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Law Practice Management

In Vegas, an End to ‘Era of Opulence’ that Produced Law Firm Mergers

Legal Ethics

Disbarment Sought for Lawyer Who Inflated Law School Grades

Admiralty & Maritime Law

Crewman Sues Over Ship Safety in High-Profile Piracy Case

Government Law

Retired Boston Lawyer Earns $162K at Part-Time Job

Evidence

10 of 100 Win Representation, as Fla. Innocence Project Selects Cases

Legal Education

Concordia U Delays Planned Launch of New Law School in Boise, Idaho

Law Practice Management

Heller Staff Members Sue Partners, Seek $32M for Alleged Labor Law Violations

Law Practice Management

Nixon Peabody Cuts Associate Pay, Shifts to Performance-Based Bonuses

Law Firms

Ogletree Deakins to Open a 35th Office, in New Orleans

Legal Education

Fake Lawyer Taught Real CLE Class

Family Law

Wean Toddler from Breast Milk or Use Machine, Judge Rules

U.S. Supreme Court

‘Choose Life’ License Plates Are Next First Amendment Battleground

Law Students

Summer Offers Career Opportunities Even for the Unemployed

Careers

Patent Lawyer Who Became Schoolteacher Has New Frustrations

Law Firms

Midsize Midwestern Firms Outside of Big Cities Doing Relatively Well

Legal Ethics

Suit Claims Ex-Quarles Partner Stole $600K; Firm Says Its Hands Were Tied

Prosecutors

Company Claims Prosecutor Misconduct in Asbestos Prosecution

Health Law

Will Swine Flu Merit Quarantines? If So, New Laws Give States Authority

Criminal Justice

Lawyer: Kaye Scholer Partner Quickly Returned for Kids Ousted from Car

Layoffs

Law Firms Use Downturn as Opportunity to Ax Older Partners, Recruiter Says

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