More bad news, also potentially bad for other people associated with the firm: "Last month, 110-lawyer Christensen, Miller, Fink, Jacobs, Glaser, Weil & Shapiro saw its managing partner, Terry Christensen, indicted on conspiracy and wiretap charges. "Christensen has pleaded not guilty. But the firm is in for a rough patch. And recruiters across Los Angeles say the charges hanging...
Not good news at all: "The University of West Los Angeles School of Law lost a key accreditation, which will take away students' eligibility for federal financial aid. "The termination is effective June 30 to allow current students to complete the spring term. "We will be working with UWLA to arrange for a review of each student's case and to work out the best possible...
New positions for general counsel within law firms due to Sarbanes-Oxley requirements. Interesting unintended consequence, hmm?! "Dan Carroll receives nearly a dozen phone calls and e-mails every week from one of his biggest clients. Raising complicated questions about everything from liability matters to ethics issues, the client can be demanding. Fortunately, however, Carroll is highly...
Alexander H. Lubarsky, LL.M., Esq., is a practicing litigator & legal technology enthusiast. In 2003, Alex was elected to the California State Bar Law Technology Executive Committee. He is a certified trainer/consultant in the four major litigation support applications: Introspect, Summation, Concordance, & CaseMap. Alex has taught litigation support courses to students at various law...
Woo-hoo! "Janie Ramon trounced Diana Bejarano Salgado to lock up the Democratic Party nomination for Val Verde County Clerk, and incumbent Rogelio 'Roy' Musquiz buried Ricardo Padilla in a landslide of votes for the Democratic Party nod for another term as Val Verde County Commissioner Precinct 2. "According to the election roundup released by Cardenas Tuesday night, Ramon, a legal...
Really, this news is too much! "The latest version of the Bagle mass mailer worm attempts to threaten potential victims by posing as a lawsuit against the recipient. "The body text of infected messages vary, but all claim to refer to supposedly pending legal action against the recipient. Examples include emails that claims the recipient's firm sent an unsolicited commercial fax...
For those involved in SEC, Sarbanes-Oxley, & representing public corporations, this is a very interesting article from the Legal Times.... "The aggressive expansion of white-collar prosecutions to areas regulated by civil enforcement agencies sometimes leads to unintended results -- including significant defeats -- for prosecutors. "In two recent cases trial courts ruled that the...
Helpful news shared by The Virtual Chase: "Thomson West plans to release updates to Westlaw.com that improve navigation and make it easier to find the services or information you want. "Enhancements include an "add/remove tabs" feature for adding or removing collections of resources that focus on the information you access frequently, a task-based site map with a clean,...
Very important article about paralegal regulation & how some firms might be taking advantage of certification to market services to their clients: "Since last summer, paralegals in North Carolina have been able to apply for certification as a North Carolina Certified Paralegal, or NCCP. The designation means they have met the standards set by the state for the minimum knowledge...
See the 2006 LegalTech Survey conducted at New York's LegalTech by LegalVoice. The survey includes these highlights: * 67 percent of law firms and corporate legal departments will have larger technology budgets in 2006 than they did in 2005. * 16 percent said budgets would remain the same. * 4 percent reported a decrease in their technology budget, while 13 percent were uncertain. You can find...