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In-house Counsel

Most GCs Happy With Job, Many Looking to Hire In-House Counsel

Legislation & Lobbying

House Ups Student Loan Limits: Blessing or Curse?

Law Firms

10 Thelen Reid Lawyers Jump Ship to Big Labor Boutique

Diversity

Coke Reviews Diversity at Outside Law Firms, Honors Shook Hardy

Constitutional Law

Huge 416-Child Custody Hearing in Texas Ranch Raid Involves 350 Lawyers

U.S. Supreme Court

Kennedy Questions Sweep of Louisiana’s Death Penalty for Child Rapists

Legal Ethics

Moonlighting Mass. Judge Steps Down

Law Practice Management

3rd-Party Investors Help Defend U.K. Corporate Cases

Diversity

Major U.K. Law Firms are Becoming LGBT-Friendlier

Associates

K&L Gates Wants to Give Associates More Say-So

Women in the Law

Would-Be Legal Secretary is Now Partner

Criminal Justice

Md. Court Allows Rape Charge When Consent to Sex Is Withdrawn

Law Practice Management

Law Firm Business Development Spending Up 20 Percent, Survey Says

Question of the Week

Are You Suffering From Facebook Fatigue?

In-House Counsel

GCs Take Career Hit in Backdating Scandals

U.S. Supreme Court

O’Connor Said to Criticize Bush Response to Gitmo Ruling

Careers

A Lawyer Finds Office Casual Is Still Rather Dressy

Criminal Justice

U.S. Plans to Collect DNA From Every Federal Arrestee

First Amendment

New York’s Second Effort to Require Fast-Food Calorie Listings Is Upheld

Legal Ethics

Lawyer Who Made Lewd Courtroom Gesture Sentenced to 90 Days in Jail

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