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Scalia Compares Kelo to Dred Scott, Goes Hunting with Kagan; Skilled Lawyers Hard to Find; Did PI Set Divorcing Men Up for DUIs? - ABA Journal Weekly
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U.S. Supreme Court
Scalia Lumps Kelo Decision with Dred Scott and Roe v. Wade
Oct 19, 2011, 08:05 am CDT
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/scalia_lumps_kelo_decision_with_dred_scott_and_roe_v._wade/?utm_source=maestro&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly_email
Plus: Kagan Fulfills a Promise and Goes Hunting with Justice Scalia
Oct 20, 2011, 09:45 am CDT
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/kagan_fulfills_a_promise_and_goes_hunting_with_justice_scalia/?utm_source=maestro&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly_email
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Criminal Justice
Private Detective Accused of Setting Up Divorcing Men for DUIs with Help of Alluring Women
Oct 17, 2011, 08:25 am CDT
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/private_detective_accused_of_setting_up_divorcing_men_for_duis_with_help_of/?utm_source=maestro&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly_email
Law Practice Management
Nearly Half of Surveyed Lawyers Gripe It's Difficult to Find Skilled Professionals
Oct 19, 2011, 08:56 am CDT
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/nearly_half_of_surveyed_lawyers_gripe_its_difficult_to_find_skilled_profess/?utm_source=maestro&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly_email
Legal Ethics
Florida Bar Details Pending Complaints Against Casey Anthony's Lawyer
Oct 19, 2011, 10:53 am CDT
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/florida_bar_details_pending_complaints_against_casey_anthony_lawyer/?utm_source=maestro&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly_email
Plus: Lawyers Sanctioned After Accusing 2nd Circuit of Acquiescence in 9/11 Government Conspiracy
Oct 18, 2011, 05:30 am CDT
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/lawyers_sanctioned_accusing_2nd_circuit_of_acquiescence_in_9_11_conspiracy/?utm_source=maestro&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly_email
The New Normal
Getting Better Means Getting Closer--and Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone
Oct 19, 2011, 09:10 am CDT
http://www.abajournal.com/legalrebels/article/getting_the_best_effort_comes_down_to_alignment_and_commitment/?utm_source=maestro&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly_email
Law Firms
O'Melveny Lays Off About 75 Staffers, Transfers Some Work to Outsourcing Firm
Oct 18, 2011, 10:26 am CDT
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/omelveny_lays_off_about_75_staffers_transfers_some_work_to_outsourcing_firm/?utm_source=maestro&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly_email
Plus: Pillsbury Winthrop to Centralize Back-Office Functions; New Tenn. Facility Could Employ 150
Oct 18, 2011, 12:10 pm CDT
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/pillsbury_winthrop_to_centralize_back-office_functions_in_new_tenn._facilit/?utm_source=maestro&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly_email
Business of Law
Corporate Counsel Spent More on Outside Counsel in 2011 and Expect Trend to Continue, Survey Says
Oct 18, 2011, 07:51 am CDT
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/fulbright_jaworski_litigation_trends_survey_2011/?utm_source=maestro&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly_email
Plus: 20% of Legal Departments Won't Pay for Work by New Associates; Are Internships the Answer?
Oct 18, 2011, 09:51 am CDT
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/20_of_legal_departments_wont_pay_for_work_by_new_associates_are_internships/?utm_source=maestro&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly_email
Law Schools
ABA Legal Ed Section to Draft a Standard Specifying Penalties for Schools That Misrepresent Data
Oct 17, 2011, 03:16 pm CDT
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/legal_ed_section_defends/?utm_source=maestro&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly_email
Plus: Lawyer for New York Law School Says Misleading-Stats Suit Is Baseless and Part of a Crusade
Oct 17, 2011, 10:04 am CDT
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/lawyer_for_new_york_law_school_says_misleading-stats_suit_is_baseless_and_p/?utm_source=maestro&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly_email
Careers
Study Finds Women Who Wear Makeup Are Deemed More Competent; Law Prof Isn't Swayed
Oct 17, 2011, 06:00 am CDT
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/study_finds_women_who_wear_makeup_are_deemed_more_competent_law_prof_isnt_s/?utm_source=maestro&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly_email
Plus: City Attorney Apologizes After Live Microphone Picks Up His Snarky Remarks
Oct 20, 2011, 07:48 am CDT
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/frustrated_city_attorney_apologizes_after_live_microphone_picks_up_his_snar/?utm_source=maestro&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly_email
Labor & Employment
With Gloria Allred at Her Side, Lawyer Denounces AG's Response to Dominatrix Story
Oct 18, 2011, 06:35 am CDT
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/with_gloria_allred_at_her_side_lawyer_denounces_ags_response_to_dominatrix_/?utm_source=maestro&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly_email
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Question of the Week
What Tasks--at Work or Home--Would You Outsource, If You Could? And What Would You Never Outsource?
http://www.abajournal.com/weekly/article/what_tasks--at_work_or_at_home--would_you_outsource_if_you_could?utm_source=maestro&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=default_email
Earlier this month, we saw a post at the blog Spend Matters on legal process outsourcing titled: "Outsourcing the Right Things for the Right Reasons." The post discussed different imperatives a corporate law department might have for seeking to send work out: from reducing costs, to improving performance or competitiveness, to being able to provide new, previously unaffordable services to clients.
This story got us thinking about the day-to-day outsourcing we all do. What tasks -- at work or at home -- would you outsource, if you could? And what would you never outsource, on ethical principle or because of concerns about quality? At the office, do you think that it doesn't pay to outsource even nonlegal work, or are there tasks that eat up your billable time that you wish you could find a way to hire out (like blogging, for instance)? At home, what tasks do you (or would, if the service were available and if you could afford it) outsource, and what tasks would you never trust anyone else to handle?
Answer the question and read the featured answer for last week's question here: http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/what_tasks--at_work_or_at_home--would_you_outsource_if_you_could/
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