United Kingdom / Great Britain
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In-House Counsel, United Kingdom / Great Britain
If You Have A Taste For Tedium . . . .
In-house litigator Mark Herrmann, now living in London, wants to know: why would anyone want to become a solicitor, who doesn't get to speak in court, as opposed to a barrister? -
Boutique Law Firms, Small Law Firms, United Kingdom / Great Britain
How Practicing Abroad Taught Me To Adapt
What one litigator learned from practicing on the other side of the pond. - Sponsored
Generative AI In Legal Work — What’s Fact And What’s Fiction?
Zach Warren from the Thomson Reuters Institute discusses the potential and the pitfalls. -
Biglaw, Law Firm Mergers, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Law Firm Merger Mania: Greenberg Traurig Flirts With A British Suitor
Greenberg Traurig's CEO has criticized mergers with overseas law firms in the past, but could this particular deal make strategic sense?
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United Kingdom / Great Britain
The View From Up North: The Most Important Benefit of Publicly Traded Law Firms
Columnist Steve Dykstra explores the benefits to law firms being publicly traded. -
Canada, Litigators, United Kingdom / Great Britain
The View From Up North: Who’s More Litigious, Canada or the United States?
How do the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. compare in terms of litigiousness, litigation spending, and types of cases being brought? -
Benchslaps, Fashion, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Judge Rips Into Lawyer For Dressing 'Like Something Out Of Harry Potter'
The transcript of this benchslap is both hilarious and cringe-worthy. -
Biglaw, Litigation Finance, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Is London A Sunnier Clime For Litigation Finance?
Litigation finance is gaining acceptance in the U.S., but in the more innovative U.K. market, the practice is "booming." -
Attorney Misconduct, Canada, Legal Ethics, Trials, United Kingdom / Great Britain
The View From Up North: Courtroom Poetry Scandal
Is it improper to deliver a closing argument in a criminal trial in the form of a poem? - 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… -
Biglaw, United Kingdom / Great Britain
alt.legal: All Your Profits Are Belong To Us
Can the U.S. look forward to legal services on every corner, provided by every supermarket, for every man, woman, and child? -
Biglaw, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge, Edwards Wildman, Intellectual Property, Lateral Moves, Law Firm Mergers, Locke Liddell & Sapp, Locke Lord, Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Could Defections Derail The Edwards Wildman / Locke Lord Merger?
Who is leaving Edwards Wildman, and what implications might this have for the Locke Lord transaction? -
Art, Banking Law, Canada, Gay, Morning Docket, Politics, SCOTUS, Sexual Harassment, State Judges, Supreme Court, United Kingdom / Great Britain, Wall Street
Morning Docket: 10.28.14
* Some observers do not appreciate the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent Delphic pronouncements on a slew of hot-button issues. [New York Times]
* The New York Court of Appeals does international banks a solid — but is it bad policy? [Reuters]
* Fired Canadian radio host Jian Ghomeshi hires Dentons to sue CBC, which dismissed him over allegations of sexual misconduct. [American Lawyer]
* Is post-Citizens United money polluting judicial elections? [New York Times via How Appealing]
* An Englishman sues Sotheby’s, alleging that the auction house negligently failed to inform him that a painting he sold through Sotheby’s was by Caravaggio and worth millions. [BBC]
* If you’re a lawyer looking for extra income, check out Avvo’s new service, which offers consumers on-demand legal advice for a fixed fee. [Law Sites via ABA Journal]
* Is it reversible error for a judge to refuse to ask voir dire questions related to sexual-preference prejudices? [Southern District of Florida via How Appealing]
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Biglaw, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Alt.Legal: Apparently 'Legal Provider' Is Not How The British Say 'Law Firm'
Did you hear that sound? Listen carefully. What is that row? It’s the sound of alternative legal providers’ footfalls, gaining on you. -
Crime, Health Care / Medicine, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Man Fakes Coma To Get Out Of Going To Court
Who is the man who pulled off this impressive feat?
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
Generative AI In Legal Work — What’s Fact And What’s Fiction?
