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Sect Protests Ranch Raid; Texas Wonders What to Do With 416 Kids

As additional details were revealed about the child abuse concerns that led to an unprecedented raid by Texas authorities of a ranch run by followers of a fringe Mormon leader…

N.Y. Bar Report: Balanced Life is Rare, But We Are the Enemy

Despite flex-time, part-time and other commonplace law firm policies that promote work-life balance, the reality is quite different from what the employee manual might suggest. Attorneys in an ever-more-stressful profession…

How to Make Workers Act Nice (Even if They’re Not)

Angry, unpleasant, rude fellow employees, in legal settings and elsewhere, make life a lot less pleasant—and less productive. Increasingly, companies and law firms recognize this fact, and some have even…

Donald Trump’s ‘Cash Cow’ Claim Against NYC Firm Moves Forward

In a legal malpractice case, real estate developer Donald Trump claims his Manhattan law firm overcharged him and treated him like a “cash cow.”

Trump’s suit against New York’s Morrison…

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Many Attorneys Struggle Financially, as Paychecks Fatten for a Few

Jeanne Wrenn loves her job as an assistant Cook County prosecutor in Chicago. But she isn’t as thrilled about her $59,000 salary.

A single mother seven years out of law…

Law Firm’s Office Hours: 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Clients seeking to meet with their counsel at one downtown Boston law firm are encouraged to try to do so during its regular office hours—between 6 p.m. and 10 p.m.,…

Scalia: ‘I Am Not a Nut’

If he was nominated to the high court today, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia says he may not win confirmation because the public expects judges to rewrite the Constitution…

Law Firm Bankruptcy Bill for Coudert Bros.: Partners Asked to Pay $11.8M

A bankruptcy examiner has proposed in a report issued late last month that the former partners of Coudert Brothers pay $11.8 million to liquidate the failed New York City-based law…

N.Y. Law Firm Bans BlackBerrys at Major Meetings

A law firm in suburban New York City has banned electronic devices from major meetings to prevent distractions caused by cell phones and BlackBerrys.

The six-month-old “no-device policy” at the…

Have Any Stories of Pranks with Legal Consequences?

April Fool’s Day put pranksters in the news this week—and lawyers were in on the action. One blogger spun a yarn about a Apr 3, 2008 5:31 PM CDT

DOJ Probe Considers Whether Lawyer Was Ousted Due to Sexual Orientation Rumor

A Justice Department probe is considering whether a career lawyer there was ousted from her job because of rumors that she is a lesbian.

Investigators with the Justice Department’s inspector…

Biff! Bam! Wallop! 2 Lawyers Duke it Out in Oregon Courthouse

Lawyers are used to being adversarial, but two lawyers in the Portland, Ore., area apparently elevated their conflict to an actual fistfight in front of a crowd of courthouse spectators…

Reports of Supreme Court Fantasy Baseball Case Are Wildly Exaggerated

Updated: A blogger created quite a stir yesterday when he reported that the U.S. Supreme Court had agreed to decide whether fantasy sports players had a First Amendment right to…

So. Fla. Judge Barred From Courthouse Calls it Quits

Updated: A Broward County, Fla., judge abruptly resigned Monday after the chief judge inexplicably barred him from the courthouse.

The Miami Herald reports that Chief Judge Victor…

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