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April 14, 2011 | New Jersey Law Journal

Public Access to N.J.'s Shoreline

The N.J. Department of Environmental Protection revisits the contentious issue of beach access.
7 minute read
August 10, 2007 | Daily Report Online

ConAgra faces 39 suits over bad peanut butter

8 minute read
January 25, 2013 | Legaltech News

Armchair Theories on Testing Tech in Outside Counsel

As a practical matter, I am not sure that it is necessary to understand why avoidable inefficiencies persist in the legal services outside counsel provides to corporations. But I can't help but indulge in some amateur sociology because my assumptions affect my approach in auditing the technology skills of outside counsel. [MORE]
5 minute read
January 29, 2007 | Law.com

Unlocking Keywords to Ensure Effective E-Discovery

If you thought keyword searching, a boon for automated legal research, wouldn't change in the less structured environment where electronic data discovery is practiced, think again. As Craig Ball, computer forensics and EDD special master, observes, misplaced confidence in the power of word searches can unnecessarily hinder the e-discovery process. He explains how the difference between a fruitful search and failure hinges on thoughtful preparation and precaution.
6 minute read
May 03, 1999 | Law.com

Destination Dulles Corridor

The extensive office construction boom under way in Northern Virginia, a development that has transformed the once remote Dulles Toll Road corridor into a Mecca for high-tech companies, has generated voracious demand for real estate lawyers. The construction boom has resuscitated the cyclical real estate industry, lifting it out of the doldrums of the early 1990s and generating demand for zoning, leasing, transactional, and title specialists.
9 minute read
October 29, 2002 | Law.com

In Camera

Bonds ball "sucker" play; oral arguments in front of First District Court of Appeal justices liven up a day at law school; more "memdispos"; and differing opinions on three strikes.
7 minute read
September 19, 2007 | Corporate Counsel

Game Plan for Controlling Costs

How does a general counsel get individual lawyers to care about the amount of money spent on outside counsel for their matters? Consultant Rees Morrison presents nine techniques that can help in-house lawyers promote effective budget management and trim outside counsel spending. To be sure, saving money cannot be a law department's primary goal; winning and succeeding count more than fees. But in the effort to balance costs and outcomes, these techniques can make a difference, writes Morrison.
8 minute read
January 29, 2003 | Law.com

Divided Panel Mulls Whether Man Had Ineffective Counsel

In an attempt to check the development of a controversial body of law, four 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judges argued Tuesday that a California inmate's conviction should not be overturned because his lawyer was ineffective. While the dissent has no precendential value, it strikes at the heart of a 9th Circuit trend of overturning state court decisions, often on the basis of prisoners' claims that their lawyers could have done more to spare them from convictions or lengthy sentences.
4 minute read
October 13, 2006 | New York Law Journal

Career Coach

Gail Cutter, senior managing director of SJL Attorney Search, writes that the relentless wave of major law firm mergers continues unabated, and while the evolution of the legal market may seem eminently sensible from the perspective of a managing partner, the constant change can be bewildering to law firm associates. It is challenging enough to find a firm with a congenial atmosphere and interesting work. Finding the right "fit" can seem downright impossible if the sands are constantly shifting underfoot.
7 minute read
August 27, 2007 | National Law Journal

Birdbrained Rules

This month the 9th Circuit is grappling with a pigeon pesticide licensing lawsuit. The government says it's all about consumer safety. But Timothy Sandefur says it's really about protecting politically influential companies from competition.
9 minute read

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