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When it comes to pricing, where should law firms draw the line on contract lawyers?

June 12, 2017
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12 June 2017 – Interesting post in today’s The American Lawyer on the issue of the cost and pricing of contract attorneys. If you do not have a subscription here is the full article: Susman

When laughing during a congressional hearing is a crime – but a police shooting is not

May 4, 2017
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4 May 2017 – Last month U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions ordered Justice Department officials to review reform agreements with troubled police forces nationwide, saying it was necessary to

The AT&T/Time Warner merger announcement: a primer for contract attorneys

October 25, 2016
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By: Gregory P. Bufithis, Esq. Eric De Grasse Catarina Conti NOTE TO CONTRACT ATTORNEYS: on the “big side”, Sullivan & Cromwell is advising AT&T and Cravath Swaine &

The “Basics of E-Discovery” guide from Exterro

September 12, 2016
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12 September 2016 – Last year Exterro launched a new e-discovery resource called the Basics of E-Discovery guide. It is a brilliant guide. We have worked with it and it is a an easy to read, approachable,

Contract lawyers: just a screwed generation?

March 4, 2016
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4 March 2016 – This week we had two publications focus on the contract attorney market, both quoting The Posse List and also quoting a number of Posse List members. Michael Goldhaber, a writer for

“What a jerk!! He MUST be studying law!”

January 14, 2016
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14 January 2015 – Yep, it seems it is the first question college students as each other:“What’s your major?” Perhaps the most superfluous. Spend a little time getting to know

Law schools race to meet students’ demands: the business that is called “the law”

November 30, 2015
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30 November 2015 – For some years now pundits have been writing about the “deprofessionalization of the legal profession”, a malaise which, it is claimed, has infected the profession

The Department of Labor has proposed a new rule regarding overtime and seeks comment

August 29, 2015
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29 August 2015 – The Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed a new rule regarding the overtime exemptions in the Fair Labor Standards Act (click here to view the proposed rule). United Contract Attorneys is

Contract attorney lawsuit against Skadden Arps can proceed, appeals court says; case could enable temporary lawyers hired for routine document review to earn extra wages

July 23, 2015
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23 July 2015 – A lawsuit demanding overtime pay from legal heavyweight Skadden, Arps can proceed, an appeals court ruled today, potentially clearing the way for temporary lawyers hired to do routine

This firm marked up contract attorney reviewer billings over 500 percent … and that’s not the worst part

June 3, 2015
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From Doug Austin at eDiscovery Daily: June 3, 2015 – Remember when we asked the question whether a blended document review rate of $466 per hour is excessive? Many of you weighed in on that one

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