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Juiced on BlackBerry and Treo Mobile Devices
Ever-present mobile devices -- BlackBerrys, Treos and others -- have carved a special place in the lives of lawyers. Attorneys say the handheld wonders have transformed the practice of law, making them more responsive to clients. But those same lawyers -- and folks who need their attention -- also see the gadgets' pitfalls.Support Staff Hit Hardest by Firm Closures
The back-to-back closures of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison and Skjerven Morrill have triggered a hiring free-for-all as law firms scramble to snap up hundreds of suddenly available attorneys. But for every lawyer now on the job market, there's one or more support staff in a similar situation -- and the prospects for those orphaned paralegals, secretaries, records clerks and librarians are decidedly less rosy.
Legal Departments Tell Firms: Get on the Tech Train
Law departments, once the hardware and software stepchildren of the legal profession, are steadily, if gradually, adopting more sophisticated ways to aid their work, according to Corporate Counsel's 2007 In-House Tech Survey. And that's made company lawyers even pushier when it comes to outside counsel. In the past, legal departments asked firms in a general way about their tech prowess. Now, it seems that clients are requiring firms to actually implement the technology they've been boasting about.
Sybase GC Tired of Paying Patent Toll
Dan Carl has a lot of responsibilities, but staying on top of patent litigation is near the top of the list.
Obama Shakes Up Counsel's Office
Perkins Coie's Robert Bauer to replace Gregory Craig as president's top lawyer.O'Connor Sits on 9th Circuit Panel
Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor arrived in San Francisco this week to sit by designation on a three-judge 9th Circuit panel Wednesday and today. Also in town was Justice Anthony Kennedy, O'Connor's successor to the Court's swing vote position. On Tuesday, Kennedy received the Lawyers' Club of San Francisco's Legends of the Law award and spoke to a black-tie crowd of about 400. Though the justices' trips differed in scope, they shared some common ground -- plenty of photo ops.Two Rulings Clarify Taxing of Multistate Corporate Entities
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