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Lawyer Pay

In-House Pay Hikes Tamped Down in Legal Cost-Cutting Efforts

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Twitter: Waste of Time or Marketing Goldmine? (Live Debate)

U.S. Supreme Court

Lawyer who Badmouthed His Client Gave a ‘Brilliant’ Argument, Scalia Says

24 Hours

Richard Susskind: Disaster Ahead for Lawyers Unwilling to Change

U.S. Supeme Court

Justices Worry About Pandora’s Box and 42B Situations for Bad Lawyering Claims

24 Hours

Paul Lippe: Preview of The 2011 Legal Landscape

Appellate Practice

Lawyer Fined $100 for Getting a Case Citation Wrong

U.S. Supeme Court

Law Prof: Forfeiture Case Before High Court Is About Government Bullying

Legal Marketing

Bon Jovi to Perform at Lawyer’s Holiday Party

Legal Ethics

Ex-Newark City Attorney Admits Trying to Shake Down His Boss for $750K

Real Estate & Property Law

Evicted Over Boyfriend’s Alleged Abuse, Woman Files Sex Discrimination Suit

Internet Law

Did Court Order Ban Facebook ‘Poke’?

Tort Law

Recent High School Grads Lawyer Up in High-Society Minneapolis Spat

Education Law

Cub Scout, 6, Broke Weapons Rule With Camping Tool, School Says

Legal Ethics

Stanford Investors Sue 2nd Law Firm, Ex-GC; Proskauer Partner Withdraws

Attorney Fees

Unlucky in Med Mal & Law Firm Suits, Woman Wins Case re ‘Frivolous’ $6K in Costs

Bar Associations

Calif. Gov. Vetoes Bill to Let State Bar Collect Lawyer Dues, Cites Lax Oversight

Celebrities

Jon Who? Gosselin, of Jon & Kate Fame, was Unknown Name to Divorce Lawyer

U.S. Supreme Court

Sotomayor Joins Conservatives to Raise Class-Action Cost Concern

Legal Technology

Magistrate: Blogging Lawyer ‘Veered into Hyperbole,’ But Shouldn’t Be Sanctioned

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