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Breaking: FBI Raids Office of Special Counsel

The FBI raided the headquarters of the Office of Special Counsel today, and agents from the Office of Personnel Management siezed boxes of evidence from the Director’s home. The OSC is responsible for protecting federal whistleblowers from retaliation.
According to the Washington Post, the FBI served 17 subpoenas and sequestered the agency Director, Scott J. Bloch, [...]

FirmSuit of the Day: Holland & Knight Blocks Jumps like Dikembe Mutombo

In case you missed it, this week is “well, you taught them how to sue” week at CE. Every day we’re going to feature a little nugget of law firm internal strife that’s ended up in court, and we’re kicking things off with a couple of big names: Holland and Knight.
The story [via Blog of [...]

Outsourcing Ethics

Ok, it’s Friday night, so this is going to be short.
The ABA notes that outsourcing legal jobs to India is causing all kinds of ethical issues. For starters, the legal education system in India is totally different, and key ethical considerations such as confidentiality are though of differently in India. Couple that [...]