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The Evolution of Law Firm Lunch
Recently, while enjoying a five-minute lunch break of chips and a beef stick at his desk, humor columnist The Snark heard the joyful laughter of a group of summer associates and their mentors heading off for an afternoon of lunching. Was he jealous of their frivolity? Nope, The Snark accepts that the days of daily group lunches are a distant memory. An associate's place in the lunch cycle can be articulated by a simple analysis of five factors at any one stage of a big-firm career, The Snark explains.
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Recently, while enjoying a five-minute lunch break of chips and a beef stick at his desk, humor columnist The Snark heard the joyful laughter of a group of summer associates and their mentors heading off for an afternoon of lunching. Was he jealous of their frivolity? Nope, The Snark accepts that the days of daily group lunches are a distant memory. An associate's place in the lunch cycle can be articulated by a simple analysis of five factors at any one stage of a big-firm career, The Snark explains.
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Ultraportable Laptops: For Your Briefcase?
Ultraportable laptops may travel easily, but they often sacrifice key features, such as optical drives or keyboard size, necessary for long stretches of work. Alan Cohen reviews the latest models, which, despite some hits and misses, still offer advantages to the mobile lawyer.
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Ultraportable laptops may travel easily, but they often sacrifice key features, such as optical drives or keyboard size, necessary for long stretches of work. Alan Cohen reviews the latest models, which, despite some hits and misses, still offer advantages to the mobile lawyer.
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In-House Counsel Given Wider Latitude in New Jersey
In-house counsel with limited licenses to practice in New Jersey will be able to represent officers, employees and directors under rule changes adopted Tuesday by the state Supreme Court. But the court deferred action on more sweeping proposals toward deregulating the practice of law by out-of-state attorneys. Retired Justice Stewart Pollock, chair of the rules committee, says that given the importance of the cross-border lawyering issues it's understandable the court wouldn't want to rush to a conclusion.
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In-house counsel with limited licenses to practice in New Jersey will be able to represent officers, employees and directors under rule changes adopted Tuesday by the state Supreme Court. But the court deferred action on more sweeping proposals toward deregulating the practice of law by out-of-state attorneys. Retired Justice Stewart Pollock, chair of the rules committee, says that given the importance of the cross-border lawyering issues it's understandable the court wouldn't want to rush to a conclusion.
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Hawaii’s Fix for the Crime Problem: Flash Incarceration
Hawaii has developed an innovative probation program that seems to be significantly more effective than the standard approach in scaring offenders straight. Dubbed "flash incarceration," it focuses on immediate, short-term punishment--in the form of a brief jail term--for virtually any probation violation. Once offenders begin following the rules regularly, supervisors…
ABA Journal – 22 hours, 58 minutes ago ¦ comment?
Hawaii has developed an innovative probation program that seems to be significantly more effective than the standard approach in scaring offenders straight. Dubbed "flash incarceration," it focuses on immediate, short-term punishment--in the form of a brief jail term--for virtually any probation violation. Once offenders begin following the rules regularly, supervisors…
ABA Journal – 22 hours, 58 minutes ago ¦ comment?
Fountains & Mermaids, OK--But Not a Fire-Spitting Dragon
The neighbors had been more or less tolerating 100 or so bronze fountains, mermaids and other figures, centered around a 12-foot Neptune, in Gerald and John Hubbs' 50-foot-wide all-concrete front yard for several years. But when the eccentric pair allegedly celebrated the Fourth of July by firing off two ceremonial…
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The neighbors had been more or less tolerating 100 or so bronze fountains, mermaids and other figures, centered around a 12-foot Neptune, in Gerald and John Hubbs' 50-foot-wide all-concrete front yard for several years. But when the eccentric pair allegedly celebrated the Fourth of July by firing off two ceremonial…
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Motorsport Chief Wins Privacy Suit
Motor-racing boss Max Mosley won a lawsuit against a tabloid's sex-scandal claims. The ruling is likely to have big implications for Britons' right to privacy and the media's freedom to publish.
Wall Street Journal – Jul 24, 2008 9:19 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Motor-racing boss Max Mosley won a lawsuit against a tabloid's sex-scandal claims. The ruling is likely to have big implications for Britons' right to privacy and the media's freedom to publish.
Wall Street Journal – Jul 24, 2008 9:19 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
New Zealand Judge Renames Girl, Says ‘Talula Does the Hula’ Was Poor Choice
A fed-up judge in New Zealand thought the name “Talula Does the Hula From Hawaii” was an embarrassing name for a 9-year-old girl involved in a custody battle, so he decided to change it. Judge Rob Murfitt made the girl a ward of the court so he could make the…
ABA Journal – Jul 24, 2008 7:21 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
A fed-up judge in New Zealand thought the name “Talula Does the Hula From Hawaii” was an embarrassing name for a 9-year-old girl involved in a custody battle, so he decided to change it. Judge Rob Murfitt made the girl a ward of the court so he could make the…
ABA Journal – Jul 24, 2008 7:21 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Law Firms Should Foster Career Skills, Not Drinking Skills, Expert Says
A career expert has some advice for law firms running summer associate programs: Spend less money on late-night parties and more on training and mentoring programs. Writing for the National Law Journal, Lauren Stiller Rikleen said she has heard too many tales of summer associates who…
ABA Journal – Jul 24, 2008 6:21 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
A career expert has some advice for law firms running summer associate programs: Spend less money on late-night parties and more on training and mentoring programs. Writing for the National Law Journal, Lauren Stiller Rikleen said she has heard too many tales of summer associates who…
ABA Journal – Jul 24, 2008 6:21 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
‘Spam King’ Gets 4 Years in Unusual Case
So-called spam king Robert Soloway was sentenced this week to 47 months in prison by a federal judge in Seattle, for sending out a slew of fraudulent e-mail messages over the Internet. His case, under the Can-Spam Act, is only the second time that an offender has been sentenced under…
ABA Journal – Jul 24, 2008 6:21 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
So-called spam king Robert Soloway was sentenced this week to 47 months in prison by a federal judge in Seattle, for sending out a slew of fraudulent e-mail messages over the Internet. His case, under the Can-Spam Act, is only the second time that an offender has been sentenced under…
ABA Journal – Jul 24, 2008 6:21 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
N.Y. Sues UBS Over Securities
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said that he has sued UBS for allegedly misrepresenting to clients the risks of auction-rate securities before the $330 billion market seized up earlier this year.
Wall Street Journal – Jul 24, 2008 4:16 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said that he has sued UBS for allegedly misrepresenting to clients the risks of auction-rate securities before the $330 billion market seized up earlier this year.
Wall Street Journal – Jul 24, 2008 4:16 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
