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White-Collar Crime

Lawyer Marc Dreier to Be Sentenced Today

Legal Ethics

Mayer Brown Partner Convicted in Refco Fraud

Work-Life Balance

A Job Jolt Could Change Life For the Better

Litigation Clinic

McElhaney on Making Your Closing Argument a Really Good Story

Supreme Court Nominations

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U.S. Supreme Court

C-SPAN Tests Public’s Supreme Court IQ

Law Firms

Hogan & Hartson Nudges 30 Associates Out the Door

Law Schools

Florida A&M Law Breathes Sigh of Relief, Gets ABA Accreditation

Trials & Litigation

Lawyer’s Lucky Shoes Spur Motion to Compel Appropriate Footwear

Bankruptcy Law

8th Circuit Says Lawyer Can’t Discharge $360K in Student Debt

Attorney Fees

Lehman Pays $108M in Legal Fees

First Amendment

Catholic Law School Claims Profs Are Ministerial Employees

Law Firms

Eckert Seamans Lays Off 90 Temp Lawyers

Legal Ethics

Mayer Brown Partner Denied Mistrial Over Juror’s Finger Cut Threat

Law in Popular Culture

‘Waterboarding’ Among 100 New Words Added to Dictionary

Bankruptcy Law

The New GM Emerges from Bankruptcy, While the Old GM Remains

Constitutional Law

Ex-Cravath ‘Lolita’ Lawyer Weighs Another Suit, Targets Monitoring

Lawyer Pay

Midsize Firms in California Mulling Associate Pay Cuts

Legal Technology

Practising Law Institute Offers its Law Books on Kindle

Personal Lives

Philly Lawyer Helps Save Drowning Kids, Would-Be Rescuer

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