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Women Lawyers Have Higher Divorce Rates, Need Loving Husbands, Researcher Says

A researcher has found that young female lawyers and other women professionals have slightly higher divorce rates than their male counterparts.

Law professor Robin Fretwell Wilson

Global Dealmaking Drops More Than Two-Thirds for Big Law Firms

Mergers and acquisitions work has plummeted by more than two-thirds for large law firms, according to new figures on the number of clients represented.

The top 10 law firms represented…

Failed Corporate Deals Fuel Malpractice Suits Against Firms

Failed corporate deals are fueling malpractice and other deal-related claims that large law firms are finding increasingly difficult to fend off.

The National Law Journal…

Law Firms Beef Up For Bankruptcy Work, the Hottest Growth Area

A new survey has found that lawyers expect bankruptcy to be the hottest growth area for law firms this year. That’s no secret to law firm managers who are already…

In-House Jobs Not So Cushy or Exciting, Says Veteran Lawyer

If you think a jump from a law firm to an in-house position is the ticket to a cushy, stress-free job, think again. The life of an in-house lawyer is…

Misdirected E-Mail Set the Stage for Clear Channel Suits

A misdirected e-mail from Credit Suisse helped set the stage for two lawsuits filed this week by two private equity firms seeking to purchase Clear Channel Communications, the

With March Madness in Full Swing, What’s Your Favorite Cinderella of the Courts Story?

Villanova, Western Kentucky, Davidson—three Cinderellas are still dancing at the Sweet Sixteen ball—for men’s college basketball, that is.

So tell us your favorite Cinderella of the Courts story, when a…

U.S. News Law School Rankings Leaked; NYU Down, Columbia Up

Updated: U.S. News & World Report posted its new law school rankings today, but the blogosphere apparently beat the magazine to the punch.

Move Over AmLaw 100, Here’s the Lawyer’s Spin on the Top 50

In a reinvention of the AmLaw 100, a United Kingdom legal publication has compiled a list of the top 50 U.S. law firms based on revenue. Atop the list is…

Just Say No? Associates Dish on When They Did ... and Didn’t

Plumbers get paid at a significantly higher rate for after-hours jobs. But law firm associates are often asked—no, expected—to accept last-minute after-hours work assignments, not only for no additional pay…

Kvetch About Law School, Win $10K

Law students can compete to win a $10,000 scholarship by making a video about their law school worries.

The One Less Worry contest, sponsored by the nonprofit student loan company…

Bullied at School for Years, Billy Wolfe Brings Suit, With His Parents’ Help

How is it that a student can be bullied at school, for years, without officials taking effective action to end the situation? A lengthy article in today’s New York Times…

Wachtell Partners Make By Far the Most: $4.48M, on Average

Updated: Despite all the hoopla over megafirms’ megaprofits in 2007, the three law firms that for the first time topped $2 billion in gross revenue weren’t where the real money…

Law Firm Leverage Could Determine Which Associates Get the Ax

Small or medium-size law firms that focus on structured finance and mergers and acquisitions are hardest hit by the credit crisis.

And associates could also take a hit if these…

The Baby Effect: More Billables for Men, Fewer for Women

A Canadian study suggests that having children leads to fewer billable hours for female lawyers and more for their male counterparts.

The study of 670 lawyers at an Alberta law…

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