Posts by Esquire Deposition Solutions

The push and pull of direct client feedback is a strong indicator of where the practice of law is, or should be, heading. As we recently described in this post on in-house legal departments’ impression of outside law firm performance during the COVID-19 epidemic, corporate consumers of legal services now expect their litigators and advisers…

When weighing liability risks arising from employees contracting COVID-19 at the workplace, many employers instinctively turn to the liability waiver, a document that — in theory — will protect the employer against lawsuits for damages if COVID-19 is contracted on the job. But there are problems with waivers. In the first place, contractual waivers of…

For outside law firms, the early lessons for delivering quality legal services to corporate clients during the COVID-19 pandemic are simple ones. Be present. Be nimble. Be helpful. Remote work is here to stay. These were some of the lessons identified by general counsel based on their experience of working with outside law firms in…

No doubt you’ve seen the Farmers Insurance ads claiming, “We know a thing or two because we’ve seen a thing or two.” Most describe insurance claims paid on foreseeable calamities caused by familiar animals — bears, deer, moose, and rodents. They’re out there doing the things these lovable creatures usually do. Swimming in the backyard…

COVID-19, an enduring public health challenge that stretches across the world, raises interesting legal ethics issues for lawyers. Ethical considerations while practicing law during the COVID-19 epidemic have been written about at length during the past few months, but one question has received relatively little attention: What ethical issues arise when attorneys or their clients…