Updated: A lawyer who has worked as an associate attorney for New York state government since 1993 and reportedly may have previously worked for a police department has been criminally…
Job seekers at the U.K. law firm Simmons & Simmons won’t get a second interview unless they pass a round of written tests, including a critical thinking assessment.
A litigation support company for a South Florida law firm known for its high number of foreclosure filings has announced another 198 layoffs, after losing business following criticism of its…
James F. Neal, who prosecuted Teamsters president Jimmy Hoffa and White House aides during the Nixon Watergate scandal, died at a Nashville, Tenn., hospital Thursday night at 81. The animated,…
Don’t expect Philip McBride Johnson, counsel at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, to ride off into the sunset when he retires from the firm at the end of the…
Overconfidence and a sustained belief in the intrinsic value of a law degree are two reasons why prospective law students remain undaunted by potential six-figure debt and the high unemployment…
A Boston College 3L who is saddled with large student debt and bleak job prospects has a proposal for the interim dean: Keep the JD degree and refund my tuition.
A small bankruptcy law firm housed in a Florida strip mall next to a dentist helped uncover foreclosure paperwork problems that led GMAC to suspend foreclosure sales and spurred a…
An increasing number of federal judges appear to be hiring law clerks earlier than September of the 3L year, the time called for in voluntary guidelines adopted in 2003.
ABA President Stephen Zack says potential law students lack awareness about lawyer jobs and salaries, and the association is considering ways to correct the misimpression.
Florida foreclosure lawyer David J. Stern lived the American dream before his high-volume operations came under investigation by the Florida Attorney General’s office.
Stern’s firm received more than 6,000 foreclosures…
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