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Supreme Court refuses to rule on case involving reselling of life insurance policies
WASHINGTON AP - The SupremeCourt declined Monday to rule on a case that tests whether states can regulate the sale of life insurance by policyholders to investors, a practice known as "viatical" or life settlements.Under viatical settlements, individuals sell their life insurance policies for less than face value to third parties, including investors such as hedge funds, in order to realize an immediate cash benefit.Advice for First-Year Students Seeking Summer Jobs
Every year around Dec. 1, recruiters at large law firms brace for an avalanche of hundreds or thousands of resumes from eager and hopeful first-year law students seeking lucrative summer associate positions. William Chamberlain, assistant dean of Law Career Strategy and Advancement at Northwestern, recommends students look beyond the large firms to clerkships, the public sector, in-house departments and smaller law firms. The summer could even be an opportunity for students to explore their dream jobs.Daily Decision Alert: Vol. 11, No. 47 -- March 11, 2003
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Case Management Software Can Be a Small Firm's Best Friend
Small-firm lawyers have resisted adopting case management software -- even though it helps deliver faster, better and cheaper services. "Small firms often shy away from case management because it changes the way they practice law," says Andrew Adkins III, of the University of Florida's Legal Technology Institute. But solo Al Nye says that's the firms' mistake. "Case management software reduces the time spent on administrative functions and lets lawyers focus on the big picture -- winning their case."Florida Bar Unveils Smartphone App
The Florida Bar is offering free mobile phone apps for Apple and Android devices as well as a custom app for this year's convention.Bar Association Holds Panel Debate on Merit Selection
Creating a judicial selection commission is not only key to taking money out of the process by which lawyers become judges, but also to ensuring that Philadelphia�s bench includes a representative ratio of minority members, backers of the �merit selection� bill currently before the General Assembly told a group of Philadelphia Bar Association members Friday.Judicial Profile: Bicultural Sensibility Sets Tone For Judge Zayas
Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Angelica Zayas never needed the electric blanket her parents got her because she stayed in Miami for law school.Trending Stories
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