Burford Capital Seeks Director Of Case Management In Exclusive Engagement With Lateral Link
Explore an unparalleled opportunity as Director of Case Management at Burford Capital, steering complex litigation cases with a global leader.
What’s Driving The Commercial Disputes Leadership Diversity Gap
GCs on tangible solutions to improve diversity in the leadership of commercial litigation and arbitration.
The Law Firm’s Guide To Trust Accounting And Three-Way Reconciliation
Proper trust accounting and three-way reconciliation are essential for protecting client funds and avoiding serious compliance risks. In this guide, we break down these critical processes and show how legal-specific software can help your firm stay accurate, efficient, and audit-ready.
How Businesses Are Extracting Greater Value From Claims, Judgments, And Unenforced Awards
Insights from new research based on interviews with 350 top in-house litigators.
2023 Litigation Economics: How Today’s Law Departments Are Finding New Value
A new study explores the approach of top GCs in managing costs, maximizing recoveries, and working with law firm partners.
How Today’s Law Departments Are Finding New Value
A new study explores the approach of top GCs in managing costs, maximizing recoveries, and working with law firm partners.
Morning Docket: 08.15.19
* The economy is about to tank and cost 10,000+ lawyers their jobs. Maybe someone should step up and do something about it? [Slate] * Simpson and Skadden are advising WeWork on its IPO. Common sense is advising everyone else against it. [American Lawyer] * Latest Circuit Court nominee is 11 years out of law school, frighteningly making him a model of experience. [National Law Journal] * Recovering from Jeffrey Epstein's estate is going to be a hell of a mess. [New York Law Journal] * The short-sell attack on Burford Capital could spark more regulation... even if the whole thing was bogus. [Law.com] * The idiot in charge of Barstool Sports stumbles into NLRB violation then demands AOC "debate" him. It's not a debate dude. It's a law that you broke. There's not a gray area for contestation. [Variety]
Why Law Firms Are Moving Beyond The Billable Hour
Explore 5 expert-backed reasons law firms are rethinking the billable hour and how legal billing software is leading the way.
Morning Docket: 08.08.19
* Jones Day partner Don McGahn sued for failing to comply with House subpoena. [National Law Journal] * Short seller argues that Burford is out of money in move that pits highly sophisticated calculated gamblers against highly sophisticated calculated gamblers. [American Lawyer] * A reminder that the Supreme Court is going to hear a case that could allow employers to fire women for not acting feminine enough. [Vice] * ICE deported a guy to Iraq who had never lived there, didn't speak Arabic, and who subsequently died unable to secure insulin. [Slate] * Biglaw is making the diversity officer role more senior and more powerful. [American Lawyer] * MGM complaining that federal government gives tribes "monopoly" over casinos. That's... that's not how this works. [Courthouse News Service] * National Review is arguing for "red flag laws" in an editorial that it will deny ever publishing once the GOP quietly kills this issue. [National Review]
How Can You Access Litigation Funding? A Primer
If you'd like to get your litigation funded, here's what funders seek.
Current And Future Issues In Litigation Finance
Increased scrutiny and regulation are unlikely to stop the growth of this booming field.
A Rising Tide Lifting Seaworthy Boats In Litigation Finance
Litigation finance is growing rapidly and shows no sign of stopping anytime soon.
Business Development For Lawyers Is Imperative
Attorneys looking for more clients should consider these four steps, from finance columnist Michael McDonald.
The 2017 Outlook For Litigation Finance
Why is the litigation finance field so small?
Lessons From The Burford-Gerchen Keller Deal
What might have motivated this major deal in the litigation financing space?
A Major Merger In Litigation Finance Means A Giant Payday For Three Young Lawyers
They're all in their thirties, and they'll split an eight-figure payout.
Litigation Finance Firms: Clients Tell Us About The Players That Matter
Findings from the first-ever survey of client experiences with litigation finance firms.