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Feb 2, 2009 3:10 AM CST

Lighting a Path

George Escareno will be the first to admit that his path to law school was an unlikely one.

Jan 1, 2009 7:50 AM CST

Employing the Law

If recent jury verdicts are any indi­cation, it is good to be a plaintiffs employment discrimination lawyer these days—at least if the case gets to trial:

Jan 1, 2009 7:40 AM CST

Lehman by the Numbers

$1.4 billion is the projected amount of fees that lawyers, accountants and other professionals may earn from working on the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy. $53 million Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy’s estimated fee as counsel for the creditors committee. $613 billion Estimated amount of Lehman Brothers debt. Weil, Gotshal & Manges…

Jan 1, 2009 7:30 AM CST

Lost in Translation

19% of the U.S. population speaks a language other than English at home. By 2015 the Census Bureau predicts that 17% of the population will be of Hispanic origin. 25% to 40% of households in Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio speak Spanish at home. 35% of Texas residents…

Jan 1, 2009 7:20 AM CST

Yes We Can

When Chere Estrin, the publisher of Know, a magazine for paralegals, was doing research for a story she came across innumerable statistics and articles about female lawyers.

Jan 1, 2009 7:10 AM CST

Calling It In

Getting a ticket dismissed because the police officer didn’t show up just got a lot harder in Pima County, Ariz.

Jan 1, 2009 7:00 AM CST

Transfers Bolster Elite Schools

Northwestern University Law School is actively—and unapologetically—re­cruit­­ing top-performing law students from lower-ranked schools, a practice that some deans claim is becoming commonplace at elite institutions.

Dec 2, 2008 4:09 AM CST

Kid Stuff

Linda Rost was a research scientist in re­combinant DNA technology before be­coming an associate at Ropes & Gray in Palo Alto, Calif.

Dec 2, 2008 4:00 AM CST

No Food or Water Required

What do you give the lawyer who has everything? How about a pet? A pet lawyer, even?

Dec 2, 2008 3:50 AM CST

Bar-ista

Make no mistake about it: Kathleen Aguilar loves her solo practice representing nonprofits and artists. But like other solo and small-firm practitioners, she’s also found that the rewards of a satisfying career can come with a price. In her case, she’s learned it can be hard to make a living…

Dec 2, 2008 3:40 AM CST

Extreme Makeover: Textbook Edition

Does Apple’s wildly pop­ular iTunes website hold the key for the fu­ture of legal education? Some educators think so, and at a recent gathering at the Seat­tle University School of Law on the future of the legal course book, a variety of legal education reformers, publishers and technology firms suggested…

Dec 2, 2008 3:30 AM CST

BlockStoppers?

Jones Day has won numerous accolades for cli­­ent service and litigation prowess, but one of its latest lawsuits has some scratching their heads. After a website that highlights expensive real estate transactions featured the home purchases of two firm attorneys, Jones Day sued the website, claiming trademark infringement and unfair…

Dec 2, 2008 3:20 AM CST

The Next Confirmation Battle

As a lawyer, CNN legal analyst and auth­or of the best-selling The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court, Jeffrey Toobin has no shortage of opinions about the third branch of government. With the release of a new paperback edition of Toobin’s book—which won an ABA Silver Gavel Award…

Nov 2, 2008 3:20 AM CST

Going, Going, Gone

Law firm vacation policies have always been a bit of a head-scratcher. Lawyers typically get three or four weeks of paid leave, though few find time to take full advantage of it.

Nov 2, 2008 3:15 AM CST