A first-year volunteer stint, working to found an after-school tutoring program for students at a nearby public school, nearly resulted in Earl Martin Phalen’s quitting Harvard Law School.
The drop in the stock market is likely to make many lawyers think twice about taking retirement. At the same time, firms squeezed by the economic downturn can’t afford the…
Concerned about a limited government budget that could require staff layoffs, an Ohio prosecutor has taken a pay cut—and a part-time job practicing law—to help his office make ends meet.
Seven of out of the 10 most highly leveraged law firms have acknowledged cutting personnel, a sign of the problems that can be caused by too many associates and nonequity…
President-elect Obama’s inauguration committee had raised $22 million from individuals by the end of 2008, and lawyers contributed $1.8 million of that amount.
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