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Litigation finance: an emerging trend
Litigation finance, a term that didn’t resonate with most of us five years ago, now signifies a rapidly growing way that legal bills are getting paid.
Industry watchers are examining the potential of the funding instrument to change the way litigation happens, support the growth of innovative firms, and enrich investors. Also being tracked are the risks to the emerging practice.
Read MoreTrick, treat, or travesty? Tales from the legal crypt
It’s fun to be spooked when it’s candy-hunting kids in costumes but kind of creepy if you find yourself in a twisted legal situation. To mark the holiday, here’s a smattering silly or strange stories from our world:
Read MoreSurvey says…9 out of 10 attorneys provide pro bono services
The rule of law is a delicate thing. If some individuals have more access to the justice system than others – say, the wealthy more than the indigent – faith in the entire institution falters.
Read MoreNew complexities for corporate counsel around cyberattacks
A cyberattack can rain pain onto businesses that are victimized. The crime ruins reputations, shatters relationships, and drains resources as you struggle to contain the crisis.
Read MoreSix ways to unleash your inner rainmaker
The internet continues to dismantle institutions. Two decades ago, consumers would buy everything they needed from one or two department stores. Then the internet came along, and that became the store: Consumers searched first for the product they wanted, hardly caring at all which retailer it came from. If it came from Sears, great. Amazon? That was great, too.
Read MoreEight ways legal departments can maximize value of litigation services
Law firms used to choose their own service providers.
Almost universally, they hired their favorite firms for court reporting, copying, records retrieval and review, mediation and arbitration, investigation, interpreting, jury selection, e-discovery and more.
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