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Women in the Law

Myth of Difficult Female Lawyer Bosses May Relate to Brain Wiring, Assistant-at-Law Says

Careers

Recruiters ‘Attack Like Piranhas’ as Law Firms Start to Crumble

Judiciary

Help Wanted: US Judicial Vacancies Increasing; 2011 Retirements Average One Per Week

Lawyer Pay

Pay of $10M for Top Rainmaking Lawyers Creates Growing Morale Issues

Juries

Juror Study Shows More of a BlackBerry Effect than a ‘CSI’ Effect

Law in Popular Culture

Eccentric Profs, Cheating Spouses Become Characters in Law Dean’s New Novel

Business of Law

Calwalader Gross Dips for 4th Year, But PPP Is $2.39M; Akin Gump PPP Soars 10.4% to $1.6M

Legal Ethics

Opening Statements Loom in ‘Kids-for-Cash’ Trial of Former Luzerne, Pa., President Judge

Evidence

As Experts Disagree About Evidence in Shaken-Baby Cases, Some Verdicts Face New Questions

Business of Law

McCarter & English Raids Robinson & Cole; Of 7 New Lawyers, 3 Were Practice Chairs There

Criminal Justice

Wife & Alleged Victim of Lawyer Accused in Contract Hit Case Holds His Hand En Route to Court

Constitutional Law

AG of Ill. Sues Over Pension Board’s OK of Benefits to Disgraced Police Commander

Lawyer Pay

Has Downturn Provided ‘Protective Cover’ to Top Equity Partners?

Government Law

Coffee Shop Owner Guilty of Indecent Exposure Due to Skimpy See-Through Shorts on ‘Bikini Barista’

American Bar Association

ABA Launches New Website

Careers

SEC Officials During Time of Madoff Swindle Now Have Lucrative BigLaw Jobs

Law Schools

UC Irvine Law Dean Disagrees with Charges for ‘Irvine 11’ Who Disrupted Speech

Careers

Dewey & LeBoeuf Hires Municipal Bankruptcy Specialist and His 9-Lawyer Team

Legal Ethics

Va. Judge Ignores State Supreme Court Ruling After Deciding It’s Just Plain Wrong

ABA Journal Podcast

These Lawyers Still Love Law Practice. Find Out Why (Podcast)

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