Business of Law - Business Exchange Most Active Articles 2009-11-24T20:50:24.433-05:00 Business Exchange Business_Exchange@businessweek.com urn:com:businessweek:bx:topic:most-active:business-of-law William Banzai7 wbanzai7402 Boomer Alimony Debate urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:14705147917101355565-88dcb25838684fed44456a685fa54ce7 2009-10-31T10:25:27.790-04:00 The legal debate's momentum appears to be with those who seek to guard alimony payers' shrinking resources. The legal debate's momentum appears to be with those who seek to guard alimony payers' shrinking resources. sobabyboomer.com http://www.sobabyboomer.com/2009/10/boomer-alimony-debate.html John Agno jagno444 1 0 0 1 Disappointments Preceded Suicides by Lawyers at Three Major Law... urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:17847625047789712554-9997f361da1804c9adcdc6181db098cb 2009-05-11T08:27:18.000-04:00 Job stress and career disappointments are apparently taking a toll on lawyers working in the high-pressure world of large law firms. Job stress and career disappointments are apparently taking a toll on lawyers working in the high-pressure world of large law firms. ABA Journal Daily News http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/abajournal/dailynews/~3/rCWP2wCWmlQ/ 13 13 0 0 ComMetrics | Cloud computing: YOUR data urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:6999803825767563470-5e4e9697897041badf8cca0221517311 2009-07-30T06:34:31.001-04:00 How cloud computing affects your digital data rights... Considering Amazon's thoughtless decision to delete unauthorized copies of a George Orwell classic from its customers' Kindles, caution is desperately required. How cloud computing affects your digital data rights... Considering Amazon's thoughtless decision to delete unauthorized copies of a George Orwell classic from its customers' Kindles, caution is desperately required. commetrics.com http://commetrics.com/articles/possession-9-tenths-of-the-law/ Urs E. Gattiker ugattiker307 1 0 0 1 The Great Newspaper Meltdown, and What It Means For Our Pricing urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:15079656592441396787-59c0b155bfc2a183d71be9bd49f40f85 2009-05-05T12:12:33.161-04:00 The Great Newspaper Meltdown, and What It Means For Our Pricing From the famous annual meeting of Berkshire Hathaway, "Woodstock for capitalists," comes news a couple of days ago from the WSJ that Warren Buffett, long an investor in newspapers, sees... The Great Newspaper Meltdown, and What It Means For Our Pricing From the famous annual meeting of Berkshire Hathaway, "Woodstock for capitalists," comes news a couple of days ago from the WSJ that Warren Buffett, long an investor in newspapers, sees... adamsmithesq.com http://www.adamsmithesq.com/archives/2009/05/-from-the-famous-annual.html William Banzai7 wbanzai7402 4 2 1 1 How a Jones Day Associate Dealt with an ‘Ornery Senior Partner’ urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:16475608823983630788-dd69540641fa51eeb82b050faf14166c 2009-05-19T08:57:39.000-04:00 Grayson, who was an associate at Jones Day in Los Angeles when she was assigned to work on a series of deals with “an ornery senior partner... Grayson, who was an associate at Jones Day in Los Angeles when she was assigned to work on a series of deals with “an ornery senior partner... ABA Journal Top Stories http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/abajournal/topstories/~3/EtBGvqOVo9M/ 7 7 0 0 Big Law’s Future: Profit Forecasts, More Layoffs, and Going Big in BRIC? - Law Blog urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:5546398402486945352-68c12029bacff7430e5155709cb4b8bf 2009-05-06T11:58:23.375-04:00 By Ashby Jones We can say with some amount of confidence that the past six-months or so have been some of the most challenging ever for law-firm managing partners. And prognosticators seem to think that the next six will be — if not quite as hard —... By Ashby Jones We can say with some amount of confidence that the past six-months or so have been some of the most challenging ever for law-firm managing partners. And prognosticators seem to think that the next six will be — if not quite as hard —... blogs.wsj.com http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2009/05/05/big-laws-future-profit-projections-more-layoffs-and-going-big-in-bric/ William Banzai7 wbanzai7402 3 1 1 1 45% of law firms considering outsourcing financial business, says Prince OMC urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:13120963760336427333-b3b1ca5109b2a123bfca65bcc00e78a3 2009-05-08T08:24:14.804-04:00 Over 45 per cent of law firms are considering outsourcing the financial function within their business due to pressure, research from Prince OMC reveals. The legal outsourcing consultancy firm found that 36 per cent of those polled would consider... Over 45 per cent of law firms are considering outsourcing the financial function within their business due to pressure, research from Prince OMC reveals. The legal outsourcing consultancy firm found that 36 per cent of those polled would consider... moneymarketing.co.uk http://www.moneymarketing.co.uk/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=186096&d=340&h=341&f=342 William Banzai7 wbanzai7402 3 3 0 0 FT.com / Business Life - Law firms adapt to a stark new world urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:1385818465484852495-55fd100d55fe4fae04b1dc87f3ff1ded 2009-05-08T00:21:48.012-04:00 Law firms adapt to a stark new world By Reena SenGupta Published: May 5 2009 20:49 | Last updated: May 5 2009 20:49 A dramatic image of the deterioration of global banks flooded the mail boxes of the business world back in October 2008. Law firms adapt to a stark new world By Reena SenGupta Published: May 5 2009 20:49 | Last updated: May 5 2009 20:49 A dramatic image of the deterioration of global banks flooded the mail boxes of the business world back in October 2008. ft.com http://www.ft.com/cms/s/013fde2a-3993-11de-b82d-00144feabdc0,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F013fde2a-3993-11de-b82d-00144feabdc0.html&_i_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.adamsmithesq.com%2F William Banzai7 wbanzai7402 2 1 1 0 US law firms face worst year for PEP since 1991 - Legal Week, legal news, comment, events and legal jobs urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:18367786267682263126-7df3e6c36b740afc509d91bbb4bd035e 2009-05-07T20:51:27.662-04:00 US law firms face worst year for PEP since 1991 Author: Alex Novarese and Jeremy Hodges Published: 07/05/2009 16:00 Email article | Comment on this article | Sign up to News Alerts Profits fall 4.3% at top US firms while revenue edges up to $67bn;... US law firms face worst year for PEP since 1991 Author: Alex Novarese and Jeremy Hodges Published: 07/05/2009 16:00 Email article | Comment on this article | Sign up to News Alerts Profits fall 4.3% at top US firms while revenue edges up to $67bn;... legalweek.com http://www.legalweek.com/Articles/1197976/US+law+firms+face+worst+year+for+PEP+since+1991.html William Banzai7 wbanzai7402 2 1 1 0 The legal parasites who'll profit off GM's bankruptcy. - By Daniel Gross urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:9662740329646691043-db0ecc6f233795234b7641ce4ac323f0 2009-05-30T10:11:33.255-04:00 Commentary about business and finance. The Bankruptcy ParasitesGM's Chapter 11 filing will be bad news for everyone—except the lawyers, accountants, and paper-pushers who'll make a mint off it.By Daniel GrossPosted Thursday, May 28, 2009, at 6:03 PM... Commentary about business and finance. The Bankruptcy ParasitesGM's Chapter 11 filing will be bad news for everyone—except the lawyers, accountants, and paper-pushers who'll make a mint off it.By Daniel GrossPosted Thursday, May 28, 2009, at 6:03 PM... slate.com http://www.slate.com/id/2219256/ William Banzai7 wbanzai7402 1 0 1 0 Are Today's Lawyers Stretched Too Far? urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:17779238731167000181-dff8913af68fd14c508c79edf72922f2 2009-05-30T10:04:40.235-04:00 These are hard times for most people who work at big law firms. For some, they are unbearable. The suicide in late April of Mark Levy, a 59-year-old lawyer at Kilpatrick Stockton who reportedly had just been laid off, was a horrible reminder of the... These are hard times for most people who work at big law firms. For some, they are