| Shifting strategies: Recession may have long-term effects on law firms Law firms may be coping with a downturn in business by trimming their costs, but the recession is moving the entire industry toward a range of new, entrepreneurial models that will eventually put the legal industry more in line with other types of businesses. feeds.bizjournals.com |
Attorney sanctions up slightly in first half of 2009 The State Bar of Arizona sanctioned 113 attorneys through June, according to documents outlining the legal group censures, disbarments and suspensions. bizjournals.com |
U.S. chamber sues ‘Yes Men’ over bogus press release The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has filed suit against the “Yes Men,” accusing the environmental pranksters of stealing its intellectual property when they pretended to be chamber officials and announced the business organization had reversed its position against climate change legislation. bizjournals.com |
Law schools adapt to tight legal job market A law degree was once a ticket to long-term job security. But the economy has changed that notion and law schools are adapting to the new realities. bizjournals.com |
Rhodes named managing partner of Jennings Strouss Phoenix corporate law firm Jennings Strouss & Salmon PLC elected J. Scott Rhodes managing partner on Dec. 1. bizjournals.com |