Every year, the Association of Corporate Counsel takes the temperature of inside counsel practice by surveying general counsel and chief legal officers across a wide number of sectors. Unsurprisingly, the 2015 survey, with nearly 1,300 respondents, put ethics and compliance at the top of the list of chief legal officer concerns, together with data
Avoiding disciplinary complaints: 3 things you can do
Over at the Legal Profession Blog, Prof. Mike Frisch, of Georgetown Law Center, has posted a good list of ways to stay out of ethics trouble and avoid disciplinary complaints. Several of his points resonated with me — part of my work in “Ethics World” involves dealing with bar grievances filed against lawyers, and
Leaving your firm? Virginia rule requires an even playing field
Lawyers who leave a firm for greener pastures can present challenges, with the lawyer and the former firm each trying to position itself to take or keep clients.
While several states have ethics opinions with guidelines on managing the process, Virginia has now become the second jurisdiction in the country to add such guidelines to
“Better Call Saul” has legal ethics chops
Summer can sometimes bring a slight break in a lawyer’s hectic schedule — making it a good time to catch up on TV shows you might have missed while you were doing that deal or briefing that motion for summary judgment over the winter.
I’ve recently been enjoying (read binge-watching) Better Call Saul — it’s