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3 steps to becoming a "predictive coding guru"

National Public Radio recently said that predictive coding could let "one attorney do the work of 500."
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Cooley plaintiffs face “uphill battle” in proving consumer protection claims

Law schools are on pins and needles as they wait for a federal judge to decide whether a lawsuit against Cooley Law School can proceed.
13 minute read

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Job security for life

In the wake of another major law firm collapse, Im getting more calls than ever from associates and partners who crave the job security of working for a corporate law department.
6 minute read

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Novelis GC Les Parrette honored at Burton Awards

Les Parrette, general counsel and senior vice president of Novelis Inc., was among six GCs honored as 2012 Legends in the Law at the Burton Awards in Washington D.C.
2 minute read

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Obama nominates two lawyers to serve on D.C. Circuit

President Obama is making a last-ditch effort to fill two of the three vacant spots in the D.C. Circuit.
9 minute read

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Pinterest appoints Google lawyer to GC role

Pinterest, the countrys third most popular social network, has hired former Google deputy general counsel Michael Yang as its inaugural GC.
4 minute read

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Quiz: Do you have what it takes to be an in-house lawyer, or should you open up a beach bar?

A set of 10 questions that will help prospective law students, recent law grads, even established lawyers, decide if they were born to be a lawyer, or whether they should open up that beach bar in the Caribbean.
8 minute read

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2011 law school grads face worst job market in 18 years

Brace yourself for some statistics that might make you cringe.
2 minute read

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Michele Coleman Mayes retires as GC of Allstate

The Allstate Corp. announced yesterday that Executive Vice President and General Counsel Michele Coleman Mayes is retiring, and her successor will be Susie Lees. Lees will be promoted from senior vice president, Allstate Financial Law and deputy general counsel.
3 minute read

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Fannie Mae names GC as its new CEO

Fannie Mae, the government-controlled mortgage giant, announced yesterday that it will promote its current GC to the companys top spot.
2 minute read

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