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Careers

Skadden Looks for People Who Really Want to Be Lawyers, But Not Necessarily Partners

Law Firms

NY Appeals Court Upholds Dismissal of Dueling Suits over Kasowitz Partner’s Ouster

Law Firms

Fried Frank Secretary Alleges Firm Discriminated Against Older Staffers in Layoffs

Lawyer Pay

73 Percent of In-House Lawyers Got Bonuses in Past Year, International Survey Says

Death Penalty

Utah AG Tweets Updates on Firing Squad Execution of Man Who Killed Lawyer

U.S. Supreme Court

ABA Urges Supreme Court to Accept Case on Lack of Judicial Pay Raises

Family Law

Stabbed by Client’s Ex-Husband, Lawyer, 54, Has ‘Horrible Injuries’ But Is Recovering

Terrorism

AG Says Pakistani Taliban ‘Facilitated’ Times Square Car Bomb Attempt

Criminal Justice

Jailed Ex-Lawyer’s $1M Restitution Is Reduced by $350 Taken From His Prison Store Account

International Law

US Law Prof Peter Erlinder to Be Freed from Rwanda Jail on Bail

Trusts & Estates

Girl, 9, Could Join Fray re Chess Giant’s Estate: Bobby Fischer to Be Exhumed for Paternity Test

White-Collar Crime

Judge Is Arrested for Allegedly Using Traffic Fine Money to Pay Personal Credit Card Bill

Business of Law

Law Firm Loses Bid to Force Client’s Ex-Wife to Pay Part of Its Fee, as a Matter of Equity

Trials & Litigation

Motion to Acquit Ex-Partner of Arent Fox in Obstruction Case Over Lawyer’s Death Is Denied

Business of Law

UK’s Biggest Immigration Firm Not Too Big to Fail, Leaving 10,000 Cases in Limbo

Celebrities

Ex-Red Wings Star Fedorov in Foreclosure, Blames Law Firm for Loss of $60M

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court’s NLRB Ruling Raises Questions About Hundreds of Decisions

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court Holds Revised Sentencing Guidelines Are Binding in Crack Resentencing

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court Rules Against Beachfront Property Owners in Takings Case

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court Rules Against Cop Claiming Privacy Rights in Text Messages

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