The Big Firm Scenario In the old days, most lawyers worked by themselves or in small firms. Now, however, some law firms have more than 1,000 lawyers. Imagine a business organization composed of 1,000 lawyers. Now think of something more pleasant--like an attack of body lice. (3 views)
How To Get The Best Recruitment Lawyer Jobs A recruitment lawyer or a job lawyer is an attorney who has specialized in dealing with matters that relate to employment. They represent employers and employees in disputes pertaining to the employment contract. A number of employers opt for an in-house lawyer to handle any legal issues that may arise around recruitment and employment including representing the employer... (3 views)
Drug Companies and ''Off-Label'' Marketing Recently, pharmaceutical companies have come under fire for allegedly employing a practice known as ''off-labeling,'' whereby they persuade physicians to prescribe drugs for reasons other than the drugs' developed purposes. As a result, Congress has launched an investigation into the practice, class-action suits have been filed, and large settlements have been reached. (2 views)
Law School Applications Fall By 11.5% Back in 2009, the American Bar Association released a report that said, ''The rising cost of a legal education and the realities of the legal job market mean that going to law school may not pay off.'' (2 views)
Attorneys and “Financial Reform” – Something Wicked This Way Comes According to the November 11th theatlantic.com article, ''Lawyers Cashing In on Banks' Misdeeds and New Regulation'', it's observed that, essentially, the mortgage crisis and the resulting financial reform ad nauseam has, and will continue to throw a wealth of business attorneys our way. (2 views)
Legal Jobs In Trouble Or On The Up? Jobs in the legal sector are beginning to improve, according to James Ross, a Capital Region Labor Market Analyst. In June of this year, 3,000 jobs were lost in the legal sector. In July, there was a more than two thirds dip in jobs lost, with only 800 legal sector jobs being cut, including paralegals and lawyers. (2 views)
Lawyers Finding Jobs as Coporate Secretaries Long before legally trained persons were working in the regulatory compliance area, lawyers were involved in the corporate secretarial area. Indeed, it is not uncommon that the title "Secretary" is also held by the "General Counsel." Thus, this area was one of the first to demonstrate that non-legal positions within a corporation could benefit from the attention of legally... (2 views)
Leaving Behind A Career In Law Deciding to go to law school is a risky decision that is surprisingly hard to reverse. Many people attend law school for lack of anything better to do or despite major misgivings. They do not drop out at the top schools, despite the fact that a large minority dislike law school itself. (Harvard's attrition rate is typically under 1 percent.) (2 views)
Justice sans Juries When we hear the word "trial," most of us imagine a courtroom with a judge sitting on the bench and twelve jurors sitting in the box deciding who will win the case. (2 views)
401(k) Fee Suits on the Rise Following the surging trend of employees filing lawsuits against their employers, employers have yet another reason to be wary: 401(k) plans. Recently, fees associated with 401(k) plans have come under close scrutiny and are resulting in mounting lawsuits against small and large corporations alike. (1 views)
Legal Jobs Fall Again In March According to a preliminary draft of the monthly employment report out from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Legal Sector saw yet another decline in jobs, after February’s whopping loss of 2,900 jobs. (1 views)
Just how bad was 2009? We all felt the pain last year. For some of us it was declining home values and loss of equity, for others it was lost jobs or reductions in salaries, and for some it was lower profits. (1 views)
Legal Sector Takes Hit in February; Remains Somewhat Steady Year-to-Year According to the February monthly employment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the legal sector saw a net loss in jobs throughout the month. The report shows that 2,900 legal jobs were lost during the month of February, which overshadows January's numbers which showed a humble gain of 500 jobs in the legal sector. (1 views)
How Does 2012 Measure Up for GCCs? I remember an article I read in 2007, where the vice president of Hughes & Sloan Inc had commented, ''For corporations looking for lawyers, it's a buyer's market, so they can be picky about who gets in-house legal jobs.'' 2007 was when the economy had suddenly realized and sullenly admitted that it was already in the depths of an acute recession. (1 views)
The 2001 Golden Monkeys: Law-Related Television The Emmys, the Golden Globes, People's Choice, Humanitas, MTV, ALMA-everyone else has television awards. We figure lawyers and law students deserve some, too. As the 2000-2001 TV season fades to black, we present the first annual Golden Monkeys. (1 views)
What a New Survey Says about Women in Law Equality in the workplace is perking up in the legal industry, according to the 2012 Working Mother & Flex-Time Lawyers Best Law Firms for Women. Though the people behind the survey are still hoping firms will meet "critical mass" they are pleased that the stats are heading in the right direction. (1 views)