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Careers

Above the Law Gets New Management; Readers Wonder about Lat, Mystal

Law Practice Management

Womble Carlyle Snags Biotech Patent Team from Pillsbury Winthrop

Constitutional Law

Judge Holds US in Contempt for Not Videotaping Gitmo Detainee Testimony

Insurance Law

Over Body-Freezing Co.‘s Objection, Judge OKs Autopsy of Client’s Corpse

Criminal Justice

Prominent L.A. Lawyer Shot in Head Outside His Home Was Murdered

Constitutional Law

US Lawyer Wrongly Accused in Madrid Bomb Case Loses Patriot Act Challenge

Judiciary

O’Connor: Want a Qualified, Impartial Judiciary? Don’t Use Contested Elections

Criminal Justice

Driver Convicted in Death of Mama Duck, But Gets No Jail Time

Securities Law

Another Former Ropes & Gray Associate Is Charged in Galleon Case

Securities Law

Judge Axes Guilty Plea, Says Broadcom Exec Didn’t Lie to SEC, Dismisses Case

Careers

New Career Path for U.S. Lawyers: Outsourcing Firms

Law Practice Management

Heller Leaders Offered Reassurances While Worrying About Survival

Layoffs

Some Law Firms Begin Firing Equity Partners, Despite a Better Third Quarter

Legal Ethics

Judges Shouldn’t ‘Friend’ Lawyers Who Appear Before Them, Opinion Says

Legal Ethics

Citing His Age, 83-Year-Old Lawyer Says ‘Couch of Restitution’ Claims Are Absurd

Legal Ethics

Lawyer Sentenced to Six Months in Jail for Stealing Nearly $137K from Partner

Law Practice Management

Drinker Biddle and Stoel Rives Are Expanding in California

Constitutional Law

Judge Criminally Charged re Court Rulings in Battle for Control of Ariz. County

Tort Law

Billionaire Sex Offender’s Racketeering Suit: Rothstein Lawyers Lied About Me

Trials & Litigation

State Must Pay $150 a Day to Cover Up Murder Defendant’s Tattoos, Judge Rules

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