Electronic Surveillance and Offshore Legal Communications
From: Aphelion Legal Solutions, August 19, 2008 The D.C. federal trial court and the D.C. and Maryland Bars have been asked whether anti-terrorist interception of communications between the U.S. and foreigners
Continue readingStudy: Corporations Slash Spending on Outside Counsel
From: The American Lawyer, October 21, 2008 Spending on outside counsel by corporations has dropped to its lowest level in eight years, and in-house lawyers expect to finish 2008 without any uptick in
Continue readingTARP, Credit Crisis Jobs, etc. — Where to Apply
We spoke to our Treasury contacts over the weekend. If you would like to know about all employment opportunities within TARP (attorneys, accountants, financial analysts, etc.) go to the TARP web page
Continue readingIndia Lures Corporate Outsourcing
From: The National Law Journal, October 15, 2008 While you might expect the production of a button-down shirt to be outsourced to Guadalajara, most lawyers would not expect their caseloads to be shipped
Continue readingThe Uptick in Subprime and Credit Crisis-Related Litigations is … Where?
As the media has reported, Clifford Chance has laid off 20 litigators in the mortgage-back securities practice (here) due to “sluggishness” and the fact that the expected uptick in litigation “has
Continue readingSimpson Thacher Wins Lead Role on Treasury’s $700 Billion Bailout Plan
From: The American Lawyer, October 14, 2008 The U.S. Treasury Department has chosen Simpson Thacher & Bartlett as its lead legal adviser on the $700 billion bailout plan from among a group of six law
Continue readingThe Bailout and Contract Attorney Jobs … More News
Our contacts at Treasury indicated that the “staff up” has been on hold, although the FDIC and OTS are still staffing up because of other related regulatory events. For those of you following
Continue readingThe Bailout Plan and Contract Attorney Work … An Update
The bailout plan and contract attorney work … an update to our September 25th posting: Yesterday the administration announced that a former Goldman Sachs executive will be the interim head of its $700
Continue readingNew Software: OrangeLT Predictive Pricing Estimator
Since we have so many law firms and government agencies that subscribe to the list, we thought we’d distribute the following. This comes to us via our friends at Gabe Guide who do a first-rate
Continue readingContract Attorney Projects Galore … Another “New Wave” Credit Crisis Lawsuit, With More to Come
As has been reported in all the legal media web sites, the tsunami of filed and pending financial meltdown/subprime-related securities cases is still on the rise. Nobody covers this better, by the way,
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