North America

LEGAL MANAGEMENT

Management skills trumps traditional legal prowess says report

New report reveals average salaries, confirms gender differences and highlights management skills trump legal prowess.

AGRICULTURE

Agribusiness remains a stable source of work for law firms across the Prairies, but the profession is also adapting for the future.

LEGAL FEES

Dismissal of appeal states 8th Circuit court won't consider attorneys' fees denial in case involving SeaWorld worker pensions.

NEW PARTNERS

Survey of new partners shows that despite law firms increasing training, they remain non-plussed about advances in career and compensation.

ARBITRATION

General counsel should maybe be wary, as AAA publishes white paper to flag myths surrounding a growing trend.

COMPLIANCE

The US Federal Reserve has fined French bank Societe Generale USD $81.3 million for violating US sanctions against Cuba.

LITIGATION

Study also finds rise in conflicts from differing discovery and data protection laws across jurisdictions.

LEGAL TECH

Secure cloud-based content services platform for law firms,in-house and compliance departments, announces acquisition of Closing Room.

APPOINTMENTS

Headlining a trio of the changes this week is Tesla, which loses a legal leader to a start-up just as the action with SEC heats up.

WORKPLACE

A scandal that engulfed Google had a veteran Silicon Valley corporate counsel at the heart of it all, says New York Times.