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  SuperConference 2013: Ethics Boot Camp

  By Cathleen Flahardy  |  May 7, 2013

  That’s how Philip Favro, discovery counsel at Symantec Corp., appropriately set the tone for SuperConference 2013’s first ethics session.

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  Quiz: How well do you remember April's legal news stories?

  By Julie Beck, Alanna Byrne  |  May 3, 2013

  April showers may have already brought May flowers, but before we lean full-tilt into springtime, we reviewed April's most significant (or just strangest) news stories.

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  Electric-car maker Coda files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

  By Julie Beck  |  May 1, 2013

  Electric cars may be the future, but the future looks pretty dim for electric-car maker Coda Holdings Inc., which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy today.

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  Merck's pro bono program expands as it grows up

  By Julie Beck  |  May 1, 2013

  Like a tree, a successful corporate pro bono program starts small and compact, then grows, getting bigger and branching out with time.

• In-house counsel's growing social media conscience

  By Cathleen Flahardy  |  May 1, 2013

  The explosion of social media is nothing new.

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  Managing a global legal department: Getting help from an LPO

  By Suchitra Narayen, Ram Vasudevan, Rees Morrison  |  April 24, 2013

  Legal process outsourcing (LPO) providers who take on specific projects or tasks at the direction of an in-house legal department have proven themselves to be valuable partners in designing unique, efficient and cost-effective solutions for corporate legal departments

• Moving forward past indifference to provide equal justice to all

  By Dan Reidy, Natalie Spears  |  April 19, 2013

  When we talk about The Chicago Bar Foundation’s (CBF) 7th annual Investing in Justice Campaign, we talk about making a difference.

• Defining credible benchmarks for outside counsel spend

  By Craig Raeburn  |  April 18, 2013

  What have you done for me lately? For many law departments this feels like the unspoken question from the business.

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  3 tips for better time management

  By Jillian Hirsch  |  April 17, 2013

  On a daily basis, attorneys are battling to manage competing priorities.

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  Bankrupt pharmacy linked to meningitis outbreak wants to redeem insurance policies to pay creditors

  By Julie Beck  |  April 15, 2013

  The bankruptcy estate of the pharmacy that allegedly caused a deadly meningitis outbreak in the U.S. last year wants to be able to redeem its insurance policies, worth several million dollars, to pay off debts to its creditors.