Legal Ethics
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Legal Ethics, Sex Scandals
Law Firm Employee Accused Of Trading Sex For Legal Services
Lawyers, please make sure your employees aren't making deals with clients to the effect of "get me off and we'll get you off." -
Benchslaps, Legal Ethics
Disastrous Dick-Joke Deposition Earns Stern Benchslap
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
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Legal Ethics, Technology
Maybe Your LinkedIn Profile Won't Get You Disbarred!
After years of skeptics casting doubt, a bar association makes a clear, well-reasoned statement on the ethics of social media.
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Legal Ethics
Law Firm Sued By Massachusetts Attorney General
Is this firm operating in the wild, wild, West? -
Legal Ethics, Sex, State Judges
Tearful State Supreme Court Justice Apologizes For 'Porngate' Emails
Justice Michael Eakin is really sorry about his offensive emails. Should that be good enough? -
Depositions, Legal Ethics
Deposition Derailed By Dick Joke Dispute
That time when opposing counsel ducks under the deposition table to question your manhood.... -
Legal Ethics
Emeritus Law Professor Sanctioned Over The Disclosure Of Documents
Sometimes teacher doesn't know best. -
Legal Ethics, Pro Se Litigants
Spice Up Your Depositions With Stun Guns & Pepper Spray... Like This Guy
Lawyer threatens opposing counsel at deposition. Court is not pleased. - Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so… -
Legal Ethics
A Judge Should Really And Truly Know Better
This judge has some... control issues, and he tends to take them out on women. -
Legal Ethics, Litigation Finance, Litigators, Money
5 Ethical Issues With Litigation Finance
What ethical problems does the rapidly growing field of litigation funding present? -
Attorney Misconduct, Legal Ethics
Lawyer Gets $150K Bonus! (By Misappropriating Client Money... Then He Gets Disbarred)
This one is a doozy. It's basically an issue-spotter for a Professional Responsibility exam. -
In-House Counsel, Legal Ethics, Litigators
2 Examples Of Ethics Arbitrage
The rules of legal ethics vary significantly among jurisdictions; could a clever lawyer represent a client more effectively by exploiting these differences? -
Legal Ethics, Technology
Judge Busted For Litany Of Inappropriate Facebook Posts
Another day, another judge with a social media problem.
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use.
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get…
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms.
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so…
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Legal Ethics, State Judges
You Have To See The Shocking Allegations Against This Judge
Ever wonder what Lex Luthor would do if he were a state judge? -
Legal Ethics
Prosecutor Sued For Dodging FOIA Request Into Past Ethical Violations
Prosecutor denies FOIA request and lands in court. -
Attorney Misconduct, Legal Ethics
Things Get Worse For A Disgraced Lawyer (Who's Married To A Federal Judge)
You'd think that after he was disbarred, got ordered to refund excessive legal fees, and had his law firm dissolved and placed into receivership, not much else bad could happen to Stan Chesley -- but you'd be wrong. -
Attorney Misconduct, Legal Ethics
Lawyer Hit With Disciplinary Charges For Comparing Judges To Monica Lewinsky, Bragging About His Farts
He allegedly wrote in a motion that his farts contain "more integrity and legal competence than is possessed by all the [judges] on this panel combined." -
Legal Ethics, Police
St. Louis Prosecutor Pleads Guilty To Covering Up Police Brutality
The system worked this time, but this is likely the exception that proves the rule. -
Legal Ethics
1000+ Ethics Complaints For Lawyer Convicted Of Sex With Minor
This lawyer has a lot of problems. -
Legal Ethics, Marijuana
Lawyer Gets Paid In Weed, Keeps His Law License
You may be able to adhere to Snoop Dogg’s edict and smoke weed every day (if you don’t get caught), but you should never get involved in a drug trade.