2nd Circuit Looks at Contract Attorneys

David Lola was a contract attorney being paid $25 per hour to code documents and occasionally redact words. Does that count as practicing law?

That question was batted around during oral arguments on Friday in the 2^ndU.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in an overtime wage case that could have wide consequences for law firms that use contract attorneys.

In the case, Lola is seeking tens of thousands of dollar in unpaid overtime wages from the defendants − Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom and Tower Legal Staffing – which claim they are exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act from ...