U.S. student debt balloons past $1.5 trillion
The overall size of US student loan debt has grown by $500bn since the 2010-11 academic year 5 September 2018 – The US student loan burden has swelled past $1.5tn despite actual lending
Continue readingTales from the trenches: the explosion of e-discovery document review projects in D.C. and NYC
By: Alexis Chrystos Manager, The Posse List (a division of The Project Counsel Group) We have received a fair amount of questions from staffing agencies, legal technology vendors, law firms,
Continue readingTalk about proportionality! :-) A new spin on “Jarndyce v Jarndyce”
“Ah, about those filet mignon expenses …” By: Catarina Conti Jarndyce v Jarndyce is a fictional court case in “Bleak House” by Charles Dickens, progressing in the English
Continue readingSolon Legal supports the “Going Global – The China Factor” event at George Washington Law School
“We have benefited so much over the years from the great work of our contract attorneys and translators that we really think it is important to give back. It is not always an easy haul being a contract
Continue readingBrown University is doing away with student loans
11 December 2017- Amid America’s colossal student debt problem, an Ivy League school is providing an example of how institutions can help. Beginning next school year, Brown University will eliminate
Continue readingTransPerfect’s fate decided
The following summary is courtesy of: https://slator.com 24 November 2017 – Phil Shawe won. After putting up the fight of his life the current co-CEO and soon-to-be sole CEO of
Continue readingContract attorney work goes back to the farm: the fall-off in D.C. document review work
By: Alexis Chrystos Manager, The Posse List (a division of The Project Counsel Group) We have received a fair amount of questions on the fall off of D.C. based document review so
Continue readingTranslation platforms cannot yet replace humans … but they are still astonishingly useful
8 July 2017 – Last week we attended a Google Research workshop in Zurich, Switzerland on Google’s quest to “end the language barrier” and a signifiant part of the program
Continue readingWhen it comes to pricing, where should law firms draw the line on contract lawyers?
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
Continue readingWhen laughing during a congressional hearing is a crime – but a police shooting is not
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
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