Archive for February 2011
DLAPiper’s $200k Cover Charge Part II: Ethics Issues
This morning, I posted about DLAPiper’s $200k minimum annual billing cover charge for clients. But after a couple of conversations, I’ve gotten to wondering how DLAPiper can enforce this minimum charge without running afoul of ethics requirements. For example, what happens if DLAPiper estimates that defending Company X in a major lawsuit will cost $250,000,…
Read MoreSolos Can Provide Cover to DLA Piper Clients Who Can’t Pay Its $200k Cover
So, last week’s big blogosphere news was that the DLAPiper, the world’s largest law firm has announced a mandatory minimum $200,000 annual cover charge for clients. New clients unwilling to commit to spending $200,000 annually on fees won’t be served, while existing clients who don’t meet the minimum billings requirement may be asked to leave.…
Read MoreNot Much to Say About Women Speaking Up
There’s a post by Staci Zaretsky up at Lawyerist asking why Women Lawyers Are Silencing Themselves Staci concludes that irrespective of what most women do, she’d rather be labeled a bitch than be silent. Jessie Kornberg, the executive director of Ms. JD also suggests that women are caught between a rock and a hard place:…
Read MoreMyShingle Round Up News
You’ve probably noticed my postings have been light as of late. For better or worse, I have just been so, so busy with all kinds of projects – many that involve quite a bit of writing – so that I have not been able to make the time for MyShingle. I believe that the weight…
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