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Longtime ACC General Counsel Susan Hackett Is Leaving to Form Own Consultancy

As a new CEO takes the helm at the Association of Corporate Counsel this month, replacing retiring president Frederick J. Krebs, the trade group for in-house lawyers is also announcing the planned departure of another longtime executive. Senior vice president and general counsel Susan Hackett is leaving ACC after 22…

Jun 13, 2011 9:19 PM CDT

Former NYU Law Dean Norman Redlich Dies

Former New York University law dean Norman Redlich has died from complications of Parkinson’s disease. He was 85. The New York Times obituary describes Redlich as “a quiet luminary of the New York legal community who pioneered the pro bono defense of indigent death row inmates.” Redlich was a law…

Jun 13, 2011 11:00 AM CDT

ABA Legal Ed Section to Discuss More Detailed Reporting of Post-Law School Jobs, Salary Data

Prospective law school students would have access to more detailed post-graduate employment and salary information under a set of proposed changes up for consideration this weekend by the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, the governing body of the ABA’s law school accrediting arm.…

Jun 10, 2011 6:13 PM CDT

Decision to Hire Paul Clement to Defend Immigration Law Is Surprise to Arizona’s Attorney General

Former Solicitor General Paul Clement, who made news in April when he resigned in protest from King & Spalding over his representation of the House’s position on the Defense of Marriage Act, has been tapped by the state of Arizona to defend its controversial immigration law. Clement, now at Washington,…

Jun 10, 2011 3:00 PM CDT

Tax Practice Leader Exits Holme Roberts for MoFo

The chairman of the tax department at Holme Roberts & Owen is leaving the firm to join Morrison & Foerster. David Strong is the second practice leader to leave the Denver-based firm for MoFo within the past year, reports the Am Law Daily. A MoFo press release provides additional details.…

Jun 10, 2011 1:13 AM CDT

Former Brobeck Chairman Tower Snow Joins Cooley as Securities Litigation Partner

A lawyer known for his stint at the helm of a high-flying San Francisco law firm that subsequently went bankrupt and his leadership role in an unsuccessful effort to establish a West Coast presence for London-based Clifford Chance is now joining Cooley as a partner. Once the chairman of Brobeck…

Jun 9, 2011 7:00 PM CDT

A Lost Generation of Lawyers? Of 30 Laid-Off Lawyers, Two Got Jobs, Law Grad Says

A 2009 law graduate who was laid off from BigLaw says he hasn’t given up his job search, but that’s not the case with his friends. The unidentified grad tells the Careerist that he knows 30 laid-off lawyers in the classes of 2008 and 2009, and only two have found…

Jun 9, 2011 12:54 PM CDT

News Corp. GC Resigns Amid Controversy over UK Paper’s Celebrity Phone Hacking

News Corp.’s general counsel Lawrence “Lon” Jacobs has announced he is leaving the company to pursue new opportunities. A successor to the 56-year-old GC has not been named, Corporate Counsel reports. He leaves as News Corp. grapples with the aftermath of celebrity voicemail hacking at one of its London newspapers,…

Jun 9, 2011 11:18 AM CDT

Civil Prosecutor Is Also a Professional Matchmaker

A government lawyer in Washington, D.C., has a side gig as a professional matchmaker. Leora Hoffman works as a civil prosecutor on child protection cases for the Attorney General’s office in Washington, D.C. She also helps lawyers and other professionals find relationships through her personal introduction service, the Washington Post…

Jun 9, 2011 10:30 AM CDT

A Professional Renewal: Why Great Lawyers of the New Age May Be ‘System Designers’

Can we preserve the best values of the legal profession in the face of the commercial and technological change that constitutes the “New Normal”? As our world grows more interconnected and complex, and as law grows more pervasive, law is evolving from an activity that is an occasional part of…

Jun 8, 2011 7:43 PM CDT

22 Partners Have Left O’Melveny in 2011; Some Exits Create ‘Growth Opportunities,’ Firm Says

Nine New York partners who announced plans to leave O’Melveny & Myers last month for Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison and Weil Gotshal & Manges aren’t the only ones who exited the firm this year. A total of 22 partners in California, New York, Washington, D.C., and London have…

Jun 8, 2011 7:36 PM CDT

Del. Gov Nominates Leo Strine as New Chief Judge for State Chancery Court

The governor of Delaware has nominated a sitting Court of Chancery judge to replace retiring Chancellor William B. Chandler III as the top judge on what many consider the top business court in the country. Leo Strine Jr. was tapped for the judicial leadership job by Gov. Jack Markell, but…

Jun 8, 2011 6:53 PM CDT

Young Ex-Associate Sues Aussie BigLaw, Says She Was Fired After Involvement with Firm Solicitor

In a case that is making waves in Australia, a former female associate is going head-to-head with one of the country’s major law firms, contending that she was harassed and fired after becoming “romantically involved” with a Clayton Utz solicitor. In an ongoing lawsuit against the firm, Bridgette Styles alleges…

Jun 8, 2011 6:07 PM CDT

Sanctioned Law Firm Shortens Its Name, Says Goodbye to Lawyers Who Irked Judge

The law firm Thompson Wigdor & Gilly has shortened its name after the departure of a name partner and associate whose client drew the ire of a Manhattan federal judge. Name partner Scott Gilly and associate Gregory Filosa left what is now Thompson Wigdor after a federal judge criticized the…

Jun 8, 2011 4:14 PM CDT

Legal Consultant’s Summer Success Tips: Don’t Underdress, Overimbibe or Date Anyone at Work

For those striving to make a positive impression in legal jobs over the summer, simply avoiding negative attention can be a significant career enhancer, a consultant recommends. Don’t make yourself memorable for what you did (or didn’t) wear. Don’t do drugs of any kind or drink excessively. And avoid office…

Jun 8, 2011 12:00 AM CDT