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The Recorder

Is a Boutique Trusts and Estates Practice Right for You?

While the large and midsized full-service firms are wooing lawyers to rebuild their trust and estates practices, the author contends that lawyers committed to the practice should not overlook the benefits of a boutique.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Should I Pipe Up About My Dysfunctional Work Environment in a Job Interview?

Regardless of how terrible things are--dysfunctional execs, mercurial boss, bad culture, being underpaid or being wronged--talking negatively about the reasons for your departure in an interview will reflect poorly on you.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Realty Law Digest

In his Realty Law Digest, Scott E. Mollen discusses two commercial landlord-tenant decisions: "Aerotek, Inc., Teksystems, Inc. v. MEPT 757 Third Avenue," and "St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hosp. v. Westside Radiology Assocs.," and a residential landlord-tenant decision "People's Home Improvement v. Kindig."
14 minute read

New York Law Journal

Zoning Boards Have Broad Discretion to Decide Area Variances

Courts typically defer to a local zoning board's decision on an application for an area variance—as long as the board has considered and weighed all of the required factors.
9 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Prepare for Reputational Threats Now to Protect Your Organization Later

Companies and other organizations must constantly be prepared to respond to threats to their integrity, and, thus, their reputation.
8 minute read

Law.com

Seventh Circuit Addresses Whether Obesity Falls Within Scope of ADA

On Oct. 29, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit joined a growing number of circuits to hold that the Americans with Disabilities Act does not prohibit a company from declining to hire an individual because of concerns that the individual's obesity will develop into a physical impairment at a later time.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Foresight for 2020: Trends to Watch for in Law Firm PR Next Year

From artificial intelligence to influencer marketing, legal PR in 2020 is shaping up to be another year of disruption for the legal communications industry.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ethics Forum: Questions and Answers on Professional Responsibility

What are some of the recurring mistakes you are seeing lawyers make that creates problems for them with the Office of Disciplinary Counsel?
11 minute read

New York Law Journal

Realty Law Digest

In his Realty Law Digest, Scott E. Mollen discusses two Landlord-Tenant cases: 'Dugan v. London Terrace Gardens,' and 'N.Y.C. Hous. Auth. v. Jones Jr.'
12 minute read

New York Law Journal

Bad Boys, Bad Boys, Whatcha Gonna Do? Clarifying Ambiguities in Full Recourse Provisions

In their Real Estate Financing column, Jeffrey Steiner and David Broderick focus on a case highlighting issues related to guarantor full recourse liability due to breaches of the voluntary lien, transfer and indebtedness carve-outs.
7 minute read

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