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Attorney General

Ex-AG Reportedly Intervened for Lawmaker to Stop Wiretap Story

Legal Ethics

Judge Tosses Dole Pesticide Suits Due to Fraud and Lawyer Misconduct

Lawyer Pay

Chadbourne & Parke Cuts Associate, Staff Pay

White-Collar Crime

New Dreier Case Charges: Ex-Broker Was Paid $215K to Impersonate Executives

Law Firms

Former Congressman, Nixon Peabody to Prep Clients for Regulatory Changes

Law Firms

Fla. Firm Fielding Drywall Complaints Finds Problem Material in Office

Law Firms

Dechert to Stagger Start Dates of its Incoming Class

Criminal Justice

SEC Attorney on Billionaire Stanford’s Case Accused of Cop Assault

Legislation & Lobbying

Connecticut Legislature Passes Same-Sex Marriage Bill

U.S. Supreme Court

Justice Kennedy Likely Key Vote in Reverse Discrimination Case

Layoffs

Schnader Harrison Laid Off Partners, Associates, Staff Last Month

Law Firms

Wilson Sonsini Offers Free Document Assembly Tool

Labor and Employment Law

Lawyer Claims Texas AG Fired Her for Complaint About Christian Holidays

Attorney General

75 Former Attys General Ask Holder to Launch Probe of Siegelman’s Prosecution

Work/Life Balance

Fearful Associates Opt for Partner Face Time Over Work-at-Home Time

Trials and Litigation

What Susan Boyle Can Teach Trial Lawyers

Labor and Employment Law

Bartender and Waitress Claim Illegal Firing Because of Online Beefing

Child Welfare Law

DC Lawyer’s Remark About Wanting a Girl Spurs Parental Fitness Probe

Criminal Justice

Investors Claim Millions in Losses with Murder-Suicide Lawyer

Law Schools

It’s Official: Yale Law School Tops US News Rankings

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