By Thomas Spigolon | January 31, 2025
“This ability to connect and more effectively collaborate fits into our ongoing focus on growing a workplace where everyone feels included and empowered to deliver the best results possible for our clients,” said chief administrative officer Craig Bingham.
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By The Law Journal Editorial Board | January 31, 2025
To be told by a successful, respected member of the bar in a premier legal publication that the professional aspect of a legal career is “malarkey” is jarring, to say the least.
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By Brian Lee | January 13, 2025
Albany County DA Lee Kindlon has hired Joseph Meany as chief assistant district attorney, and Jennifer Aguila as chief of staff.
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By Dan Roe | January 9, 2025
Lawyers are expected to come to the office during normal business hours barring "extraordinary" circumstances, according to a recent update to the firm's office manual.
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By Samuel Estreicher and Samuel Ball | December 6, 2024
The authors write "We propose a new model for law firm pro bono, provisionally called “Storefront Pro Bono,” to help mitigate the access to civil justice gap in New York through modest pro-bono commitments from the city’s law firms and other law organizations (law firms). The essence of the proposal is to encourage law firms to commit fifty hours of pro bono work for each of their lawyers (as already recommended by the ABA), whether litigators or transaction lawyers, to provide direct legal services dealing with the issues presented by individuals/families who do not qualify for publicly funded legal aid and cannot afford private counsel."
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By E. Leigh Dance | November 27, 2024
Can you comfortably fathom the reality that the country where you practice law is ranked 107th for access to affordable civil justice and 99th for the fundamental right of equal treatment and absence of discrimination?
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By Maria Dinzeo | November 6, 2024
When Dana Rao became general counsel of Adobe six years ago, he said he set out to recast the culture of a legal department known as a place where "good ideas go to die."
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By Erin Giglia and Laurie Rowen | October 28, 2024
"Regardless of whether a freelance attorney carries malpractice insurance, law firms are ultimately responsible for the work product," write Erin Giglia and Laurie Rowen, founders of Montage Legal Group.
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By Erin Giglia and Laurie Rowen | October 21, 2024
"An attorney's duty of competence is not limited solely to the practicing attorney, but also extends to subordinate attorneys and staff," write Erin Giglia and Laurie Rowen, founders of Montage Legal Group.
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By Andrea Arteaga | October 18, 2024
As the new NBA season begins, here are key lessons that boutique law firms can take from the Heat's playbook to develop a winning culture of their own.
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