Evan brings to light a new product. It’s not a substitute for law school, but certainly places law school in a new light. Coincidentally, I saw this “Law School in a Box” last evening at Borders Bookstore for the first time. It is intriguing.
It shows the creativity of this young Philadelphia lawyer. My hat’s off in admiration for what, based on the book store’s display, is quite likely to be a very successful venture and great marketing ploy.
If only we knew that we could file late and not get penalized! We could have kept our money in the bank longer … or not sold the securities needed to raise the cash to pay the taxes.
IRS noted that Taxpayers, Tax Professionals with TurboTax problems have until midnight April 19 to e-file (IR-2007-91, April 18, 2007)
This has not been a good few days for technology: TurboTax and Blackberry both went down! This would have made for a good bet. But, perhaps with so many technological devices at hand, it should not be a surprise when crashes occur.
“In this day and age, not having a backup plan is equivalent to jumping out of a plane without a parachute: it’s simply not done,” according to Carmi Levy, Senior Research Analyst, with InfoTech Research Group in London, Ont. (more…)
The question seems appropos at this time. I was just interviewed by a leading legal publication, asking me the question, "How do lawyers become good managers of other lawyers?" Since law schools frown on providing this type of information — and, in fact, generally refuse to provide law practice management courses, how DO lawyers become skill practice management leaders?
Edge International recently conducted a survey. Adam Smith, Esq. discusses some of the qualities valued by respondents in that survey:
New postal regulations may not be understood. They go into effect in May. If you don’t want your costs to go up by as much as 50%, you need to pay attention.
I must have been naive, but I always thought cashier’s checks meant that the money represented by the check was segregated by the bank and awaited deposit to give the bearer the funds. It seems that isn’t necessarily true, as it turns out. But, the real fraud is committed by the criminal mind in counterfeiting those cashier’s checks, something I didn’t think possible. (more…)
A Princeton prof of noted repute in constitutional law was labeled a terrorist when attempting to board a plane. He was delayed and ultimately his luggage was "lost." Is this paranoia or a true incident. (more…)
It’s time to recognize and thank your hard-working Administrative Professionals, whose tireless efforts keep your organization going.
When I first read this headline, I thought the article was about trial tactics. But, alas, it’s not. (more…)
March 19, 2007
BUSINESS FINDS LEGAL SALARIES HARDER TO STOMACH
To Contain Costs, Corporate Counsel Seek New Ways to Price Legal Work
By Bobbi Murray
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES – A fresh raise for law firm associates this year has renewed discussions among corporate counsels about how to trim legal costs.
In-house lawyers say they aren’t unwilling to foot an outsized bill for bet-the-company cases. But they are increasingly looking askance at bills larded up with high associate salaries working on routine matters. (more…)