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BEV BUTULA: Sunlight Foundation apps shine spotlight on information
The Sunlight Foundation, the nonpartisan group that brings you Open Congress and many other projects, continues to increase its arsenal of mobile and Web-based apps.
10 top qualities for success as a trial lawyer
At some point, just about every law student or new lawyer must choose between trial or transactional work.
LEGAL CENTS: How and why you should use hashtags
Hashtags, or those strange little “pound signs” to some of you, are popping up across cyberspace.
ON THE DEFENSIVE: SPD to pay a price for short-term savings
Attorneys who are appointed to cases by the Wisconsin State Public Defender’s Office are paid $40 per hour.
Commentary: Rekindle the romance with your clients
February has long been synonymous with Valentine’s Day, romance and relationships. Retailers revel in reminding consumers that the more time, energy and money they spend on this one day, the deeper their devotion and love.
JOB CITES: The EEOC and you
For employers who have had the good fortune not to face an employment discrimination claim — a development that can seem like a matter of when rather than if depending on how long you’ve been in business and how many employees you have — the dealings with a governmen[...]
Commentary: High court race will likely get costly
On Feb. 19, Wisconsin will hold a primary election for state Supreme Court, narrowing the field from three candidates to two. Then the race will begin in earnest.
LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: What’s your endgame?
Several years ago the movie “Charlie Wilson’s War,” about the political maneuvering behind the war in Afghanistan, contained this description of the conflict from the congressman who was the film’s main character: “We changed the world, but we had no endgame.”
BEV BUTULA: Website makes finding public records a breeze
BRB Publications, a publisher of books and subscriptions on finding public records, has a nice online tool titled the Professional License Verifier.
BLAWG LOG: Kloeden on ‘Landmark domestic violence ruling in China’; Hoffer on ‘Ending agricultural use assessment abuse’
Last weekend, a Beijing court granted a divorce on grounds of domestic violence, in a case which has garnered widespread attention and debate in China for the past year.
LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: Build better practice group leadership
As large law firms have developed into “corporate” organizations to better serve corporate clients, the practice group structure has become an accepted organizational model.
Lawyer gets slap on wrist for public indecency
You’d think that a lawyer who gets caught soliciting sex from a stranger in a public park should, at the very least, have to worry about having his license suspended.
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