legal services

• How to create and maintain a sustainable pro bono program

  By Julie Beck  |  October 30, 2012

  Corporate Pro Bono offers legal departments advice on establishing aid

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  General counsel fight law firm bills for photocopies, food

  By Alanna Byrne  |  October 23, 2012

  In the midst of a recession, cost-cutting is a top priority for many corporate legal departments. And general counsel looking to pinch pennies have turned their attention to outside legal spending, namely bills from their law firm partners, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Monday.

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  Akin Gump acquires 7 Haynes and Boone partners

  By Cathleen Flahardy  |  October 12, 2012

  Seven Haynes and Boone lawyers in Texas are planning to jump ship and head over to Akin Gump—further evidence that the legal services climate is looking up.

• E-discovery: 5 steps for selecting a law firm with e-discovery capabilities

  By Todd Ohlms, Joseph Fogel  |  October 9, 2012

  Recent articles in the media report growing dissatisfaction of in-house counsel with their outside counsel’s handling of electronic discovery issues.

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  Jobs up in legal services sector

  By Cathleen Flahardy  |  October 9, 2012

  Last week’s jobs report was good news for the nation—and great news for lawyers.

• Using Big Data to enable better leadership

  By Craig Raeburn  |  October 1, 2012

  When we hear the word “leadership,” particularly in the business of law, many of us are compelled to think about ways that we as business leaders can take smart chances

• Litigation: Keeping that corporate privilege

  By Jan Conlin, Andrew Pieper  |  September 27, 2012

  In-house counsel’s dual legal and business responsibilities can frequently create issues when assessing the extent of attorney-client privilege that applies to internal documents.

• External programs work to prepare diverse lawyers for leadership positions

  By Laurie Robinson  |  September 24, 2012

  There may be hope yet on the horizon for diversity in legal departments

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  Median first-year associate salaries drop to $145,000

  By Ashley Post  |  September 21, 2012

  This summer, we reported that starting salaries for recent law school graduates were on the decline. Now, the NALP, the Association for Legal Career Professionals has more bad news.

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  The 2012 IC10 winners

  By Julie Beck, Alanna Byrne, Cathleen Flahardy, Ashley Post, Mary Swanton  |  August 23, 2012

  If you listen closely, you can hear it—the steady rumble of new ideas within corporate legal departments.