unbearable. The suicide in late April of Mark Levy, a 59-year-old lawyer at Kilpatrick Stockton who reportedly had just been laid off, was a horrible reminder of the... law.com http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202431102186 William Banzai7 wbanzai7402 2 2 0 0 Trouble in the AMLAW 100 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:16294738317722629795-1e616ee44e3d85b90e5dc2f4bb92007b 2009-05-06T12:04:55.060-04:00 law.com http://www.law.com/jsp/tal/PubArticleTAL.jsp?id=1202430183962&Lessons_of_The_Am_Law_ William Banzai7 wbanzai7402 2 1 1 0 In Defense of the Billable Hour: Bad, or Just Misunderstood? urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:4593710298987990036-ce8741de98da0cd0b97bc24ac3a1c0c0 2009-05-18T14:39:47.798-04:00 In Defense of the Billable Hour: Bad, or Just Misunderstood? Lower hourly charges don't necessarily translate into a lower bill for clients Press Millen The National Law Journal May 18, 2009 Post a Comment Ask a lawyer what her hourly rate is and... In Defense of the Billable Hour: Bad, or Just Misunderstood? Lower hourly charges don't necessarily translate into a lower bill for clients Press Millen The National Law Journal May 18, 2009 Post a Comment Ask a lawyer what her hourly rate is and... law.com http://www.law.com/jsp/law/careercenter/lawArticleCareerCenter.jsp?id=1202430764432 William Banzai7 wbanzai7402 2 2 0 0 WHO KILLED BIG LAW urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:4419147897714134768-06cfb339beb1884c7c264378261e19f6 2009-06-07T12:04:33.638-04:00 williambanzai7.blogspot.com http://williambanzai7.blogspot.com/2009/06/who-killed-big-law.html William Banzai7 wbanzai7402 1 1 0 0 WELCOME TO THE WOLRD OF TOMMORROW, ESQ urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:16121779180135378990-c8aaf0e82ab29dc80ecbe4e85084959c 2009-07-06T11:17:54.227-04:00 amlawdaily.typepad.com http://amlawdaily.typepad.com/amlawdaily/2009/07/welcome-to-the-future-revolutions-and-other-models-of-change.html William Banzai7 wbanzai7402 0 0 0 0 New research predicts increase in legal spending - Legal Week, legal news, comment, events and legal jobs urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:10237127798183611794-62acebbcfaa3dbce6d0751f39e9c55bb 2009-05-08T21:08:14.823-04:00 Comment on this article | Sign up to News Alerts A new report has claimed that major US corporations are preparing to increase legal spending by as much as 5% in the second half of the year. Research firm BTI Consulting Group surveyed 370 corporate... Comment on this article | Sign up to News Alerts A new report has claimed that major US corporations are preparing to increase legal spending by as much as 5% in the second half of the year. Research firm BTI Consulting Group surveyed 370 corporate... legalweek.com http://www.legalweek.com/Articles/1198016/New+research+predicts+increase+in+legal+spending.html William Banzai7 wbanzai7402 2 2 0 0 Law.com - When Will the Employment Picture Brighten for Lawyers? urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:3948036298762509400-8e4ce3b6305a0b8343212e66c4e8e68a 2009-05-08T00:31:21.779-04:00 Sure, the layoff news in the legal industry grabs the headlines, but really, how bad is the legal employment situation in Connecticut? Some law firm consultants say the bad news has been overblown because it has focused on layoffs at some of the... Sure, the layoff news in the legal industry grabs the headlines, but really, how bad is the legal employment situation in Connecticut? Some law firm consultants say the bad news has been overblown because it has focused on layoffs at some of the... law.com http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202430473360&When_Will_the_Employment_Picture_Brighten_for_Lawyers William Banzai7 wbanzai7402 1 0 1 0 SALARY CUTS FOR NY ASSOCIATES? urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:14778807945834772852-237f712b6dc6b7a180f9435935cf6e5d 2009-05-07T21:03:33.420-04:00 amlawdaily.typepad.com http://amlawdaily.typepad.com/amlawdaily/2009/05/nypaycuts.html William Banzai7 wbanzai7402 1 0 1 0 Editors' Blog: Signy quits - not an earthquake but a definite fault line urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:13770246217181286986-c1a9aadbb2217f87baecce5ac134f226 2009-05-07T20:56:21.064-04:00 « Selling BPP - always something to talk about | Signy quits - not an earthquake but a definite fault line Signy quits - not an earthquake but a definite fault line Posted 6/05/2009 by Georgina Stanley Adam Signy's departure from Clifford Chance... « Selling BPP - always something to talk about | Signy quits - not an earthquake but a definite fault line Signy quits - not an earthquake but a definite fault line Posted 6/05/2009 by Georgina Stanley Adam Signy's departure from Clifford Chance... legalweekblogs.com http://www.legalweekblogs.com/editorsblog/2009/05/signy_quits_-_not_an_earthquak.html William Banzai7 wbanzai7402 2 2 0 0 Barclays pushes firms to embrace flexi-billing - Legal Week, legal news, comment, events and legal jobs urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:4973102073900785509-b35a10e04cd2f68b1bb72f304297e900 2009-05-15T08:46:37.417-04:00 Comment on this article | Sign up to News Alerts Litigation summit presses advisers to get creative and second partners Barclays’ in-house litigation team is pushing its panel firms for more flexible billing arrangements and seeking top-level... Comment on this article | Sign up to News Alerts Litigation summit presses advisers to get creative and second partners Barclays’ in-house litigation team is pushing its panel firms for more flexible billing arrangements and seeking top-level... legalweek.com http://www.legalweek.com/Articles/1198042/Barclays+pushes+firms+to+embrace+flexi-billing.html William Banzai7 wbanzai7402 1 0 0 1 Law.com - Are Blue-Chip New York Firms Losing Their Balance? urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:1462173852167376681-e0ae7a96f8bde50bf9576d3c58a97019 2009-05-06T12:10:17.853-04:00 What has the world come to when Cravath, Swaine & Moore has a terrible year? The firm that has served for decades as the touchstone for prestige in the profession last year suffered a 13 percent drop in revenue and a 24 percent plunge in profits per... What has the world come to when Cravath, Swaine & Moore has a terrible year? The firm that has served for decades as the touchstone for prestige in the profession last year suffered a 13 percent drop in revenue and a 24 percent plunge in profits per... law.com http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202430308026 William Banzai7 wbanzai7402 1 0 0 1 Partners predict business model will change - Legal Week, legal news, comment, events and legal jobs urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:2376372069051142663-c401c7e7bfc5aac08410b1a1cb14630c 2009-05-19T13:27:23.527-04:00 Comment on this article | Sign up to News Alerts City lawyers believe the recession will push firms further from the traditional partnership business model, while Budget tax rises increase the pressure to explore corporate structures. Comment on this article | Sign up to News Alerts City lawyers believe the recession will push firms further from the traditional partnership business model, while Budget tax rises increase the pressure to explore corporate structures. legalweek.com http://www.legalweek.com/Navigation/24/Articles/1198067/Partners+predict+business+model+will+change.html William Banzai7 wbanzai7402 1 1 0 0 Trouble at Hunton and Williams urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:7978130587389648302-fe731d98c9409d9279c80ff58a29365d 2009-05-15T08:38:15.493-04:00 amlawdaily.typepad.com http://amlawdaily.typepad.com/amlawdaily/2009/05/layoffs-at-hunton-williams.html William Banzai7 wbanzai7402 1 1 0 0 Trouble at Skadden urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:12831906939550936359-98fec9a26a6de866e1dbe1990f8c7122 2009-05-15T08:25:28.203-04:00 dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/15/in-sign-of-industry-shift-a-legal-giant-loses-2-top-partners/#comment-272569 William Banzai7 wbanzai7402 1 1 0 0 Trans Atlantic Elite urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:12069330580503162156-f586f5a0f6ebebc07a38478963d7fda1 2009-05-15T00:56:05.958-04:00 centaur2.co.uk http://www.centaur2.co.uk/emags/thelawyer/trans-atlantic-elite-09/pageflip.html William Banzai7 wbanzai7402 1 1 0 0