For litigators at the federal trial level, is there anything more important that evidence issues? Federal Evidence Blog has published two posts covering Top Ten Evidence Issues for 2012 and 2011, retrospective and prospective. After assigning the 2011 recap analysis,…
Archive for the ‘Current Affairs’ Category
AALL’s Biggest Blunder of 2011
11
Jan
It’s a tough call but I think our association’s way-over-the-top antitrustism takes the cake. While a draft (actually it was a second draft) antitrust policy was rejected by the AALL’s Executive Board last summer, and the first version of its…
In Defense of the Corvair: Worth one hellva lot more than trading it in to pay for law school
10
Jan
In what will go down in the annals of ABA history as one of the most assine interviews by an ABA president: Robinson had the grace and the courage to tell law students it was their own fault for the…
Legal Labor Market Remains Bleak According to BLS Stats
09
Jan
According to the latest report by BLS, professional and technical services showed job expansion running at 8.5% and the only subgroup that showed a decline was legal services (- 1.8%). On WSJ Law Blog, Joe Palazzlo reports that while the…
The Corporate Tao of TR Legal: Laying Off More West Account Reps in Recently Executed Sale Reorganization
02
Jan
Back in mid-November, in a post titled More TR Legal Layoffs? I reported that a reliable tipster informed me that Thomson Reuters Legal may announce another wave of layoffs soon and that the layoffs may affect customer service operations. Official…
Getting in the New Year’s Eve Spirit, Lady Gaga-Style
31
Dec
From France: allegedly the largest flash mob ever of Lady Gaga. Oh boy, now I’m really ready to celebrate New Year’s Eve! [JH]
Gawker’s 2011 Year in Review: The Year of Lies
30
Dec
Recommended as one of the best year-end lists by ALT’s Elie Mystal. That works for me. See Gawker’s The Year in Lies. [JH}
LLB’s 2011 Awards for Creative Alternative Uses for No Longer Needed Print Books
29
Dec
And the winners are: First Place: Constructing Public Services Desks out of pBooks Second Place: Repurposing Legal Reporter Volumes into Book Flasks (Bender Bound) Third Place: Going Green by Using Law Reporter Volume Bindings as Floor (or Wall) Covering Damn…
Sarah Glassmeyer, Recipient of Two Very Prestigious LLB 2011 Awards
29
Dec
In the spirit of “Best 2011 ‘Something’ Awards,” LLB is delighted to announce that Sarah Glassmeyer’s has been awarded LLB’s 2011 Best Recap of the Year Blog Post again. Actually we didn’t have an official LLB award last year, so…
