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Careers

Harvard 2L Becomes First Openly Gay President Elected to Harvard Law Review

Celebrities

Lindsay Lohan to Face Felony Grand Theft Charge re Necklace Taken from Jeweler, Prosecutor Says

Trials & Litigation

Accidental Cell Call Not Only Put Suspect at Scene of Murder But Recorded Crime, Prosecutor Says

Law Schools

Law School Applications Dip at Mizzou Law; Down 12% Nationwide

International Law

IRS Announces New Amnesty Program for Those Evading Taxes Via Offshore Accounts

ABA

New Federal Funds Prompt ABA Proposal to Aid Transitioning Foster Youth

White-Collar Crime

Prosecutor: Judge’s ‘Cash Cow’ Job Milked Money Envelopes From Attorney Owner of Juvenile Facility

Tort Law

Can Law Student Be Disciplined for Suing Accuser? Federal Judge Says Yes

Legal Ethics

Lawyer Disbarred After Filing ‘Most Frivolous’ Suit Judge Had Ever Seen

Tort Law

Judge Denies New Trial to Law Firm re $7.3M Emotional Distress Verdict Won by Former Client

Trials & Litigation

Judge Saves Her Vacation by Putting Jury to Work at 3 a.m.

Labor & Employment Law

Labor Board Settles Suit of Woman Fired Over Facebook Posts Criticizing Her Boss

Legal Ethics

As LA Dodgers Owner Hires Sullivan & Cromwell, His Ex-Counsel Bingham McCutchen Hires Gibson Dunn

Trials & Litigation

Patton Firm Seeks to Sue Chevron, Gibson Dunn, Claims Tortious Interference with Client Relationship

Verdicts & Settlements

Jury Finds Denny’s Liable for $46M in Restaurant Shooting

Legal Ethics

Judge Reprimanded for Jailing Man After Confrontation in Courthouse Restroom

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

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