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Some questions for Martin Katz

Paul Lippe | Mar 12, 2012

How is your school addressing the pressure faced by law firms to avoid staffing matters with recent law graduates?

Law schools need to produce more practice-ready – or client-ready – graduates. Historically, schools focused on teaching doctrine and the ability to analyze doctrine. These are critical tools for lawyers, but they are not enough. Clients (reasonably)...

Practice Groups Leading the Way?

Paul Lippe | Feb 2, 2012

Practice Group Leaders: Masters of the Legal Renaissance?

Before I left my job as general counsel at a software company, I was offered the chance to become general manager of a product group.

Unlike my previous role, the GM job didn’t report to the CEO, but in corporate terms it was still viewed as more important than a “staff” job, because you wer...

A View from AALS - What Change Looks Like

Paul Lippe | Jan 15, 2012

When historians of the 31st Century convene to consider this question:
How did America manage (or fail) to renew itself at the beginning of the 21st Century to continue its remarkable period of economic, political and cultural leadership?

They will consider themselves quite lucky if they have comprehensive access to the proceedings of the Association of American Law Schools ...

Blowing up the Box – starting a conversation about re-engineering the law school educational model

Susan Hackett | Dec 30, 2011

In the legal world, times are changing, clients are looking for alternatives to traditional lawyering, and professional service markets are evolving in ways that are unfamiliar and even scary to many of us: lawyers must think about what such change means to their practices, and how they will adapt and thrive in new circumstances.

How and where do we begin to assess wh...

LegalOnRamp Interview: The Impact of Technology on Legal Services

Steve Harmon | Jul 25, 2011

As the first of our ongoing series of featured interviews hosted by LegalOnRamp, we spoke with Steve Harmon, Senior Director of Legal Services at Cisco Systems Inc., who discussed the role technology plays in Cisco’s legal department. Harmon explains how technology-based solutions have helped Cisco to reduce costs as well as facilitate collaboration with both in-house and outside counsel. Ha...

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6 of the strangest lawsuits making headlines
The following lawsuits exemplify the lighter, and sometimes bizarre, side of the legal world.
Court reinstates $500 million lawsuit against K&L Gates
A Pennsylvania appeals court reinstated a $500 million lawsuit that charges law firm K&L Gates with mishandling an internal investigation into now-bankrupt drink maker Le-Nature Inc.
Regulatory: CFTC prohibits certain trilateral agreements in clearing documentation rule
On March 20, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) adopted a final rule regarding customer clearing documentation for swaps.
Regulators sue Dewey, Warsaw office transfers to Greenberg Traurig
So far this week, there’s been good news and bad news for failing New York law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf. First the bad news: The Public Benefit Guaranty Corp., which oversees U.S. private-sector pension plans and interjects to cover plans when employers cannot pay promised benefits, sued Dewey on Monday.
Apple takes on suits over e-books and Siri
Although litigation is no stranger to computer giant Apple Inc., two of the company’s legal issues seem to be standing out in the news more than others.
Woman hit by Coca-Cola driver on cell phone awarded $24 million
A Texas jury recently awarded $24 million ($10 million in punitive damages and $14 million in actual damage) to a woman who was injured by a Coca-Cola driver talking on her cell phone.

Faulting City's 'Cavalier Attitude,' Judge OKs Stop-and-Frisk Class
Alluding to "overwhelming evidence" that the New York Police Department is running a centralized stop-and-frisk program that has led to thousands of unconstitutional stops, a federal judge has certified a 2008 class action challenging the policy. The suit alleged that the NYPD engaged in a widespread practice of concentrating its stop-and-frisk activity in black and Hispanic neighborhoods based on their racial composition rather than legitimate non-racial factors. The lawsuit said officers are pressured to meet quotas for stops, and are punished if they do not.
Partners May Be Gone, Internal Probe May Be Dead, But DA's Dewey Inquiry Goes On
A criminal investigation launched by the Manhattan DA's office into the actions of Dewey & LeBoeuf's former chairman is moving ahead. Partners still with Dewey as of May 10 received an email telling them to retain all documents in their possession related to a variety of Dewey business practices, according to three partners who received the email. See also: Dewey's Office of the Chairman Officially Empty
Dewey May Face Warn Act Lawsuits in California
At least one California employment law boutique is looking into suing Dewey & LeBoeuf over possible violations of federal and state WARN Acts in the way the failing firm has handled layoffs. But if they sue, former Dewey employees might be in for a long wait -- and may have a hard time finding deep pockets to fund claims.
Justices to Decide if Undocumented Alien Can Be Admitted to State Bar
The California Supreme Court has unanimously agreed to consider whether an undocumented immigrant brought to the U.S. as a young child should be admitted to the State Bar. Sergio Garcia's attorney says Garcia's application for a green card has been pending for more than 15 years.
Ruling Blocks Aspect of Anti-Terror Detention Law
A federal judge has blocked enforcement of part of a law allowing the indefinite detention and military trial of any person who "substantially supported" al-Qaida, the Taliban or "associated forces" in armed conflict. Journalists and activists claimed the provision would sweep up reporters and advocates who contact designated terror groups.
How the Firms Reacted to the First Am Law 100
A federal judge has blocked enforcement of part of a law allowing the indefinite detention and military trial of any person who "substantially supported" al-Qaida, the Taliban or "associated forces" in armed conflict. Journalists and activists claimed the provision would sweep up reporters and advocates who contact designated terror groups.

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