The lawyer turned peacemaker

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The various forms of dispute resolution are growing but still subject to much criticism. Arbitration, much-used a decade ago, is waning because of numerous problems. For one, it has a lot of the rules litigation does and so lawyers are free to manipulate and delay the system. In mediation, the parties decide on the method of dispute resolution by talking through their differences. Criticisms of mediation include its lack of self-regulation. An ABA Journal poll shows a wariness of dispute resolution but a preference for mediation over arbitration and traditional litigation.

Management, Cover Story, Dispute resolution (Law), Mediation

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Baker & McKenzie shelves librarians: library professionals worry bargain-hunting firms will look to outsourcing

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Law librarians are concerned that Baker & McKenzie's decision to outsource its law library needs will become the trend with downsizing despite the essential services provided by in-house librarians. The American Association of Law Libraries is working to increase awareness of the variety of jobs performed by in-house law librarians such as evaluating new legal research technology and training attorneys to use it. Responses to the Baker & McKenzie decision include an interlibrary loan boycott threat and protests on the Law Lib computer network.

Legal Services, Libraries, Libraries and Archives, Special Libraries, Human resource management, Employment, Public relations, Law librarians, Baker and McKenzie, American Association of Law Libraries

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Jacoby takes on Meyers: founder of retail law firm sues partners, claiming their attempt to oust him caused emotional distress

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Jacoby & Meyers founder Leonard Jacoby filed suit in Oct against partners Gail J. Koff and Stephen Z. Meyers. The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles, claims the two froze Jacoby out of the business, among other actions, and includes claims for emotional distress. The well-known retail law firm began with one office in 1972 and had some 150 in the mid-1980s, but shrank to just 8 in the early 1990s recession. The suit seeks $2 million in damages, dissolution of the partnership, an accounting, and appointment of a receiver.

Cases, Law firms, Jacoby and Meyers Law Offices L.L.P.

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