Law Firms are Rising Billing Rates According to Rex Bossert, editor-in-chief of the legal newspaper National Law Journal (NLJ), attorneys' current billing rates are nothing out of the ordinary and are on par with what surgeons and professional athletes charge. (3839 views)
Donna Newman, Solo Practitioner, New York and New Jersey The story of alleged “enemy combatant” Jose Padilla has become a symbol of recent battles between the White House and civil liberties advocates. LawCrossing speaks with Padilla’s attorney, Donna Newman, about her high-profile client, her practice as a defense attorney, and her decision to start law school at age 35. (534 views)
Minimum wage should be tied to inflation index California's economy is so healthy these days that even Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger now favors raising the minimum wage. (285 views)
Verbal Sexual Harrasement at work place and Civil Rights case of Mrs. Wright. To newlywed Brigitte Wright, the off-color barrage from her co-workers was sexual harassment. To Tony Sims, sheriff of Rolette County, N.D., it was just funnin' around. To the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, the slurs were ''more serious than simple teasing.'' Now the Supreme Court has been asked to draw a fine line. (156 views)
Ford's redone Explorer hits the road, looking to rekindle that SUV feelin What if an automaker redesigned a favorite vehicle and nobody cared? (58 views)
International festivals are a melange of music, musicians, mirth and milieus ''The magic of playing in Alba, Italy, is that you hear Mozart and Beethoven the way their symphonies were performed 200 years ago. They were designed to be played in churches like these, to use their natural acoustics.'' So said Jeff Silberschlag, music director of St. Mary's College in Maryland. (38 views)
Don't Let Money Mangle Your Relationship There's no more emotionally charged topic than money. Except, maybe, sofas and sectionals. When it comes to matters of taste and finances, everyone wants his or her own way. (32 views)
Mirror, Mirror According to Socrates, a life without reflection is not a life worth living. The Socratic method, which emphasizes logical thinking, is one of many techniques used in the law school classroom to teach students how to analyze the law and create well-developed arguments. While a lawyer must create clever arguments, the mission of a lawyer is ultimately to pursue the values... (119 views)
The MP3 Player Accessory Roundup Somewhere in America, a buzzed and desperate marketing director once thought it would be an awesome idea to put an iPod in his shorts. (32 views)
Entering the world of Legal Blogging When LawCrossing first approached me about starting a new weekly column about law blogs, or blawgs, I made only one request: Let me post a glamour photo next to my article. After days of agonizing negotiations, we agreed to a tasteful non-nude pic. Our next step was to come up with an intriguing title for my column. It should be bold and inspire curiosity. Bloggin' It Out... (21 views)
Independent Paralegals sought by Legal Firms on Contract basis As the practice of law evolves, many attorneys are finding that they have more work than they can handle; for the overburdened practitioner, freelance or contract paralegals present a convenient solution. (16071 views)
New Year Begins with Raises for First-Year Associates In an effort to attract the best legal talent and remain competitive in their markets, several major U.S. law firms have been raising first-year associates’ salaries to unprecedented heights in recent months. (1032 views)
Saving for a Rainy Day Consider the following tale: A lord once asked his physician who in the physician’s family of healers was the best at his profession. To this question the physician replied, ''My eldest brother sees the spirit of sickness and removes it before it takes shape, so his name does not get out of the house. My elder brother cures sickness when it is till extremely minute, so... (10 views)
The scary world of networking Letters, e-mails and phone calls regularly pour in with one common theme: I've sent out resumes to dozens of companies, I have posted my resume on online sites all over the Web and I still can't find a job. (4 views)
Attention to detail, power are bred into Volkswagen's Passat Volkswagen has made some odd decisions in recent years, but the 2006 Passat isn't one of them. The all-new model reveals no shortcuts or budget dilemmas in creating a technologically advanced family sedan. (109 views)
Lofty eateries are a high point for hungry skiers MURREN, Switzerland - I'm no food critic, but I believe meals taste a little better the higher on a mountain they're served. And if, after skiing or snowboarding all morning, you sit down for lunch at a restaurant surrounded by snow-clad peaks, a bit of scenic spice can't help but improve the fare. (36 views)
Ways to improve your credit score Dear Dayana, I had property and recently sold it. I thought after doing so my credit score would get a real boost, but it really didn't move. I made some money from the sale and would like to increase my credit score by taking out a secured loan with some of the profit that is currently sitting in the bank. My idea is to take out such a loan and then repay it right after... (11 views)
Paralegals Report High Job Satisfaction, Room for Improvement In recent months, national and regional survey results have shown paralegals to have uncommonly high levels of satisfaction with their careers. (804 views)
Trading Your Tie for a Treo: The Holiday-Gift-Return Ritual In the lethargic haze immediately following the gift-giving holidays, many of us will slide out of a gluttonous stupor to find ourselves a little hungover, a little bloated, and in the possession of one or two gifts which, though given with the best intentions, don't really do a thing for us. (10 views)
A Policeman's Lot (CONT.) A policeman's lot, as Sir William Gilbert remarked long ago, is not a happy one. The Supreme Court made the policeman's lot even unhappier two years ago with its unanimous decision in Crawford v. Washington. Maybe some relief is now in sight. (9 views)
Peter Fleming, Jr.; Head of the Litigation Department; Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle, LLP In the second part of a two-part series on attorneys and the death penalty, LawCrossing profiles Peter Fleming, Jr., head of the litigation department at Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle, LLP. Fleming was one of the attorneys who represented Stanley ''Tookie'' Williams, who was executed by the state of California on December 13. (764 views)
Top Legal News Stories of 2005 Along with bankruptcy reform and legal issues raised by the governmental meltdown following Hurricane Katrina, the new faces and issues in the Supreme Court were cited as top legal news events of the year in a recent Thomson West survey. (30 views)
Looking at the recession stories from a Crystal Ball I always thought that being a futurist was pretty good work. (6 views)
The Life and Career of Gene Mccarthy Politician A good rule for columnists is to soft-pedal the First Person Perpendicular. Let me break the rule long enough to voice an affectionate remembrance of Eugene McCarthy. He died Dec. 10 of Parkinson's disease. He will add a good Irish voice to the choir of angels. (443 views)
Outlander from Mitsubishi is a peppy little SUV It can't be easy making money in the world of compact SUVs. (141 views)
Few visitors to New Zealand make it to Stewart Island … their loss Fifteen flashlights shone downward as we gingerly picked our way through the bush. At the appropriate signal, we extinguished our lights and 15 expectant adults gathered noiselessly behind our boot-and-camouflage-attired leader. As his sole light hopped and skipped across the dark, remote, seaweed-strewn beach, suddenly we saw her - the elusive New Zealand kiwi. (51 views)
Motley Fools Fess Up It's that time of year again. We listen to endless loops of saccharine-sweet holiday tunes, binge on stale taffy sent by prospective business partners, and, most of all, we wallow in the remembrance of our big foul-ups of the previous year. (20 views)
The importance of Hornbook for Law Students Hornbook law, as defined by Law.com, is ''a fundamental and well-accepted legal principle that does not require any further explanation, since a hornbook is a primer of basics.'' (1175 views)
In a Pink-Collar Profession, Male Paralegals like Wal-Mart's Robert Stephens Find Profit Men working as paralegals are a clear minority; but in this case, being a minority might present an advantage. (3679 views)
Marcia Robinson Lowry, Founder and Executive Director of Children's Rights Attorney Marcia Robinson Lowry started Children's Rights a decade ago to represent children and advocate on their behalf in the courts. LawCrossing speaks with her about her career and the organization she founded. (2019 views)