HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
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Continue readingLanguage and speech recognition technology equal to humans gets closer
This is our last post of the year aside from our job posts. We thank all of our subscribers and readers for a great year. Note: The Posse List team will be posting jobs (the market is busy) over the holiday
Continue readingLooking for a job with the U.S. Department of Justice? Then use their new app
4 November 2014 – This has been sitting in our “InBox” for a few weeks (we average 2,000 emails a week so sometimes we may be a bit slow to respond to many of you.
Continue readingThe Washington Post U.S. school debt calculator: “You are taking a risk by following a law career”
2 November 2014 – The Washington Post published a student loan calculator to assist students out there in figuring out exactly how much they will suffer for their education. And the
Continue readingDoc review is unequivocal “practice of law” US judge says in dumping contract attorney’s overtime suit
9 October 2014 – In a case that helps clarify what discovery-related activities constitute the practice of law, a federal judge in Manhattan has told a group of contract attorneys performing
Continue readingEvery law firm’s fear: translator decides to keep documents she translated and become whistle blower
25 September 2014 – A translator who provided internal Toyota documents to news reporters has objected to the carmaker’s requests for sanctions against her for alleged failure to
Continue readingNote to NYC contract attorneys: the New York City Earned Sick Time Act has taken effect
1 August 2014 – On June 30, 2014 employees in New York City became entitled to begin using accrued sick leave pursuant to the New York City Earned Sick Time Act (the “Act”).
Continue readingSurvey: Law Firms Are at an E-Discovery “Watershed”
http://www.arikaplanadvisors.com 26 July 2014 – Earlier this week (click here) we noted a piece in The Washington Post about Winston & Strawn: “Winston wants to compete
Continue readingWill the contract lawyer wage-and-hour suits open up law firms to overtime claims from a wider pool?
(from law360.com) 23 July 2014 – Contract lawyers pursuing wage-and-hour suits claiming the temporary document review work they did for white-shoe firms was to “routine”
Continue readingWinston & Strawn goes head-to-head with e-discovery vendors
20 July 2014 – An interesting piece in The Washington Post about Winston & Strawn: “Winston wants to compete head to head with e-discovery vendors such as FTI and
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