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'I Expect Better': Judge Denies California State Bar's Bid to Shut Down LegalMatch and Expresses Disappointment in Agency Counsel

San Francisco Superior Court Judge Ethan Schulman criticized the State Bar of California after it moved forward with a motion for a temporary restraining order against LegalMatch, despite the company submitting its application to register as a lawyer referral service.
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The Recorder

California Bar Claims LegalMatch Is Defying Attorney Referral Law

A spokeswoman for the bar said agency attorneys will go to court Thursday to seek a temporary restraining order.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

New Program Links Out-of-Work Lawyers to Legal Departments Overwhelmed by Coronavirus Impact

New Cadence Counsel CEO Monique Burt Williams, who assumed her position at the Los Angeles-based firm Monday, said the program is no cost to the lawyers looking for work or to the corporations for two weeks when they receive newly placed lawyers.
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Texas Lawyer

Exasperated Texas Judge Warns Lawyers in Recruiter Case Against 'Game Playing'

U.S. magistrate judge Andrew Austin expressed frustration with the defendant's lawyers from DLA Piper, as the parties argue over process rather than the facts of the case.
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Corporate Counsel

Demand for Contract Lawyers Is Rising From COVID-19 Business Disruptions

Currently much of the hiring is for corporate legal departments who need more lawyers to fill specific niches, or because of reduced productivity from COVID-19-related issues. But increased demand from law firms is anticipated for later this year, recruiters say.
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Daily Business Review

Small Firms and Solos: Do Your Part for Tomorrow's Lawyers—Hire a Summer Associate

We are a small firm and we see a better way: Our five-lawyer firm has increased its summer associate hiring to give as many students as possible the opportunity for a real-world experience.
5 minute read

Law.com

'Take Heart. Be Strong': David Lat On How COVID-19 Has Changed His Life and the Legal Profession

The Above the Law founder-turned-legal recruiter talks about his brush with death and what he's learned from the ordeal.
1 minute read

Legaltech News

Legal Technologists Could Face 'Summer of Contract Work' Due to COVID-19

The gig market for legal technologists may experience a significant uptick this year as downsizing law firms look to continue leveraging their expertise.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Chief Legal Officer of Kelly Services Steps Down, Replaced by Chief Transactional Counsel

Lim-Johnson became the chief legal officer of Kelly Services in 2017. She currently serves as a member of the board of directors of the Washington, D.C.-based Minority Corporate Counsel Association.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

COVID-19 Concerns Delay DeSantis' Selections for Supreme Court

Gov. Ron DeSantis is replacing former Justices Barbara Lagoa and Robert Luck, whom he appointed to the Supreme Court not long after he took office in January 2019.
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