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Leaving so soon? Maybe the practice of law has not delivered on your expectations. Or maybe you feel the call of another career opportunity beckoning you. We each have our reasons and we won’t judge you. After all, there are at least 101 things to do with your JD besides practice law. If you’re looking […]

Last October, the European Union’s Court of Justice ruled that European citizens’ data isn’t safe when stored in the U.S., cutting some 4,500 American companies off from the benefits of the E.U.’s “Safe Harbor” system. That meant that American businesses could be forced to comply with complicated restrictions on sending personal data out of Europe, […]Read More

Thanks to the folks over at the ABA, we now have a broader view of the disaster that is law firm intake. The ABA’s findings seem to only confirm the observations of FindLaw’s earlier white-paper: Law firms stink at intake. What does this mean? At the very least, you can stand to keep the business […]

The Internet Policy Task Force from the US Dept. of Commerce made a recommendation that Congress should alter the Copyright Act in such a way to reduce overall money damages in copyright disputes. The recommendation is not to do away with the $150,000 per violation rule; however, the changes will generally make it much more […]

According to NJ.com, a prominent law firm’s manager exchanged sex from both male and female clients for the firm’s services. A complaint filed in Camden County Superior Court last December against the Law Offices of Conrad J. Benedetto alleges the firm manager John Groff (also a convicted felon) manipulated clients and exchanged legal services for […]Read More

“It looks like Lyft got off fairly lightly here,” according to a market analyst commenting on the recent settlement agreement between Lyft and its drivers. Under the terms of the settlement, the ride-sharing company will pay $12.5 million, give concessions, and give drivers notice if they are to be deactivated. It’s good news for Lyft, […]Read More

You want to keep in touch with clients, to let them know you’re invested in their divorce, assault charge, corporate restructuring, what have you. But frankly, you’re too busy working on their and everyone else’s legal problems to give as many personalized notes as you might like to. Should you look to the healthcare industry […]Read More

Your next cocktail hour might feature a kale-wheatgrass smoothie rather than a Manhattan. That is, if the latest Millennial trend takes hold: the sober happy hour. Youths these days are adding some good, clean fun to their socializing and we can see it making its way into the legal industry sooner or later. Is the […]

Is the Ninth Circuit too liberal? Arizona’s governor seems to think so. Recently, he spearheaded an effort to break up the nation’s largest circuit. Is this the beginning of the Twelfth Circuit? Reasoning Behind the Push According to the Associated Press, Gov. Doug Ducey proposed that Arizona either move “into a different region” or Congress […]Read More

Guinness Nigeria released its financial results for the period ended 31 December, 2015. The result showed that revenue declined by 10% from N55.2 billion in Q2’14 to N49.8 billion in Q2’15, the company also reduced its distribution and admin expenses by 5% from N19 billion in 2014 to N18 billion in 2015. Profit before tax […]Read More

According to export schedules, Nigeria is expected to witness a rise in oil exports in the month of March. This is because of the reopening of Shell’s Trans Niger Pipeline (TNP) and the lifting of the force majeure on Brass River crude by ENI. Nigeria will increase its exports by three cargoes which is scheduled […]

Senator Udo UdomaPicture Source: Reuters Minister of Budget and Planning, Senator Udo Udoma, on Sunday said that ongoing reform targeted at diversifying the revenue base of the country would guarantee the achievement of the budget. He made this statement when a delegation from the African Development Bank (ADB) paid him a courtesy call. Udoma was […]