Ask any mediator and they’ll tell you that being the third wheel in a party of (at least) two is not always easy. It’s their job to get the party started and keep the party going, even when the ones they showed up with might be tired of dancing.
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Lawyers are experiencing more burnout and a decline in well-being, according to a Bloomberg Law survey taken in the last quarter of 2021.
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When your tech company is scaling up, your legal strategy needs to keep pace.
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For the right candidate, companies are more willing than ever to allow legal chiefs to live in other parts of the country, far from headquarters, experts tracking legal hiring say.
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In recent decades, the burdensome nature of litigation has led many businesses and their in-house counsel to consider alternative dispute resolution as a way to avoid the court system. But what exactly is ADR?
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Like the proverbial rose that grew from the crack in the concrete, the legal industry continues to demonstrate its resilience.
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The son of a now-deceased plaintiff in a massive verdict against Johnson & Johnson won a nearly $37.8 million share of the final judgment, according to his attorneys.
Read More »Spencer Fane adds three associates
Spencer Fane has added two associate attorneys in its Kansas City office and another in St. Louis.
Read More »Bringing up the rear in tech: Legal professionals striving to become proficient
Surveys and anecdotal evidence suggest that legal teams — particularly small and medium-size law firms — continue to trail other professions in making significant strides to deploy technology more broadly.
Read More »Echols, Baeza-Stout join Armstrong Teasdale
Armstrong Teasdale is adding an attorney to its St. Louis office and another to its Kansas City office.
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