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Legal Ethics

Unpaid Student Loans Derail Law Grad’s Quest for NY Bar Admission

Celebrities

New Details of Michael Jackson’s Will: Diana Ross Is Backup Guardian

Securities Law

SEC Lawyer Warned About Madoff in 2004

Law Firms

IP Boutique Day Casebeer to Merge with Howrey

Supreme Court Nominations

Sotomayor’s Nomination: Today’s News

Patent Law

Lawyers Remember Michael Jackson for ‘Smooth’ Shoe Patent

Law Practice Management

Orrick Axes Lockstep Pay and Staffing, Amps Up Training in New Practice Model

International Law

Partner Profits Plummet 37% at Clifford Chance; Skadden Now #1 Firm By Revenue

Law Practice Management

Layoffs a ‘Blessing’ for Now-Liberated Former BigLaw Attorneys, Writer Says

Legal Ethics

For the 2nd Time in Less Than 3 Months, Judge Sullivan Castigates DOJ

Animal Law

Wis. Appeals Court Orders Man to Turn Over Claimed Roadkill Deer Trophy

Legal Education

U of Miami Urges 1st-Years to Defer; Legal Job Market Is Uncertain, Dean Says

Legal Consulting

Slowed Rate of Law Firm Mergers Reflects Overall Caution

Careers

Tips on Re-Entering the Legal Profession After a Hiatus

International Law

Belarus Frees Ailing N.Y. Lawyer Held in Prison Hospital

Partners

Ex-Mass. AG Jumps from Greenberg Traurig to Cooley Manion

Legal Technology

Extreme Lawyers Take Note: Satellite Phones Go Pocket-Size

U.S. Supreme Court

Court Makes ‘Patient & Steady’ Turn to Right, Kennedy the Decider

Executive Branch

150 Lawyers Protest Firing of Government Watchdog

White-Collar Crime

Judge Revokes $500K Bail for Billionaire R. Allen Stanford

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