Insurance
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Boutique Law Firms, Insurance, Money
Livin' For The City
The effects of the global economic crisis continue to trickle through all aspects of the legal industry. Many firms simply aren’t willing to share the profits with associates as has been done in years past. While we tend to focus on the Biglaw view of this crisis, it’s important to remember that associates as smaller […] -
Eliot Spitzer, Insurance
Eric Dinallo Is Back In The Spotlight
Make no mistake: the future of AIG is in the hands of Eric Dinallo, superintendent of insurance for New York State. Insurance companies are regulated by many different agencies, but because so many of the companies are incorporated in New York, the state’s superintendent of insurance becomes the de-facto primary regulator. Dinallo led the charge […] - Sponsored
Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar on April 10th, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm. -
Celebrities, Deaths, Entertainment Law, Gay, Insurance, Movies, Weirdness
Heath Ledger's Death: A Trio of Legal Questions
We wish we knew how to quit… finding legal angles to every story under the sun. One such story is the recent, tragic death of Heath Ledger, the celebrated young actor. We’ve noted the news in passing. Now we offer more substantive, law-related discussion (beyond fleeting references to NYU law students who went from their […]
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Benchslaps, Health Care / Medicine, Insurance, Judge of the Day, Rudeness, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Vicious Infighting
Judges of the Day: Aaron Bowden and Donald Moran
Today we bring you not one, but two Judges of the Day. We can’t decide who is more deserving of the honor. From the Florida Times-Union: Twelve days before Christmas, Circuit Judge Aaron Bowden fired his 17-year judicial assistant, who had been on leave since August with cancer. The Jacksonville judge said he feared her […] -
Crime, Disasters / Emergencies, Insurance, Morning Docket, Nude Dancing, Politics, War on Terror
Morning Docket: 10.24.07
* Mistrial in case against Muslim organization; retrial likely. [AP; New York Times] * California wildfires lead lawyers to flee from their homes and offices… [The Recorder via Law.com] * … and may give rise to insurance battles, too. [CNN] * Ex-stripper convicted in “Last Seduction” trial. [MSNBC] * White House accused of doctoring environmental […]
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Insurance, State Judges, Weirdness
Did A Texas Supreme Court Justice Burn Down His Own House?
The home of Texas Supreme Court Justice David Medina was destroyed by a fire on June 28. Officials investigating the fire are now saying that the fire appears to have been intentionally set: Investigators said they considered the fire as incendiary after ruling out all other accidental causes, such as an electrical short, that could […] -
Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Insurance, Job Searches, Money
Where Do Non-Top-Tier Grads Go? Hello, Insurance Law!
As we previously mentioned, this week is Non-Top-Tier Law School Week at ATL. Even our open threads on job hunting will reflect this theme. One graduate of a non-elite law school sent us this suggested topic: Lots of non-top tier law students end up working for insurance companies. The dumb ones end up doing insurance […] -
Biglaw, Health Care / Medicine, Insurance, Perks / Fringe Benefits
Biglaw Perk Watch: Healthcare
We continue our series of posts on the perks / fringe benefits of large law firm life. Today we cover a rather important subject that we have not yet hit. From a tipster: I really like your series of posts on this topic. As a rising 2L about to enter OCI season, I am curious […]
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Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar on April 10th, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm.