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http://www.law.com ― The billable hour: demanding, disparaged and now dead -- at least at one Atlanta-based law firm.

Ford & Harrison, a 190-attorney labor and employm read more…

http://www.law.com ― One year after Ford & Harrison dropped billable hours, the program is immensely popular with associates and partners. New associates compile 1,900 ho read more…

http://lawshucks.com ― You should be frightened by now. As of January 8, 2009, there have been over 1,896 layoffs since January 1, 2008. That’s a conservative tally. Wh read more…

http://www.law.com ― Given the economy, discussions among law firm partners have gone from "How do we maximize revenues and profits?" to "How do we survive?" There are st read more…

http://www.law.com ― Cravath, Swaine & Moore's presiding partner, Evan Chesler, argues in the latest issue of magazine that the billable hour must go. But in the U.K., l read more…

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Last week's Biglaw to Yourlaw Teleseminar was a great success, but folks still continue to download the free e-book.  I had hoped to mak read more…

http://feeds.feedburner.com ― I'll be teaching a course on how to use web 2.0, social media and other collaborative technologies to Build Your Own Bar Association through read more…

http://greatestamericanlawyer.typepad.com ― I am driving to work. It’s 10 degrees Fahrenheit in Traverse City Michigan. In celebration of the cold air that is rushing through our area, solidi read more…

http://www.law.com ― Despite the economic downturn, attorney billing rates continued their escalation trend in 2008, with nearly 71 percent of law firms reporting an incr read more…

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Close to midnight six years ago, I pushed a button and with this read more…

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[Note - post has been updated as of 12/8/08] Via Twitter, I discovered this read more…

http://www.law.com ― So far this year, equity partners at the nation's top law firms are bringing in 4 percent less revenue than they did in 2007, according to a new surv read more…

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Peter Olson's Solo in Chicago is another one of those great, unsung blogs that's been running for years, se read more…

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http://www.law.com ― Donna Berger has seen an increase in the quality of attorneys seeking jobs at her midsized law firm since the economy's sharp downturn. "There's an i read more…