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Above the Law Founder Moving on to More Oversight Responsibilities

David Lat, founder and chief blogger for Above the Law, is moving on to new responsibilities that will require him to get dressed in the morning. Lat will oversee Above the Law and two other blogs produced by Breaking Media: Dealbreaker.com and Fashionista.com, reports The BLT: The Blog of Legal…

Jul 21, 2008 12:47 PM CDT

2 Ex-Judges, 1 Attorney Indicted in Georgia Corruption Case

Two former state-court judges–one of them, until recently, a chief judge–as well as an attorney and a court administrator have been indicted in Georgia, in a federal case over state judicial corruption. The indictments today were by a federal grand jury that has been probing claimed corruption in the Alapaha…

Jul 18, 2008 6:13 PM CDT

Orrick Partner Says Law Firms Must Change Promotion and Billing Structures

A partner at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe endorses part-time work options at law firms, but she says it isn’t nearly enough to satisfy the new generation of lawyers. Patricia Gillette, a San Francisco partner in employment law, said law firms need to completely change promotion structures, create multiple paths to…

Jul 18, 2008 3:32 PM CDT

D.C. Lawyer Helped Nab Suspect in Jogger Attacks; Cop Didn’t Pursue Levy Lead

An antitrust lawyer for Arnold & Porter who was attacked by a man as she was jogging in a Washington, D.C., park in 2001 fought off her attacker and helped police find a suspect. But police investigating the disappearance of intern Chandra Levy were slow to recognize a possible lead…

Jul 18, 2008 1:35 PM CDT

Hearing in N.Y. Judicial Pay Case Intrigues Law Blogger

As oral arguments were being made today in an unusual lawsuit by New York’s top judge seeking an increase in judicial pay for the state’s jurists, law blogger Eric Turkewitz happened to be in court on another case. So he stopped by for an hour or so to observe, and…

Jul 17, 2008 10:44 PM CDT

Earrings for Male Lawyers May Be ‘Fraught With Peril,’ Career Adviser Says (Poll)

Should male lawyers and law students in courthouses refrain from wearing earrings? A career adviser from the University of Minnesota Law School is advising caution. “In the same way that women still must be careful about very short skirts, and in some courts they may still find that pants are…

Jul 17, 2008 6:02 PM CDT

Multitasking Winstead Lawyer Exercises While He Works

Winstead partner Ross Robinson doesn’t go to the gym, but he still manages to work out for almost as many hours as he devotes to work each day. He does it by walking on a treadmill as he works. Robinson told the Tex Parte Blog that he walks at a…

Jul 17, 2008 5:37 PM CDT

Some In-House Lawyers Find ‘Promised Land’ Lacking, Consider Alternatives

Is there life outside corporate law? Some lawyers who tried alternative career paths will answer the question in the affirmative at an upcoming seminar sponsored by the Association of Corporate Counsel in Southern California. One of them is Pamela Samuels Young, who began writing legal novels when she was an…

Jul 17, 2008 3:12 PM CDT

As Salaries Shot Up for Corporate Lawyers, They Stagnated for College Grads

College grads considering whether to spend an extra three years in law school may want to consider some recent economic statistics. In the economic expansion that began in 2001, salaries for specialized corporate lawyers and some financial professionals showed “extraordinary growth,” while stagnating for most college graduates, the Wall Street…

Jul 17, 2008 12:00 PM CDT

How to Make Women Lawyers Partners

A new study being released tomorrow says simple strategies can help law firms help close the gap between the number of women and men who are advancing into partnership ranks. Among them: make it worthwhile financially for senior partners to promote diversity; encourage men to mentor women; and keep a…

Jul 16, 2008 10:11 PM CDT

Musical Chairs: McGuireWoods Replaces Managing Partners in 4 Offices

McGuireWoods replaced managing partners in four offices in July, just a few months after appointing a new leader for its New York office. The new managing partners are Craig Culbertson in Chicago, William Marianes in Atlanta, Barbara Johnston in Jacksonville, and Jonathan Rak in McLean, Va., the National Law Journal…

Jul 16, 2008 4:41 PM CDT

Holland & Knight Tries Success Fees, Considers Ousting Unproductive Partners

The new managing partner of Holland & Knight is making some changes. Some clients may be pleased but unproductive partners may not. The firm’s new managing partner, Steven Sonberg, says his primary goal is keeping the law firm on sound financial footing, the National Law Journal reports. Toward that end,…

Jul 16, 2008 3:44 PM CDT

At Virtual Law Firm, Lawyers Will Work at Home, Earn 85% of Billings

A lawyer-entrepreneur is joining with 14 other lawyers to start a new legal venture called Virtual Law Partners. The firm will employ lawyers who work at home, saving on overhead and costing clients less in legal fees, the Recorder reports. Craig Johnson, the lawyer who formed the Venture Law Group…

Jul 16, 2008 1:19 PM CDT

200 Letters Sent, Mostly to NY Lawyers, Whose Dual Service Raises ‘Red Flags’

Concerned that professionals are double-dipping into public payrolls, New York’s Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has sent 200 letters throughout the state letting individuals know that their employment arrangements have raised “red flags” to investigators and may be improper. Newsday reports that more than half the letters went to lawyers and…

Jul 15, 2008 8:27 PM CDT

A Lawyer Illustrates How a Good First Impression May Defy Logic

A lawyer’s idea for creating lasting goodwill with his supervisors is being cited by the authors of a new book, Sway, about the psychological impulses that cause people—and hiring managers—to disregard logic. Authors Ori and Rom Brafman say psychological research shows that first impressions stay with people despite evidence that…

Jul 15, 2008 12:11 PM CDT