Silk Road Creator Appeals Conviction, Life Sentence
How does the saying go? “It takes a wolf to catch a wolf.” And it appears that the wolf who ran Silk Road was caught by a couple law enforcement…
How to Upgrade Your Document Management System
If you’ve ever lost a file or spent hours searching for an incorrectly filed document — and we all have — you know that poor document management can be a…
FBI’s Gender-Based Push-Up Test Isn’t Discriminatory, 4th Rules
“Drop and give me 14 push-ups! Or 30, if you’re a dude.” That, in essence, is the gender-based difference in the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s physical fitness exam for special…
Doc Review Won’t Make You Rich, but at Least You’ll Have a Job
No one goes to law school to become a doc review attorney, but plenty of lawyers end up with a doc review gig at some point, whether they’re BigLaw associates…
Lumosity Settles $2M for Failing to Back Ads With Science
The FTC has often been the public consumer protection outfit that helps people take down companies making absurd claims about their products or services. One of the more famous FTC…
Signs You Need to Find a New Firm
Do you remember when you were excited to go to work? Chances are it wasn’t that long ago. Sure, your job pays reasonably well and you’re probably not very inclined…
Ramadan Meals Case Revived by 7th Cir.
The Seventh Circuit revived a free exercise of religion case in which a Muslim inmate sued his jailers for interfering with his observance of Ramadan by withholding “special meals.” The…
Fish Conservation Lawsuit Fails at DC Circuit
In a suit brought before the DC Circuit, plaintiffs claimed that federal agencies acted unlawfully by neglecting to manage various stocks of ocean fish in the Atlantic. The circuit decided…
Where to Find Legal Interns
If you’re not using interns, you’re missing out. Sure, interns provide work — often cheap (but not free) work. But more importantly, they can bring fresh perspectives and energy to…
Law Firms in the Cross-Hairs of Accounting Scrutiny?
In a recent The Economist piece, Matthew Valencia offered his predictions for the genesis of the next legal-financial scandal. After these last few years of LIBOR manipulation, Volkswagon, and investigation…