The painful decisions to cut staff and attorneys may now be a distant memory, at least for most firms, but there remain two distinct drags on Big Law businesses.
January 29, 2014Richard Lloyd
A look at a recent survey from The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA).
January 29, 2014ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |A case in which homeowners claimed that The Money Store had violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), and the Truth in Lending Act by sending deceptive letters.
January 29, 2014Mark HamblettClearly, the attractiveness of each investment type will vary with conditions. So, which is the better investment for the long-term investor?
January 29, 2014Thomas B. Howard and Michael GeltnerThis article examines some items that commonly are carved out of blanket liens, either by operation of law or by market practice.
January 29, 2014Alan M. Christenfeld and Barbara M. GoodsteinA decision handed down by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans in December upheld the use of class or collective action waivers in arbitration agreements.
January 29, 2014Rebekah MintzerDo employers have carte blanche to discipline employees for their social media use? An in-depth discussion.
January 29, 2014Todd C. TaylorHow a detailed forensic analysis of data and its metadata produced a "smoking gun" that allowed a firm to win a major case.
January 29, 2014Victor VitalThis article is a guide for developing and improving new associate training in your firm.
January 29, 2014Bruce ElvinData analytics, the same data mining and interpretive analysis used for decades in other professions, is bringing change to the core business side of the legal profession.
January 29, 2014Christopher Petrini-Poli and Scott Springer