by Keith Lee | Litigation
Some gig-economy workers and unions are bringing this question to court. They argue that these companies’ algorithms exert so much control over workers that they are really employees in the eyes of the law and thus owed hourly minimum wages, sick pay, holiday pay and...
by Keith Lee | Professional Development
Over the weekend, I labored. Particularly, I cut down a tree, by hand, with an ax. I’d wager that less than 5% of the people who read this blog have ever cut down a tree. I recommend it. It offers a microcosm of work, project management, life. I could have just...
by Keith Lee | Professional Development
Many freshly minted lawyers (and law students) are concerned about their career opportunities.1Note: this post is an updated and expanded from its original 2010 publication. Things have never really been the same since 2007. Law firms continue to shed excess lawyers...
by Keith Lee | Law School
Back around 1997, the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) started trending upwards. It generally kept trending upwards until 2009. But then the recession hit in 2008. The subsequent contraction of the legal industry generated volumes of bad news regarding the prospects...
by Keith Lee | Legal News
This past week there was a fair bit of noise as to whether Bitcoin is legal money or not, spurred on by Florida v. Espinoza, a recent case in Miami, Florida. This pithy line struck a chord with many: The court is not an expert in economics; however, it is very clear,...
by Keith Lee | Legal News
The Lawyer Party Since 1984, every Democratic nominee for President and Vice President has been a lawyer. Most Republican nominees have not been lawyers1Romney only kind of counts. He got a joint MBA/JD, but went into finance. What does that mean? Not sure really. I...
by Keith Lee | Social Media
The July bar exam is coming up next week and is on the minds of many law school graduates. They’re trying to get in their last minute studying and preparation before the big test (here are a few last minute tips).1that being said, if you need last minute...
