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To their credit, law firms across the country commemorated Earth Day by assessing the measures they are taking to use less energy and generate less waste in their day-to-day operations.  Whether it’s for the purpose of cutting costs, creating efficiencies, or polishing their reputations as responsible members of the business community, law firms are taking…

Although remote court hearings continue to be afflicted by technical glitches and stressed-out judges tethered to their computers for hours on end, the benefits of remote hearings are worth investing the time and resources necessary to make them a permanent, reliable part of the administration of justice in this country. Everyone, it seems, benefits from…

If asked to list the qualities of a successful litigator, most people would sketch a similar profile: a zealous advocate for the client, a winner, a person with tenacity, intelligence, and the ability to bring judges and juries around to the litigator’s point of view. How about “reasonable”? One trial judge believes that’s a critical…

The New York State Unified Court System recently published for public comment a proposal that would require state’s lawyers to take one hour of continuing legal education (CLE) on cybersecurity topics. The proposal, if adopted, would make New York the first state to explicitly require cybersecurity education for its attorneys. New York officials want attorneys…

The rules governing the manner in which depositions are conducted in Florida may soon be changing. Proposed new court rules would limit the types of objections attorneys can legally make during depositions, restrict their ability to direct witnesses not to answer questions, and authorize courts to fine attorneys if their witnesses fail to appear for…

A few weeks ago we wrote about the threat that increasingly sophisticated ransomware criminals posed to law firms, and we suggested several measures that law firm leaders might take to minimize the likelihood that they — and their clients — would become a victim of these attacks. In this post, we look at another danger…