Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Law firms must take steps to protect private client data
By Ben Armisteadn
Data is the new gold and law firms harbor lots of it. Yet law firms have been slow to protect their data in the cyberage. By S...
An ordinance by San Francisco County Supervisor David Chiu is one of two passed by the Board of Supervisors Tuesday seeking to...
Litigation
Attorney ordered to pay $1.5M in punitive damages in construction defect row
By Matt Hamiltonn
Construction defect attorney Fred Adelman must pay about $1.5 million in punitive damages to the builder and broker of his Bre...
Litigation
Judge considers disqualification motion in sugar versus corn spat
By Henry Meier
A judge heard impassioned arguments Tuesday on whether a conflict issue should force Squire Patton Boggs LLP attorneys to ste...
Litigation
Judicial Council seeks to intervene in courthouse tax dispute
By Matt Hamilton
A dispute over the new Long Beach courthouse's tax status will bring the Judicial Council to a Los Angeles courtroom Wednesday...
Administrative/Regulatory
Former State Bar president threatens to sue over leaked report
By Don Debenedictisn
An attorney representing former President Luis J. Rodriguez sent a letter to the bar Board of Trustees demanding an investigat...
Commissioner Donald Kennedy is intimately involved in implementing state prison realignment.
Senior Vice President, Legal & Business Affairs Tongal Inc. Santa Monica ...
Education
State's bar passage rate plummets, tracking national trend
By Don De Benedictis
Only 61 percent of first-time test-takers passed the California exam this year, compared to almost 68 percent a year ago. And ...
Through my personal experiences, my work as a career counselor, and my own work as a private career coach, I realize that most...
The New Lawyer Supplement
It's not just a profession, it's a community
By Katharine Malonen
Success as a lawyer is fundamentally dependent on developing solid relationships - and you never know where you will find them...
Even though we often think of computers as facilitating interaction, for reading cases, computers don't give us the meaningful...
Even when utilizing any job search professionals, it's your responsibility to remain in control of your job search. By Valerie...
So, you graduated from law school and passed the bar. Wonderful! And you thought you were finished with legal education and te...
The New Lawyer Supplement
New repayment programs make law school more appealing
By Don Debenedictisn
Although not a requirement of plans that base loan repayment on income, legal aid organizations are seeing a rise of young app...
Following President Barack Obama's immigration order last week, debate has focused on the legality of extending deferred actio...
While President Barack Obama's immigration action provides safety and security to children, families and communities across th...
The giant sucking sound you hear comes from jobs leaving California to Texas. By Joseph Sorrentino ...
Remarks made by a lawyer representing the LAUSD in a civil sexual abuse case have reignited controversy over the legality and ...
Corporate
American Apparel hires Loeb & Loeb partner as new general counsel
By Alison Frost
Los Angeles-based American Apparel Inc. announced Friday the appointment of Chelsea A. Grayson, a new executive vice president...
Intellectual Property
Judge affirms that battery producer's patent is invalid before trial
By Kevin Lee
A Los Angeles federal judge rejected a motion on Friday from Tustin-based battery producer mophie Inc. to reconsider a ruling ...
Environmental
State appellate court dings San Diego's transit and housing plan's climate analysis
By Fiona Smith
Officials must look at Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's executive order calling for steep greenhouse gas cuts by 2050 when doing C...
Entertainment & Sports
Clarity expected on movie theater closed captioning, but Web rules still murky
By Matthew Blaken
Observers praised recommendations for new federal rules governing closed captioning at theaters, but said such a uniform agree...
Litigation
Attorney in construction defect row takes witness stand to try to ward off punitives
By Matt Hamilton
After a nearly four months on the offense, construction defect attorney Fred Adelman took the witness stand Monday in a Los An...
Environmental
Nonprofit threatens to sue San Jose over alleged Clean Water Act violations
By Kibkabe Arayan
Water nonprofit San Francisco Baykeeper blames increasing stormwater runoff on the city's failed action on water pollution. ...
The class action is a formidable procedural tool to allow persons who suffer injuries to aggregate their claims to seek relief...
Law Practice
New CAL-ABOTA president to push merits of jury service, civility
By David Houstonn
Dennis LaRochelle, a partner with Oxnard-based firm Arnold LaRochelle Mathews VanConas & Zirbel LLP, will serve as regiona...
California Supreme Court
Governor taps Justice Department attorney for state Supreme Court
By Emily Green
Extending a generational and ideological transformation of the state Supreme Court, Gov. Jerry Brown tapped 38-year-old Leondr...
Austin-based Barron & Newburger has hired Santa Ana sole practicioner Timothy P. Johnson and now lays claim to his local o...