Below you will find articles from our legal journals on a variety of pressing legal topics.
This article is part of the continuing series of interviews between Rajiv S. Khanna, principal of The Law Offices of Rajiv S. Khanna, PC, (www.Immigration.com), and leading practitioners across the country, designed to provide personal and...
When a client terminates its legal representation in a contingent fee matter without cause, and subsequently retains new counsel from a different firm, the Rules of Professional Conduct related to the division...
This article addresses 12 basic deposition principles, mechanics, strategies, and practices, including who may be deposed, when, where, and how to get them there, limitations on the number and duration of depositions, the relationship between...
It might be de rigueur in the legal profession, but overwork is not pretty. It can even be deadly. In Japan, “karoshi,” or death from overwork, claims anywhere from 200 to 10,000 workers annually. The problem is not unique to Japan. In the first...
The days of one firm—let alone one lawyer—handling all of a client’s complex cases or transactions are fading fast. A complex federal civil trial today can often involve lead national counsel, local counsel, specialty counsel interfacing with...
In the spring of 1851, the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, an event now known as the first World’s Fair, opened in Hyde Park, London. Hundreds of thousands of people from all across the world flocked to the Great...
How do you protect your trade secrets? If the answer is by imposing non-compete clauses on your workforce, there’s bad news: As trends in trade secrets go, non-competes are on their way out. Relying on non-compete clauses in contracts has...
Performance reviews are like visiting the dentist: You have to endure them with some regularity. They are usually riddled with anxiety and can be slightly painful. In the end, you are glad that you went, while simultaneously relieved that you don’t...
If you ever have the desire to see a perfectly executed eye-roll, or just have a glance at an eloquently blank stare, here’s what to do: Ask another attorney if they’ve been stressed out lately. Pushing the point can escalate the matter from...