Public Defender Frank Dunham, Jr. of the Eastern District of Virginia: An Overview Can you imagine defending a client you've never met? That's what Federal Public Defender Frank Dunham, Jr., did for two years with alleged ''enemy combatant'' Yaser Esam Hamdi. After being held without charge since his November 2001 capture in Afghanistan, Hamdi was recently scheduled for release, but this has now been delayed. LawCrossing speaks to Dunham about that case... (503 views)
Darren Schwiebert: Fredrikson & Byron Shareholder in Litigation and Intellectual Property Practice Groups Some say the legal profession has been slow to embrace new technologies. This week, LawCrossing talks with an attorney who is on the cutting edge of new technologies in the courtroom about his litigation practice, which focuses on the high-tech field of patent law. (593 views)
Robert G. Krupka Joins Kirkland & Ellis LLP as Partner - A Look at His Accomplishments Medtronic, Inc., the world's biggest maker of spinal implants, was ordered by a Memphis, TN, jury last week to pay an inventor $400 million in punitive damages on top of the $159 million awarded last month for violating contracts. LawCrossing speaks with Robert G. Krupka, the inventor's attorney, about his career as a top trial lawyer and his belief in the jury system. (1665 views)
Securing Justice for LGBTQ Rights: Meet Gay McDougall, Executive Director of Global Rights Growing up in segregated Georgia inspired Gay McDougall to struggle for a more just world. LawCrossing speaks with the executive director of Global Rights about fighting battles for justice and finding hope and inspiration amid the world's misery. (1307 views)
Turn Your Business Into a Breeze | Strategies From a Successful Lawyer Warren Brown swapped a coveted federal job as a lawyer in Washington to become a baker. His bold decision to follow his dream and open CakeLove garnered national attention, including an appearance on ''The Oprah Winfrey Show'' and being named one of People Magazine's 50 most eligible bachelors. LawCrossing speaks with Mr. Brown about his love of food and what he says was... (43 views)
Demand for Education Attorneys Is on the Rise - How to Become an Education Lawyer Picture this: there are 200 applicants for one position in the legal world. If you think those odds only apply to getting into top-tier law schools, think again. They also apply to some positions in education law, says Mike Smith, campus counsel at the University of California, Berkeley. (948 views)
Maximize Your Public Interest Salary: Strategies for Surviving on a Public Interest Salary In 2003 Congress reviewed a bill that would provide financial assistance to law school graduates who choose to accept employment in a public interest position. If ratified, this bill would become the ''Public Interest Lawyer Assistance and Relief Act.'' It has become abundantly clear to the government, employers, American Bar Association, law schools, and the students... (1634 views)
3 Ways Legal Firms Contribute to Homeland Security Measures Navigating through the post-9/11 ocean of laws and regulations can be difficult. Just ask Tiger Woods, who tried to dock his yacht Privacy in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on October 14 during his honeymoon. But because he and his new wife, Swedish model Elin Nordegren, did not follow a new protocol requiring a four-day arrival notice, Coast Guard and Immigration officials... (82 views)
Law Job Market Holds Steady: What to Know for Career Success in 2021 Law students can expect to find positions despite economic woes (14 views)
The Most Up-to-Date State-of-the-Market Reports for U.S. and International Regions | LawCrossing State of the Market Reports for U.S. and International Regions.Southern California Southern California Northern California The Northwest The Northeast The Southeast The Southwest The Midwest International (Europe and Asia) (9 views)
Exploring the Benefits of Temporary Employment: Understanding the Role of Temp Jobs in the Modern Job Market In the wake of a declining economy and cutbacks in hiring, many law firms and legal professionals are relying on temporary contract work to meet their needs. (64 views)
Secrets to Negotiating a Pay Raise: What Every Employee Should Know All lawyers attempt to master the art of negotiation. Although frequently they use the art to further the interest of a client, lawyers sometimes need to negotiate for themselves. That is especially true when the goal is a raise. (64 views)
Lawyers Overcome Relocation Obstacles: How to Relocate Your Legal Practice Successfully The American job market is a whirlwind of hiring, outsourcing, and downsizing, particularly in recent years, leaving many lawyers wondering whether it is the right time to attempt a lateral move. (572 views)
How Outsourcing Legal Jobs to Offshore Firms Can Benefit Your Law Firm These days, jobs and the economy are on the minds of most voters as Election Day has come and gone. A political hot topic that surfaced during the debates is the controversial issue of outsourcing jobs overseas, a route pioneered by the IT industry. But as Election Day has passed, the spotlight is expected to fade on the issue, as a number of corporate law departments and... (775 views)
How a Lawyer Is Tracking Sexual Misconduct Accusations Against Priests to Help Prevent Abuse Sylvia Demarest and a legal assistant spent the last 11 years creating a database of priests accused of sexual misconduct. LawCrossing speaks with the Dallas attorney about her hopes for the database and her strong opinions on what needs to be done to improve America. (445 views)
