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Criminal Justice

Ex-babysitter who hit infant 40 years ago pleads guilty to manslaughter in his 2019 death

Criminal Justice

Assistant pleads guilty to embezzling more than $50K from criminal court judge

Ethics

Judge reprimanded for false ‘elder abuse’ claim on Facebook in spat over guardianship case

Practice Management

Law firms on track for strong year, report says

Law Professors

Tenured professor sues St. Thomas College of Law after firing

Law Firms

Ex-lawyer Tom Girardi’s former CFO had escape plan and lavish spending habits, ex-fiancee testifies

Labor & Employment

Federal judge strikes down FTC rule banning noncompete agreements

Law Firms

Joining handful of competitors, BigLaw firm requires NYC office presence 4 days per week

Law Firms

Are insurance defense firms in ‘aggressive hiring mode’? New hires sought amid salary disadvantage

Legal Writing

‘Magic spell hypothesis’ may explain legalese, researchers say

Criminal Justice

Expunging attorney discipline records could come with risks, according to new paper

Law Firms

Clifford Chance partner wrote ‘happily ever after’ post before he died in yacht disaster

Ethics

Lawyer who described fishing trip in response to overdraft inquiry resigns from bar

Education Law

Supreme Court keeps block on Biden’s new Title IX regulations in some states

Law in Popular Culture

When trying to discipline teens, how much is too much?

Law Schools

4 of 5 modern lawyer presidents graduated from T-14 law schools; Harris wouldn’t be in that group if elected

Lawyer Wellness

Disbarred lawyer Tom Girardi has smaller hippocampus than 98% of population, neurologist testifies

Ethics

Ex-bankruptcy judge who tried to avoid deposition in romance case ordered to take ethics training

Securities Law

Lawyer who reported suspected wrongdoing can’t collect whistleblower award, DC Circuit says

Practice Management

New metric inspired by baseball stats aims to measure real value of lawyers’ work

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