to increase the opportunities for diverse students to succeed in college," says Kirkland & Ellis partner Kevin Evanich, whose firm helps provide scholarships and workshops.

By Leigh Jones

4 minute read