Recent trends favor the admissibility of electronic evidence unless it lacks foundation or sufficient indicia of reliability.

A change of policy in hiring career law clerks at federal courts is driven by budgetary considerations.

Pressure to originate new clients can cause lawyers to lose sight of important ethical guidelines.

Too many lawyers write too much too often. Some lawyers are even known to talk too much. The ability to be brief is a key to persuasion.

The litigator’s objective is to persuade. In an effort to be thorough in our cases, we often forget to use one of our strongest assets: our eyes.

My boss chewed me out for “leaving sensitive papers out where anybody could see them” and for not respecting client confidentiality.

Don’t miss this year’s Section Annual Conference in Washington, DC—held in conjunction with the 2008 Ethics Centennial Symposium and ABA Day—and the opportunity to network with colleagues and earn CLE at programs on issues such as the power to wage war, prosecutorial misconduct (featuring the Duke lacrosse case counsel), and real estate and credit market litigation. Registrants may attend the Ethics Centennial Symposium, featuring Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., for free. Register now (registration ends March 28; the hotel deadline is March 21).

Lawyers who represent children should heed the basic tenets of representing this vulnerable population.

The skyrocketing popularity of mediation has forced law firms to evaluate how non-attorney employees can support the ADR process.

» Read more from the Commercial & Business Litigation Committee.

With the subprime litigation landscape still evolving, litigators must consider a variety of issues when investigating and defending these claims.

» Read more from the Securities Litigation Committee.

Subprime mortgage litigation is outpacing the savings-and-loan crisis of the early 1990s, according to a Navigant Consulting study. Click here for a full copy of the study. [PDF]