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The Unintended Consequences of Attaching Your Client’s Documents to an Opponent’s Deposition

Written by Joel P., OLN Freelance Attorney Attaching what looks to be stolen documents to a deposition transcript while risking waiver of the attorney-client privilege…

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Fiduciary Access to Digital Accounts

Written by Tom W., OLN Freelance Attorney. Life is increasingly lived in cyberspace, with email, financial and social media accounts capturing information ranging from the…

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Legal Outsourcing: The New Law Firm Model

Since 2006, the upheaval in the legal industry has created massive layoffs, law firm closures, and serious reduction in associate compensation. The shifting marketplace has…

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Asking the Right Question (Or the Importance of Issue Crafting)

Written by Megan M-P., OLN Freelance Attorney. When I was young, I saw a played called Copenhagen, set during World War II. The play’s characters…

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Outsourcing to a Contract Attorney and the Duty of Confidentiality – Ethical Series, Part 5

Written by Desiree Nordstrom. A question often arises regarding the ethical duty of confidentiality when a law firm turns over confidential client information in conjunction…

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The Benefits of Hiring a Contract Attorney

Written by Desiree Nordstrom. Last week I sat in a meeting with a room full of lawyers. The attorney next to me was exhausted. She…

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California Addresses Ethics Behind Contract Attorneys in OCBA Formal Opinion

Written by Desiree Nordstrom. In California, the Orange County Bar Association (OCBA) recently published Formal Opinion 2014-1 in which it addressed hiring attorneys using in-state,…

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The “GET List” To Beat Fatigue

Written by Desiree Nordstrom. Do you ever feel so exhausted that you fear if you sit down, you might not be able to get back…

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The Best Friend of Appellees and Respondents is the Standard of Review

Written by Michael S., OLN Freelance Attorney. While a previous blog post noted that appellants and petitioners, losers in the trial court, must be bold…

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Appellants and Petitioners Must Be Bold

Written by Michael Skotnicki, OLN Freelance Attorney. A bad habit of many lawyers who may be inexperienced in appellate practice is to view an appeal…

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