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Careers

Legal services sector adds 1,700 jobs in March, continuing to surpass previous high

Law Firms

43 restructuring lawyers jump from this law firm to Paul Hastings

Ethics

Former BigLaw partner’s lack of ‘introspection’ leads to recommendation against reinstatement

Members Who Inspire

Luz Arévalo helps immigrant and low-income clients facing tax problems

Partners

How law firms are structuring partnership agreements to curb lateral movement

Legal Education

Here’s what could have been behind the shake-ups in US News rankings, say some deans

Sentencing/Post Conviction

Federal judge complains prosecutors want more jail time for Jan. 6 breach than for Kavanaugh protester

First Amendment

Top Colorado court strikes down phrase in cyberbullying law as ‘substantially overbroad’

Careers

With some partners earning as much as $20M, older lawyers may consider retirement

Practice Technology

Legal tech company creates tools to help Ukrainians apply for immigration relief

Securities Law

Did lawyers for Barclays cause $600M error?

Legislation & Lobbying

Lawyers react to federal anti-lynching law named after Emmett Till

Tort Law

BLM protest leader can be sued for officer’s injuries, top state court says

Law in Popular Culture

When ‘Loof Lirpa’ goes awry, enter the lawyers

Careers

Lateral hiring rebounded at an unprecedented rate of nearly 111% in 2021, NALP says

Judiciary

Richard Posner’s lawyer says the retired judge has Alzheimer’s, didn’t have capacity to contract

Diversity

Coca-Cola never adopted diversity plan for law firms; group that threatened suit targets other companies

The Modern Law Library

‘No Equal Justice’ shares Detroit lawyer’s civil rights legacy

Judiciary

Misconduct finding is vacated against federal judge who refused mental health evaluation

Judiciary

Feds raid home of judge who was injured by a train 13 months ago

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