Lawyer Takes Action Against Unjust Extended National Guard Duty in Iraq ''Stop-loss'' enlistments, or what critics call the ''backdoor draft,'' have become a hot political issue in the presidential campaign. LawCrossing speaks to the attorney behind a lawsuit challenging the government's policy of extending the enlistment of National Guard soldiers. If successful, the case could open floodgates for soldiers trying to get out of the military... (202 views)
Finding the Perfect In-House Legal Position: A Guide for Aspiring Lawyers Every day at 5:30 p.m., the deception begins. Needing to pick up her child from daycare, a female attorney places a full cup of coffee on her desk, leaves the lights on, pretends to visit the ladies' room, and then sneaks down five flights of stairs to her car, where she has purposely left her purse to help speed a swift getaway that enables her to avoid being seen by her... (1085 views)
Grow Your Business with Governance Consulting Services | Tips to Get Started Law firms that have expertise in corporate governance issues have benefited from high-profile business scandals and mismanagement that have made Enron Corp. and WorldCom Inc. front-page news. (6 views)
E-Discovery: Source of the Problem & How to Cure It In the past, responses to document requests involved memos, letters, reports, and similar printed evidence delivered in file boxes. Lawyers and legal assistants cloistered themselves in dark rooms with wavering overhead lights and paged through sheets of paper. But the world has gone digital, and its effect on the document-discovery process has been profound enough to have... (239 views)
Understanding the Glamor of Entertainment Law: How to Get Involved in the Exciting Field So, kid, ya' wanna be a star. Or, more specifically, ya' wanna be a star's lawyer. (19062 views)
How Labor & Employment Law Impacts Businesses: What Employers Need to Know Interested in finding a job that involves thinking about other people's jobs? Well, since the month of September includes Labor Day, we thought we'd take a look at the only legal specialty that directly corresponds to a federal holiday – labor and employment law. (1164 views)
How to Become a Sports Lawyer: A Guide to Breaking Into the Field This legal arena is more than just a game. Attractive to a large number of attorneys but open to only a select few, sports law is the holy grail for many practicing lawyers. How exactly do you break in? We talk to those who have to find out. (8568 views)
Leverage Your Intellectual Property Knowledge: How to Get a Job in the Booming IP Market During the dotcom boom, every attorney was trying to get into intellectual property. What's the market like now? We talk to recruiters and attorneys to find out how patent attorneys and IP litigators will fare on the job market. (1756 views)
What it's Like to Practice Law in Denver: A Practical Guide for Attorneys For many of us, images of Denver usually include omnipresent snow and mile-high mountains. Those perceptions, and more, are dissected as we explore the capital of Colorado as a place to live, work, and play. (5196 views)
Leonard Van Slyke, Top Attorney: Get to Know His Professional Accomplishments and Achievements Not many attorneys specialize in both tax and media law. And few tax attorneys spend much time in courtrooms. LawCrossing speaks with Leonard D. Van Slyke, Jr., about his combined practice and about his media victory last week in a case involving reporters' access to Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. (113 views)
Chadbourne Parke: An Overview of This Established Law Firm and its History Having celebrated its centennial two years ago, Chadbourne & Parke enters its next hundred years with two new offices, one in Kyiv and another in Warsaw. This follows the firm's history of strategic international growth. Chadbourne & Parke was one of the first U.S. law firms to open an office in the former Soviet Union. The firm's reach has now extended to nine locations... (140 views)
How to Negotiate Contracts in Sports Law: Tips From Experienced Sports Attorneys This week at LawCrossing, we examine the world of sports agents and other attorneys who might be involved in the world of professional sports. From contract negotiation to public relations, this is a very specialized realm that can be quite rewarding should you pursue it. (6923 views)
Jed Babbin: Attorney, Column Writer and Author of 'Inside the Asylum' Examines the United Nations & Old Europe Attorneys — like the engineers who write assembly instructions for cheap furniture — are not known for their prose. But there are exceptions to the rule. LawCrossing speaks with Jed Babbin, an attorney who has made a name for himself as a conservative voice in the national press. (82 views)
Nigeria's Hauwa Ibrahim: Senior and Founding Partner of ARIES Law Firm in Abuja Lawyer. Mother. Queen. Finishing a year as a Humphrey Fellow and an intern at the Council on Foreign Relations, world-renowned human rights attorney Hauwa Ibrahim talks with LawCrossing about tradition and the challenges faced by attorneys practicing in Islamic Shariah courts. (528 views)
Jeffrey M. Leving: Founding Partner at Springfield Law Firm | LawCrossing Historically, mothers have been given the benefit of the doubt by courts when it comes to rearing children. A child needs its mother, courts often rule quite sensibly. But too often courts exclude fathers from their children's lives amid bitter custody disputes. LawCrossing speaks to a staunch defender of fathers rights, who helped Elian Gonzalez' dad, about why courts... (407 views)