Draft better contracts: tips and pitfalls to avoid
Effective contract drafting is critical, yet it’s rarely a skill that’s taught well in law schools. Many lawyers learn to draft contracts on their own, often leading to their use of tired, myth-laden techniques. Improve your drafting of transactional documents with these tips and learn the pitfalls to avoid. Read more…
Debt relief for public interest lawyers with signing of ABA-supported bill
Public service lawyers gained additional ways to obtain student loan relief in August when President George W. Bush signed the Higher Education Reauthorization and College Opportunity Act of 2008 into law. Read more…
Finding happiness in your life, work
Strive for happiness, not just contentment, advises Amy E. Clark Kleinpeter, who uses her own career journey as a case study to help lawyers find work-life balance. Read more…
Evidentiary rule protects against inadvertent waiver of attorney-client privilege
On Sept. 8, the House of Representatives passed S. 2450, legislation to adopt proposed Federal Rule of Evidence 502. The bill, if signed into law, protects against inadvertent waiver of the attorney-client privilege and work product protection when producing documents in discovery. Read more...
Is your lawyer evaluation process unbiased?
Hidden biases derail the best of intentions of law firms to implement fair evaluation processes. Is your process unbiased? Take a quiz to see how your firm stacks up and get tips to improve the process. Read more...
Attorney-client privilege and the new Justice Department guidelines
Withdrawing the McNulty Memorandum, the U.S. Justice Department issued a revised policy on federal investigation and prosecution of corporate crimes that the ABA says is a step in the right direction. Read more…
Employment search and interview pointers to get the job you want
Your resume should not only tell a prospective employer where you have been and what you have done, but also what you’ve accomplished, advises career development specialist Kathy Morris. Learn other practical tips to set yourself apart from the competition. Read more…
Can a virtual assistant help you?
With the recent boom in legal services outsourcing, the use of virtual assistants has also grown. Learn how a ‘bonus brain’ in the office can help your firm get things done. Read more…
ABA says “yes” to legal services outsourcing
U.S. lawyers are free to outsource legal work, including to lawyers or nonlawyers outside the country, if they follow certain obligations outlined by the Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility. Read more…
SOX at six: is it working?
In light of the Enron scandal and other cases of corporate accounting fraud, Congress enacted the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in 2002 to protect investors of public companies. Six years later, what has been the result of the law—known as SOX? A panel of experts weigh in. Read more...
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