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From Intake to Outcome: An in-house lawyer’s guide to matter management solutions

In today’s fast-paced world, in-house teams require robust tools to manage the complexities of their daily workflows. Matter management software fills this gap and provides…

2 BigLaw firms in merger talks that could produce 1,600-lawyer firm with top 50 revenue

Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders and Locke Lord are in merger talks to create a law firm that could take a spot in the Am Law…

Send in the paralegals

And what about the paralegals? Who are they? What can they do? The word “para” is a Greek word meaning “beside,” or “alongside.” In many…

Lawyer reprimanded after mistakenly emailing opposing counsel with plan to avoid judge’s call

Updated: A Massachusetts lawyer who mistakenly copied the opposing counsel on an email has been reprimanded for its message to a bankruptcy attorney. The Board…

‘I don’t play well’ judge who threatened to track down, jail misbehaving litigant gets tossed from case

An Ohio judge who bragged about his history as a boxer and his intimidating presence on the childhood playground has been kicked off a case…

Netflix’s ‘The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker’ smashes the circumstantial evidence argument

If you remember the early days of memeworthy viral videos, you may remember Kai, a free-spirited hitchhiker who saved a woman on the streets from…

4 data security considerations for GCs when engaging contract lawyers

Contract management. Compliance updates. Discovery responses. Intellectual property portfolio management. These rote, often-time-consuming tasks can all be part of an in-house counsel’s day-to-day schedule. The…

The future of DEI programs in the legal industry

The legal professional lacks diversity. In other news, the sun is hot, law school is expensive and junk food is bad for you. Not…

Chemerinsky: Will SCOTUS consider it cruel and unusual punishment to prosecute homeless people for sleeping in public?

Can a city make it a crime for unhoused people to sleep in public if there are no other places for them to go? On…