NEXT
Sign in to follow

New York Law Journal

Redressing Cryptocurrency Losses Through Negligence Claims

In his Blockchain Law column, Robert Schwinger discusses two recent California federal court rulings—'Terpin v. AT&T' and 'Fabian v. LeMahieu'—which indicate that the ability of negligence claims involving cryptocurrency thefts to survive dismissal at the pleading stage will turn on the plaintiff's ability to adequately plead the elements of a negligence claim: duty, breach, causation and damages.
12 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Could a Legal Operations Role Benefit Your Organization? Here's How to Decide

Between recruiting new talent, creating budgets, cooperating with outside counsel, managing billing issues, overseeing diversity and inclusion initiatives, and staying abreast of rapidly evolving technologies, general counsel and chief legal officers are increasingly finding themselves with less time to practice law.
6 minute read

International Edition

The UK's New Regulatory Code Where Firms Carry the Can

Legal professionals and their employer firms must heed the writing on the wall in this week's new set of standards — the SRA's regulatory focus has shifted.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Managing Communications During an Internal Investigation

As an employer, what you say is just as important as what you do. Internal investigations carried out by HR, compliance and legal professionals are no exception.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Choosing a Headhunter ... Being a Candidate

Getting the most out of your headhunter is, to a certain extent, the candidate's responsibility.
6 minute read

International Edition

Building Your Brand: Paris Leader Shares Top Tips for Junior Lawyers

One of Signature Litigation's office co-heads shares her advice for lawyers aiming to make partner.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ethics Forum: Questions and Answers on Professional Responsibility

I am an attorney who was elected to the Court of Common Pleas in the past election and will take office in January. I am selling my law practice. What do I need to know and what do I have to do when selling a law practice to a local law firm?
9 minute read

Global Leaders in Law

Steven Gee QC Discusses Freezing Injunctions in the UK: To What Assets Do They Apply?

The Mareva Injunction was born nearly 45 years ago. The possible consequences of breach and a finding of contempt of court include imprisonment, or sequestration of assets, and an unlimited fine.
13 minute read

The Recorder

The Biggest Mistake Lawyers Make in Their Approach to Networking

The thought of it for most lawyers gives them a major headache. I'd like to call it something else like "relationship building" or "professional connecting." Because that's what effective networking really is.
3 minute read

Law.com

The Seventh Circuit's Separate Document Requirement for Injunctions

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recognized the district court's intent to provide enforceable injunctive relief was "sufficiently clear to provide appellate jurisdiction." Nonetheless, the court remanded the matter to the district court because that court's rulings failed to comply with two rules, making the scope and exercise of appellate jurisdiction uncertain.
6 minute read

More from ALM

More from ALM

Legal Speak is a weekly podcast that makes sense of what’s happening in the legal industry.

Resources