Legal Advice
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Small Law Firms
Solos And Small-Firm Lawyers Shouldn't Be Afraid To Ask For Advice
With some effort, solos and small-firm lawyers can seek advice about legal matters from others, and this can have a positive impact on their practices. -
In-House Counsel
Just Say No To Offering Free Legal Advice
Learn to politely decline these requests at the outset of your career, unless it is an area of law with which you are familiar. - Sponsored
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms. -
Biglaw, Federal Government, Partner Issues
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson Returns Home -- To Paul, Weiss
What career advice does he have for law students and young lawyers?
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Law Schools
NYU Law School Needs Our Help, We Oblige
Yet another law school needs assistance learning proper listserv etiquette. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 09.09.15
* Six years and you get a Bachelor’s degree and a JD? Not a terrible deal University of Tennessee, Knoxville. [University of Tennessee, Knoxville]
* Winning two NCAA Men’s Basketball National Championships as an assistant coach WHILE attending Duke Law School is just showing off, Jay Bilas. [Hsu Untied]
* Now THIS is how you become divorce attorney to the stars! (It also doesn’t hurt to be born into it.) [Jezebel]
* If you can’t solve this, rethink your LSAT plans… [IFL Science]
* In defense of the end of summer associate programs. [Bloomberg BNA]
* Nick Gordon’s lawyers filed a motion to dismiss the wrongful death lawsuit filed by Bobbi Kristina Brown’s estate, calling the accusations “conclusory, untrue, criminal.” [US Magazine]
* This is how contracts work in the real world, or at least in the legal world. [Concurring Opinions]
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Old People
Old Lady Lawyer: Confidence In Legal Advice Comes With Time
Learning how to give good advice comes with time, but here are some tips to get you started. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 09.04.15
Ed. note: Due to the Labor Day holiday we will be on a reduced publication schedule today, and observing the holiday on Monday. Hope everyone has an enjoyable, restful and long weekend.
* Oh yay! An attorney hits something with his car, doesn’t stop, and uses the “I’m an attorney!” line, complete with F-bombs. And he was drinking, because of course he was. [Legal Profession Blog]
* You shoot for the stars Utah! Utah Law announced a new initiative to have 100 percent bar passage and 100 percent professional employment. [Tax Prof Blog]
* Burn! Not only did the Ninth Circuit overturn Judge Robert Jones’s decision, they reassigned the case. [Election Law Blog]
* A war between Harvard Law professors! Okay, it’s just a war of words, but Cass Sunstein really takes it to former Harvard Law professor Elizabeth Warren and law prof turned presidential candidate Larry Lessig. [American Thinker]
* Lessons on being a lawyer you can get from watching Peggy Olson. [Careerist]
* Here’s a horrifying fact: “Defendants who can’t make bail, regardless of their crime, are four times more likely to be sentenced to time in prison.” [Pacific Standard]
* This is fun! A 1947 anti-union propaganda comic put out by General Electric. [Lawyers, Guns and Money]
* Food in exchange for legal advice. Seems like a good deal. [Brooklyn Daily Eagle]
* Moving ever closer to the day when a marriage license for a same sex couple is just a matter of paperwork — even in Kentucky. [Huffington Post]
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In-House Counsel
Inside Straight: Thanks For The Statute; Do You Have Any Advice?
Why do lawyers routinely transmit information via email without supplying legal advice?