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5th Circuit, Abortion, Biglaw, Celebrities, Crime, Election Law, Eric Holder, Law Schools, Morning Docket, Student Loans, Texas, U.S. Attorneys Offices, United Kingdom / Great Britain, Weddings
Morning Docket: 10.15.14
* The Fifth Circuit is allowing the Texas voter ID law to be enforced during the upcoming election, even though it was recently struck down by a federal judge. After all, “preserving the status quo” is very important down south. [Bloomberg]
* We suppose that’s why the Supreme Court stepped in to make sure that abortion clinics in Texas were allowed to reopen following their shut down. Take that, Fifth Circuit. [New York Times]
* AG Eric Holder is showing off some fancy legal footwork before he walks out the door. Federal prosecutors can no longer ask defendants to waive their IAC claims when pleading guilty. [WSJ Law Blog]
* Davis Polk & Wardwell is a Biglaw firm where hotties roam, and it looks like this top Justice Department prosecutor who started his career there is returning home there to roost. [DealBook / New York Times]
* It’s the debt: With headlines like “Law school applications plummet – at U of L too,” the University of Louisville School of Law can’t even convince alums from its undergrad school to attend. [Courier-Journal]
* Amal Alamuddin changed her name to Amal Clooney on her firm’s website. It’s as if she wants to rub the fact that she’s a human rights lawyer who just got married in everyone’s face. [New York Daily News]
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Technology, United Kingdom / Great Britain
UK High Court Considers Implications Of The Google Spain Case For The First Time
In July 2014, the High Court (the ‘Court’) considered for the first time the implications of the landmark decision in Google Spain, when delivering an interim judgment in the case of Hegglin v Persons Unknown [2014] EWHC 2808 (the ‘Judgment’). -
Biglaw, Eric Holder, Google / Search Engines, Law Schools, Mergers and Acquisitions, Morning Docket, Technology, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Morning Docket: 09.26.14
* Solicitor General Don Verrilli may be a frontrunner to replace Eric Holder as attorney general, but the competition seems to be stiff. Kamala Harris, anyone? [USA Today]
* FBI Director James Comey is annoyed by Apple and Google marketing their encryption prowess for privacy’s sake — it’ll “allow people to place themselves beyond the law.” [WSJ Law Blog]
* White & Case just hopped aboard the onshore outsourcing train with its announcement that it would open a services center in Tampa, Florida. The move will create about 100 jobs, but we’d love to know how many it’s negating. [Tampa Bay Times]
* Slater & Gordon, the world’s first publicly traded law firm, has been on an “acquisition spree” in England. Earlier this month, it picked up patent practice, and now it’s in talks with a litigation shop. [Am Law Daily]
* “Law school is a major gamble,” and people are more informed, but that somehow isn’t stopping people from applying. This is a great article to read if you’re still considering going all in. [New York Observer]
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Constitutional Law, Politics, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Constitutional Ties That Bind Also Gag: The United Kingdom Keeps Scotland
Conservative columnist Tamara Tabo shares her views on the recent Scotland independence vote. -
Biglaw, Contract Attorneys, Document Review, Federal Judges, Intellectual Property, Law Schools, Morning Docket, Patents, Politics, Technology, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Morning Docket: 09.19.14
* Voters in Scotland just said no to independence from the United Kingdom (although it might not have been a big deal for the legal profession if the vote had gone the other way). [New York Times]
* Congratulations to Drexel Law on a whopping $50 million gift — and its new name, the Thomas R. Kline School of Law. [Philadelphia Inquirer via WSJ Law Blog]
* The latest chapter in the “cautionary tale” of David Lola: dismissal of the contract attorney’s lawsuit against Skadden and Tower Legal. [American Lawyer]
* An office renovation for Baker Botts in Houston strips junior associates of window offices. [ABA Journal]
* How could Watson transform the practice of patent law? [Corporate Counsel]
* Are we seeing a reversal in the trend of declining prison populations? [Washington Post]
* The chorus of voices calling for Judge Mark Fuller to resign in the wake of domestic violence charges against him continues to grow. [New York Times]
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Biglaw, Magic Circle, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, United Kingdom / Great Britain
The Magic Circle vs. New York's Elite
A comparison of the recent financial performance of the top U.K. and New York law firms. -
Biglaw, Lateral Moves, Law Firm Mergers, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Could Bingham Merger Talks Trigger More Partner Departures?
Who might leave if Bingham McCutchen merges with Morgan Lewis?