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A hot quarter of regional and boutique law firm acquisitions, potential mega-firm merger talks, and the marriage of prominent U.S. and U.K. law firms has led some analysts and law firm leaders to predict more domestic and global unions in the near future.SNR Denton—formerly Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal and Denton Wilde Sapte—launched as a top-25 global firm this fall with more than 1,500 lawyers in 32 countries. Reed Smith and Thompson & Knight have also confirmed potential union talks. And 14 other firms made it down the aisle with seven mergers reported in the first seven days of October.“Our clients are telling us overtly or through their actions that they’re going to use a small er number of law firms, and those firms have to be more nimble: provide value, efficiency and speed—and do so with a broad coverage of the globe,” says Elliott Portnoy, SNR Denton’s co-CEO. “We were in danger of not being able to meet those client … [Read more...] about Merge-Mania: Firms Link Up to Cover More Ground

What happens when the tax assessor mails a Chapter 91 request to the address maintained on the assessor’s public records, but the request is returned “unclaimed”? Is the assessor required to conduct any type of investigation to determine if the address is correct, or can the tax assessor rely solely on his or her records? Recently, the New Jersey Tax Court had an opportunity to review these issues in First Growth Plaza, LLC v. Borough of Raritan.The Tax Court ultimately found that a tax assessor may rely upon its public records in sending out Chapter 91 requests and an “unclaimed” envelope will not defeat a motion to dismiss a tax appeal when the tax assessor relied upon his or her tax list when addressing the envelope. The Tax Court held that a tax assessor is not required to investigate the address of an unclaimed certified mailing. On the contrary, the Tax Court found that it is incumbent on the property owner to ensure that any change in the … [Read more...] about New Jersey Chapter 91 Tax Update: Time to Address the Mailing

0 Have your say A campaign against closure of the Holbeck delivery office led by postal workers has been successful. Royal Mail announced in September 2017 that they would be closing the Holbeck site and merging operations with Leeds City delivery office. READ MORE: Balaclava clad raiders armed with sledgehammers strike at bank in MorleyThis week Royal Mail announced to workers in both sites that plans for the merger have been suspended. Since the announcement of the merger, the Communications Workers Union (CWU) have been in talks with Royal Mail which broke down in September 2018. Chris Allen, 52, the union rep for Holbeck has been heavily involved with in the discussions.He told the YEP: "When we looked at the proposal and considered everything there were lots of health and safety issues that weren't being addressed such as the size of the Leeds Citty building. "There were also issues around Leeds 11 customers getting to city to collect parcels which lead us … [Read more...] about Union wins fight against Royal Mail over closure of Holbeck delivery office

Updated: LegalZoom, the purveyor of online interactive self-help legal documents, announced in a press release this week that the South Carolina Supreme Court has approved the company’s business practices, which have been challenged in a number of state courts as unauthorized practice of law.According to a report (PDF) by the state supreme court’s referee handling the case, LegalZoom was offering interactive self-help documents that were like ones already offered by various state and local agencies. Though the company basically was found to be operating properly under South Carolina law, it agreed to pay the plaintiff’s lawyers $500,000 in settling the matter.On March 11, the high court signed off on the report and recommendations by Judge Clifton Newman, an at-large judge for the state’s circuit courts. Newman was tapped as a special referee for the lawsuit brought against LegalZoom in 2012 by T. Travis Medlock, a former state senator and attorney general. The … [Read more...] about LegalZoom business model OK’d by South Carolina Supreme Court

When Microsoft surveyed Office 2003 users about features they wanted to see in Office 2007, most of the requests were for features already in Office 2003. That fits the time-honored maxim of computing: We use only 10 percent of the features of the programs we have.I have noticed that many lawyers who make innovative use of technology in their practices take advantage of program features not commonly used by others. Often, this results from the lack of budget or permission to install new programs. Necessity becomes the mother of invention.But I want to push a couple of steps beyond just making better use of the standard programs you have, like office suites and Adobe Acrobat. I want to look at your standard software with new eyes, as if you are the old TV character Angus MacGyver.The recent release of Microsoft Office 2010 and other office suites makes now a great time to think about how you use these programs. (Because Microsoft Office is used in so many law offices, I’ll use it … [Read more...] about MacGyver Your Software: Necessity Reveals Useful Tools You Never Knew Your PC Had