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Law Firms

Heller Ehrman Latest Law Firm to Push Back Associate Start Dates

Layoffs

Duane Morris’ Staff Cuts Extend Beyond Marketing Department

Law Firms

Jury Awards $720K to Paralegal, Associate Claiming Pregnancy Bias

Law Practice Management

New ABA Guide Helps Law Firms Objectively Evaluate Female Associates

Law Firms

Thelen Revolving Door: 4 More Partners Defect—But 2 Return

Real Estate & Property Law

Calif. Town Shuts Down 11-Year-Old’s Organic Veggie Stand

Careers

Drinking Problem Put Lawyer on Path to a Successful Practice

Trials & Litigation

High-Profile Dallas Firms Square Off in Big-Bucks Conflict Argument

Appellate Practice

Next Time, Wear a Tie, Fed’l Circuit Judge Tells Left Coast Lawyer

Legal Ethics

High-Profile ‘Crockefeller’ Case Puts Spotlight on Lawyer’s Own Issues

Legal Ethics

Prominent Lawyer Pleads Guilty for Role in Billionaire’s Alleged Embezzling

International Law

Better-Targeted U.S. Aid Could Boost Mexican Anti-Violence Efforts

Immigration Law

One Year Later, Star Miami Student Still Has a Dream

Civil Procedure

Plaintiff May Videotape Defense’s Deposition of Her, N.J. Judge Says

White-Collar Crime

Convicted Media Mogul Loses Appeals Court Rehearing Request

Legal Ethics

Judge Sanctions Lawyer, Says He Hijacked Case to Criticize Church

Law Practice Management

Revenue Up 27% at World’s First Publicly Owned Law Firm

Copyright Law

Fair Use Right Upheld in Claim Over YouTube Dancing Baby Takedown

Internet Law

Lawsuits by Social Networking Sites Chase Elusive Spammers

Obituaries

U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones is Dead, Following Stroke

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