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Labor & Employment

EEOC: Overusing Background Checks May Lead to Discrimination

Law Firms

Ex-Nixon Peabody Associate Sues for Share of Landing Big Client

Law Schools

New Fashion Law Institute Sews Up Legal Niche

White-Collar Crime

Two Counts Down, 22 to Go in Blagojevich Trial

Family Law

Judge Orders Skype Visits as Condition of Mom’s Move

Environmental Law

Bouncing Can Be Dangerous to Kids’ Health, Says Suit by California’s AG

Careers

Firms Looking to Retain Talent Are More Accepting of Flexible Work Arrangements

Law Firms

Collegial Culture Helps Put Ropes & Gray at Top of Quality-of-Life Ranking

Law Firms

Lawyer Awarded $6M for Fall on Dance Floor After Firm-Sponsored Dinner

Work/Life Balance

Does Money Buy Happiness? Only if You Spend it on Leisure, Research Suggests

Careers

Recruiter Sees ‘Uptick’ in Chicago Hiring, Expects More Firms to Open There

Judiciary

A Chief Judge Resigns After Admitting Inappropriate Touching

Judiciary

Posner Admirers Crowd Trial Over Blogger’s Online Rant Against 7th Circuit Panel

Criminal Justice

Judge Orders Lawyer to Apologize for Courthouse Bear Hug

Real Estate & Property Law

Judge Weighs ‘Radical’ Tactic to Help Homeowners Suffering from Foreclosure Blight

Legal Ethics

Lawyer Suspended for Agreeing to Pay Receptionist ‘Under the Table’

Labor & Employment

Health Care Employers Latest Target of Wage-and-Hour Enforcement

White-Collar Crime

Fla. AG Probe: Did 3 Law Firms Get 1,000s of Foreclosure Judgments By Possible Wrongdoing?

Legal Ethics

Judge in Lindsay Lohan Case Steps Aside After Claims of Ex Parte Communications

Business of Law

Despite Improving Economy, Brinks Hofer Axes 18

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