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Legal Ethics

E-Discovery Sanctions Reach All-Time High for Litigants and Lawyers

Business of Law

‘Free’ Office Mgr Allegedly Helped Husband Steal Over $2M from Law Firm

International Law

ABA Prez Condemns ‘Unfair’ Trial of Iranian Civil Rights Lawyer Sentenced to 11 Years

Law Firms

Paralegal Sues Fla. Foreclosure Firm, Says She Was Required to Work Unpaid Overtime

White-Collar Crime

Now-Disbarred Attorney Acquitted in Fen-Phen Case Faces New Indictment re Law Firm Insurance Policy

Legal Ethics

Law Firm Partners on Hot Seat After Ex-Associate, Former Office Mgr Complain; Was Nanny on Payroll?

Careers

Warm Smile and Calm Spirit Helps Former Legal Secretary Make Transition to Nursing Field

Business of Law

‘Big Six’ Australian Law Firms Evacuate as Flooding Worsens in Brisbane

Question of the Week

Which Words Do You Think Need to Be Banished?

Consumer Law

New Calif. Law Lets Individuals Rent Cars to Strangers, Via ‘Green’ Nonprofit

Copyright Law

Copyright Dispute over AP Photo in Obama Poster Is Resolved with Deal to Collaborate

Legal Ethics

Ex-BigLaw Partner Disbarred for Bogus Time Entries, Expensed Meals for Internet Dates

U.S. Supreme Court

ABA Brief Supports Right to Counsel for Civil Contempt Defendants Facing Possible Jail Time

Law Schools

Relegated to Fourth Tier by U.S. News, CUNY Gets Top Ranking for Public Interest Law

Government Law

Will Government Lawyers in Calif. Have to Give Up Their Cellphones? Gov Orders Statewide Cuts

Women in the Law

Are Premature Work-Life Balance Concerns Sabotaging Women Lawyers’ Careers?

Antitrust Law

Arent Fox Sends Report on BCS Exclusions to US Justice Department

Layoffs

Howrey MP Says Outsourcing, Electronic Discovery Spurred Partnership Downsizing

Constitutional Law

Men Get Support for Undergarment Lecture

U.S. Supreme Court

Sex Offender Convicted Under NC Sodomy Law Seeks Cert

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