Former In-House Lawyer Disciplined For Ratting Out GE
When whistle-blowing goes real wrong.
alt.legal: Alex Dimitrief, General Counsel Of GE, Says There’s ‘No Such Thing As A Small Case’
Can a single lawyer embody the best of traditional legal practice and all the promise of legal innovation? Meet Alex Dimitrief, GC of GE.
Schenck Price Competes Smarter With Lexis+ With Protégé
LexisNexis sat down with John Ursin, Managing Partner at Schenck Price, to learn how the firm is using legal AI to strengthen client service and daily legal work.
alt.legal: The General Counsel Of GE Thinks Lawyers Are The Answer
Alex Dimitrief, General Counsel of General Electric, shares insights with alt.legal columnists Joe Borstein and Ed Sohn.
CEO Tells Bernie Sanders To STFU About GE
Jeffrey Immelt asks Bernie Sanders: "Who the f@ck are YOU, bro?!"
Emeritus Law Professor Sanctioned Over The Disclosure Of Documents
Sometimes teacher doesn't know best.
E-book Closed On Apple Monitorship
The federal district court in New York City has decided not to extend the Monitorship of Apple Inc.’s internal antitrust compliance policies and procedures.
AI Is Killing Legal’s Billable Hour. It’s Also Repeating Its Worst Mistake
Law firms and legal departments are writing the future of the profession in separate rooms. What happens when they actually work together?
Morning Docket: 03.26.14
* After forcing Solicitor General Donald Verrilli to acknowledge that the Affordable Care Act could force for-profit corporations to pay for employees’ abortions, Chief Justice John Roberts seemed rather pleased with himself. [New York Times] * Sidley Austin just hired a major M&A heavy hitter away from General Electric’s legal department. Congratulations to Chris Barbuto. We suppose he can make it rain as outside counsel now. [DealBook / New York Times] * Because there’s no time too soon for an ambulance airplane chaser, the beginnings of the first lawsuit lodged against Malaysian Air after Flight 370′s probable crash was filed in court yesterday. [Bloomberg] * UC Hastings and Iowa are the latest law schools to offer 3+3 accelerated degree programs. What a great recruiting tool for Iowa, which recently saw enrollment levels plunge by 40 percent. [National Law Journal] * One month after the internet exploded with rumors of Gwyneth Paltrow having an affair with entertainment lawyer Kevin Yorn, the star announced her split from her husband. Coincidence? [New York Daily News]
Inside Straight: Attracting Attention Versus Being Good
Good publicity is nice, and so are quantifiable goals for in-house lawyers. But what does a corporation need from its law department at a more mundane level?
Introducing the ‘Celebrity Angels and Demons Made Me Do It’ Murder Defense
Right now in Atlanta, a former operations manager at General Electric is standing trial for allegedly murdering the husband of his female coworker and alleged lover. It’s a twisty tale of romance, deception, and violence, something you might find in an airport bookstore. The strangest part of what has been dubbed the Dunwoody Day Care […]
Inside Straight: Train To Stay, Or Train To Go?
It’s hard to create career paths for in-house lawyers. It’s easy to describe the career path for a junior lawyer at a law firm (even though the path may be illusory for many): Work hard and well and become a partner; work harder and better and become a richer and more powerful partner. Retire. Die. […]
AI Is Reshaping Legal Practice—But Tools Aren’t The Real Differentiator.
Explore the mindset, cultural shifts, and training strategies that define the AI‑savvy lawyer, revealing why human judgment, standardized competence, and integrated learning—not technology alone—will shape the future of the profession.