Ah, think the guy who's slammed law firms' representation of detainees should be fired...or disbarred? "Charles 'Cully' Stimson, deputy assistant secretary for defense for detainee affairs, has sparked a firestorm of anger, from Capitol Hill to America's law schools to even conservative quarters. "He told a Washington, D.C., Beltway radio station last week that American corporations...
We all prefer digital over paper-based information, right? Right! "Companies from Google to The Thomson Corporation, from Microsoft to LexisNexis, are all undertaking large digitization projects focusing on better access to paper-based resources. Undeniably, many law firms have a need for some of the digitized products on the market today, and there will soon be many more sources available....
This is a fascinating (alphabetical) list: "The 50 most-promising young litigators ages 45 & under." "We talked to hundreds of lawyers to find the rising stars whose careers are described below and in the pages that follow. Beginning with a wide and informal canvass that generated more than 200 suggestions, we identified practice areas that seemed rich in opportunity for...
Got an email with recommendations from Amazon today. I haven't read this book yet, but it sure sounds helpful for landing government jobs: "Those who seek legal and paralegal jobs will find this book to be a rich resource. No matter what type of legal or paralegal work is sought, the reader will find outstanding samples of resumes and covers used by real people to obtain legal and paralegal...
Well, all I have to say about this news is "You go, Mike!" "Mike Buday isn't married to his last name. In fact, he and his fiancee decided before they wed that he would take hers. But Buday was stunned to learn that he couldn't simply become Mike Bijon when they married in 2005. "As in most other states, that would require some bureaucratic paperwork well beyond what a woman...
You have got to read this hilarious blog, The Devil Wears Brooks Brothers, by Sarah E. Klem ("Philadelphia’s Favorite Legal Assistant"). This post had me laughing out LOUD! Of course, so did this one, & this one, & this one!
Gotta like creative people who have inventive skills: "'The Spinder™ is a patent pending tool that is elegant, simple, needed and an amazing time saving device that every office will embrace,' said Geoff Ficke, President of Duquesa Marketing. 'When we first reviewed the Spinder™ submission, we were shocked that there was nothing available to perform the difficult tactile task the...
Oh. My. Not the kind of headline one likes to see, but I had to read the article: "A Polk City man was arrested Wednesday after detectives said he impersonated a lawyer and offered a woman free legal service if she performed sex acts on him."Leonard W. Yanke Jr., 55, who is a paralegal, faces charges that include unlicensed practice of law, solicitation of legal services and compelling...
The legal administrator profiled in this article says his "job is to bridge communications between employees": "... s legal administrator for the Fort Lauderdale bankruptcy law firm of Rice Pugatch Robinson & Schiller PA, Jimmy Allen also 'wears a lot of hats in this job,' he said. He is responsible for overseeing payroll, benefits, scheduling, vendors and other day-to-day...
...well, he was arrested & charged with unauthorized practice of law: "A man who prosecutors said had been representing clients of a prominent New York law firm for two years was arrested here on Wednesday and charged with impersonating a lawyer, state prosecutors said. "The man, Brian T. Valery, 32, of Massapequa Park, N.Y., surrendered to the authorities and was charged with...