How can you maximize every minute? Which features do you need to ensure long-term financial success while delighting clients? Below, we cover the top five technology features that can help you ensure sustainable growth at every stage of your firm’s journey. 5 Tech Features to Make the Most of Your Time 1. Online Payments The … Continued
Famous film producer Samuel Goldwyn is reputed to have remarked that “an oral contract is not worth the paper it’s written on.” Goldwyn’s alleged comment echoes a widespread sentiment in the legal profession and elsewhere that oral contracts are of dubious validity and are “very difficult to enforce.”[1] In reality, New York courts, to a … Continued
The U.S. Supreme Court continues to make news with its decisions this spring on issues from presidential immunity to the role federal agencies play in making and enforcing government regulations. The Miranda Warnings Roundtable tackled these and other questions during a lively podcast this month. The full episode is available below, on Apple and Google … Continued
Michael Hecker knows the value that New York State Bar Association membership has brought to his practice. In his new role as the chair of the Environmental and Energy Law Section, he wants to make sure other attorneys receive those benefits as well. Hecker first got involved in NYSBA through his colleagues. “I identified it … Continued
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit invites applications from qualified candidates for a 14-year appointment as United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern District of New York, with a duty station in Central Islip, New York. The selection process will be confidential and competitive. Applicants will be considered without regard to … Continued
The New York State Bar Association has launched an innovative series of CLE packages that allow members and non-members to fulfill their 24-credit New York compliance requirement in one easy transaction. The association launched its first bundle of courses in May and has been adding different combinations of courses for lawyers in specific practice areas … Continued
The New York State Bar Association is providing immediate relief to its members as the demands of 24/7 lawyering upend the delicate work/life balance that is so essential to attorney well-being. Domenick Napoletano, president of NYSBA and a solo practitioner in Brooklyn, announced Tuesday that the association has amassed a library of 20 automated forms … Continued
Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Education put all borrowers, including law students, law graduates, and working lawyers here in New York, who enrolled in the Saving on a Valuable Education repayment and loan forgiveness plan, into temporary forbearance. This paused payments and interest immediately following a federal appeals court decision halting a signature … Continued
One major purpose for noncompete agreements is protecting a company’s trade secrets and other proprietary and confidential information. By preventing former employees from working with competitors, noncompete agreements can be an effective tool in preventing the dissemination of trade secrets and other information to those competitors. Due to a new rule recently promulgated by the … Continued
The associate executive director of the New York State Bar Association, Kathy Suchocki, began a new role as the president-elect of the Association of Continuing Legal Education this week. The legal education association’s mission is to serve professionals in the field through leadership, community, education and development. It boasts members in the United States, Canada, … Continued