Women outnumber men in law schools | Judge charged in FBI sting | Incoming NC governor challenges last-minute laws

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Women outnumber men in law schools for first time, newly updated data show

Dec 19, 2016, 9:03 am CST

Judge didn't have discretion to dismiss jury panel for lack of diversity, top Kentucky court says

Dec 19, 2016, 8:00 am CST

When withdrawing over a client's failure to pay, what do you say to protect client confidentiality?

Dec 19, 2016, 7:35 am CST

Courthouse software issues have led to wrongful arrests, public defender says

Dec 19, 2016, 7:00 am CST

Judge is charged with money laundering in FBI sting operation

Dec 16, 2016, 2:17 pm CST

What's the best way to share a school's bad bar exam results? These deans have some thoughts

Dec 16, 2016, 2:10 pm CST

North Carolina's incoming governor threatens to sue over legislature's moves to limit his powers

Dec 16, 2016, 12:47 pm CST

Use of nonlawyers to help litigants navigate NYC housing court has been a success, ABF study finds

Dec 16, 2016, 11:45 am CST

Texas judge rules school nurse's aide can put up her Bible-quoting Linus poster, with one addition

Dec 16, 2016, 11:10 am CST

DeVry agrees to $100M settlement in FTC suit alleging misleading ads touted graduate success

Dec 16, 2016, 10:08 am CST

Sutherland and Eversheds agree to merger

Dec 16, 2016, 9:14 am CST

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>From the December 2016 Issue:

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Question of the Week

What reasons have your clients given you for not paying bills on time?

This week, we noted a story about a client who failed to pay the law firm Winston & Strawn nearly $500,000 in legal bills. Among his explanations for nonpayment over a period of months were that lightning struck his house, frying his computer; and that he needed to pay via a wire from Abu Dhabi, which could take a couple of days.

So this week, we’d like to ask: What reasons have your clients given you for not paying bills on time? How have you handled it?

Answer in the comments.

Read the answers to last week’s question: What gifts are you giving your co-workers this season?

Featured answer:

Posted by PHOSITA: “The firm has an annual white-elephant gift exchange. The first year I was here, I brought a practical juicer. The second year, I brought a lantern (I thought it was cool). I’ve learned by now that people at my firm like to drink because half the gifts were related to drinking. This year, I’m bringing a set of reusable stone ‘ice cubes.’”