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Law Firms Are Finally Making Moves to Standardize and Streamline Billing Processes

For years, law firms have experienced pushback from clients on their billing processes. And while firms are working to redefine the billable hour and…
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The Legal Intelligencer

Death, Divorce and the Division of Property and Estates

When a party dies during the pendency of a divorce matter, a question immediately arises: will the matter be resolved pursuant to the Divorce Code (i.e.: 23 Pa.C.S.A. Section 3323(d.1)) or the Probate Code (i.e.: 20 Pa.C.S.A. Section 6111.2)?
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The Legal Intelligencer

ELC Steps Up to Protect the Rights of Bullied Students With Disabilities

Bullying and harassment impact hundreds of thousands of students across Pennsylvania every day. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, one out of every five students reported being bullied in 2015. Studies indicate, however, that a high percentage of children who are bullied (64 percent) never report it.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

NAIC Adopts Model Law on Cybersecurity: Will States Adopt It?

On Oct. 24, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) formally approved the Insurance Data Security Model Law (model law). The NAIC is a standard setting and regulatory support organization consisting of the top insurance regulators from the 50 states, District of Columbia, and five U.S. territories. T
9 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Clawback a Just Penalty for Employee Disloyalty

A dishonest employee should not be allowed to go unpunished because of the fortuity of his employer's lack of loss.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

The Taxation of Crypto Virtual Currencies: IRS Enforcement Initiative

The IRS believes that virtual currency has become a tax evasion issue; the tax defense community can expect more enforcement actions in the future.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

Judge Scraps Oxendine's Bid to Quash Ethics Agency's Demand for Bank Records

John Oxendine had argued that his firm's bank records had no relation to his failed 2010 run for governor, but a judge ordered that a subpoena for the records by the state ethics watchdog must be honored.
2 minute read

Legaltech News

The 'Next Generation of Legal Services': A Q&A With UnitedLex's New Legal Business Solutions VP

Peter Krakaur joins UnitedLex with experience in both major law firms and corporate legal operations. The new legal department, he says, needs data scientists and others that can drive overall company value.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Which Pennsylvania Law Firms Grew Most in 2017?

Mergers and group hires made for big gains at several Pennsylvania firms.
7 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Paralegal's Previous Job Gets Houston Law Firm Disqualified by Texas Supreme Court

The Texas Supreme Court has disqualified a Houston law firm from a civil case for hiring a paralegal that worked for the opposing counsel on the same…
5 minute read

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