The Massachusetts Bar Association has formed a task force to report on salary levels for state prosecutors and public defenders and the potential effects those pay scales have on the criminal justice system. via Boston Business Journal. Back in the day, I was a public defender. I didn’t do it … Continue reading
Well played, BU Law: For the second consecutive year, Boston University School of Law has teamed with local employers to offer fellowships for Class of 2013 graduates interested in working as in-house counsel. The companies, which pay $50,000 plus benefits to each fellow, are National Grid, EMC Corp., ING and … Continue reading
The Boston Business Journal is reporting that the “American Bar Association is considering whether to audit the data law schools provide about how many of their graduates are employed.” According to the BBJ and the AmBar, a “draft proposal suggesting random audits was submitted . . . to the governing … Continue reading
Take a look at the Judge’s order below. I spent 11 grueling years as a Professor of Legal Writing at New England Law. Every year at the beginning of the year I would bemoan the pitiful state of the undergraduate education system and what passed for sufficient writing ability. By … Continue reading
A patent reform bill has made its way through the House of Representatives. The Senate will take the bill up next. The Washington Post summarized how the bill would discourage patent trolls as follows: Require specificity in patent lawsuits. Right now, patent plaintiffs can file lawsuits that are vague about … Continue reading
The quest for ever-deeper Black Friday and Cyber Monday discounts has forced retail businesses to blindly pursue each other further and further into a forbidden forest of deceptive practices. According to the Wall Street Journal, some big retailers conceal their malfeasance (even, perhaps, from themselves) by strong-arming their suppliers to … Continue reading
