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Operationalizing e-discovery—two different approaches

As the legal community continues to confront e-discovery, corporate legal departments are beginning to develop different methodologies to strategically manage the process.
7 minute read

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Dewey & LeBoeuf hires bankruptcy counsel

The dark cloud hanging over New York law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf could be developing from cumulonimbus to supercell.
12 minute read

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Law firm billing rates steadily climbing despite down economy

At a time when corporate purse strings are still cinched relatively tightly, legal departments probably arent popping champagne bottles over the news that rates for their outside counsel are continuing to rise.
8 minute read

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ABA will not allow nonlawyers to own law firms

The American Bar Association (ABA) on Monday announced that it has decided to let go of a proposal that would allow nonlawyers to have an equity interest in law firms.
2 minute read

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Despite uptick in class actions, in-house counsel plan to spend less

A recent survey released by law firm Carlton Fields indicates that many companies expect to spend less on defending class action litigation in 2012, despite an increase in cases.
5 minute read

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Additional Transformative Leadership Awards to take place on the West Coast

Have you always wanted to come to our Transformative Leadership Awards (TLA) dinner but just couldnt seem to make it all the way to Chicago?
2 minute read

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Drowning in international waters?

The sweeping effects of globalization continue to transform the economic fortunes of many organizations. Companies that were previously content to limit their business operations to the U.S. are now branching into international markets in an effort to increase their revenues. As organizations push farther into unchartered economic waters, they are...
6 minute read

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8 noteworthy in-house career moves

Charting some of the most recent GC and in-house appointments
28 minute read

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Regulatory: How to play by the pay-to-play rules

It used to be that personal political activity was personal, as long as it did not involve company resources, and corporate political activity was corporate.
6 minute read

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In-house legal increasingly shifting to alternative fee arrangements

The writing has been on the wall for years, so it will come as no shock that corporate legal departments have increasingly been moving toward alternative fee arrangements with their outside counsel. In fact, according to a recent report by the Association of Corporate Counsel, in-house legal teams are getting...
6 minute read

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