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Time for a career change? Advice for lawyers on switching things up (podcast)

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/14

A creditor is suing me! What should I do?

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/14

We'll take a look at what might happen if you do nothing when a creditor sues you, if you "answer" the lawsuit in a timely fashion, and if you file bankruptcy....
By: Malcolm Ruthven

Skadden has best-known law firm brand, survey says

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/14

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom is the top law firm brand in the United States, according to a survey of corporate counsel. Skadden has taken top place for three years in a row, according to the American Lawyer (sub.

Two years after ex-wife is accused in alleged murder plot, dad is still seeking custody of daughter

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/14

There’s a new twist in a battle between a Connecticut dad and his ex-wife, who has been accused in an alleged plot to have him murdered.

Lawyer is found guilty of sex assault; prosecutor argued lip balm was attempt to destroy evidence

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/14

A Chicago lawyer has been found guilty of sex assault and sex abuse in an attack on a woman who left her hotel room door propped open for a college classmate.

Are your conference call participants zoned out? Try these tactics

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/14

Meetings by conference call pose special problems, but they are still gaining in popularity.

After courthouse is condemned for mold, temporary digs pose logistical problems

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/14

The infestation at the courthouse in Washington County, Fla., was revealed after an 800-pound chunk of stone fell from the top of the building.

Legal group that helped Stephen Colbert set up a Super PAC gets MacArthur grant

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/14

A legal group that seeks to reduce the influence of money in politics has won a $750,000 grant from the MacArthur Foundation.

What Is Fair Use? Consider These 4 Factors

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/03/14

The legal doctrine of fair use allows you to use copyrighted material for certain purposes without permission from the copyright owner. Stated otherwise, fair use is a defense against a claim of copyright infringement.

Why Aren't Cameras Allowed Inside the Supreme Court?

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/03/14

The U.S. Supreme Court has never allowed its proceedings to be recorded, but a rogue video that surfaced on YouTube this week offered rare, if shaky, moving images of the High Court at work. The video, posted Wednesday, captures a portion of October's oral arguments in McCutcheon v.

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