Analyze This

Say you’re the managing partner of a law firm. How do you find out what it would take to get your as­sociates to stay at the firm? You could guess. Or you could ask William Henderson, a law professor at Indiana University. Henderson is one of a growing number of…

Feb 2, 2009 3:10 AM CST

Lighting a Path

George Escareno will be the first to admit that his path to law school was an unlikely one.

Jan 1, 2009 7:50 AM CST

Employing the Law

If recent jury verdicts are any indi­cation, it is good to be a plaintiffs employment discrimination lawyer these days—at least if the case gets to trial:

Jan 1, 2009 7:40 AM CST

Lehman by the Numbers

$1.4 billion is the projected amount of fees that lawyers, accountants and other professionals may earn from working on the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy.

$53 million Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy’s estimated fee as counsel for the creditors committee.

$613 billion Estimated amount of Lehman Brothers debt.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges is projected to earn $209 million as Lehman Brothers’ bankruptcy counsel.

Jan 1, 2009 7:30 AM CST

Lost in Translation

19% of the U.S. population speaks a language other than English at home.

By 2015 the Census Bureau predicts that 17% of the population will be of Hispanic origin.

25% to 40% of households in Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio speak Spanish at home.

35% of Texas residents are of Hispanic origin.

Jan 1, 2009 7:20 AM CST

Yes We Can

When Chere Estrin, the publisher of Know, a magazine for paralegals, was doing research for a story she came across innumerable statistics and articles about female lawyers.

Jan 1, 2009 7:10 AM CST

Calling It In

Getting a ticket dismissed because the police officer didn’t show up just got a lot harder in Pima County, Ariz.

Jan 1, 2009 7:00 AM CST

Transfers Bolster Elite Schools

Northwestern University Law School is actively—and unapologetically—re­cruit­­ing top-performing law students from lower-ranked schools, a practice that some deans claim is becoming commonplace at elite institutions.

Dec 2, 2008 4:09 AM CST

Kid Stuff

Linda Rost was a research scientist in re­combinant DNA technology before be­coming an associate at Ropes & Gray in Palo Alto, Calif.

Dec 2, 2008 4:00 AM CST

No Food or Water Required

What do you give the lawyer who has everything?

How about a pet? A pet lawyer, even?

Dec 2, 2008 3:50 AM CST

Bar-ista

Make no mistake about it: Kathleen Aguilar loves her solo practice representing nonprofits and artists.

But like other solo and small-firm practitioners, she’s also found that the rewards of a satisfying career can come with a price. In her case, she’s learned it can be hard to make a living as a solo and pay for necessities like health insurance.

Dec 2, 2008 3:40 AM CST

Extreme Makeover: Textbook Edition

Does Apple’s wildly pop­ular iTunes website hold the key for the fu­ture of legal education?

Some educators think so, and at a recent gathering at the Seat­tle University School of Law on the future of the legal course book, a variety of legal education reformers, publishers and technology firms suggested that the iTunes one-website, one-button framework may be just the kind of make­over that legal education needs.

Dec 2, 2008 3:30 AM CST

BlockStoppers?

Jones Day has won numerous accolades for cli­­ent service and litigation prowess, but one of its latest lawsuits has some scratching their heads. After a website that highlights expensive real estate transactions featured the home purchases of two firm attorneys, Jones Day sued the website, claiming trademark infringement and unfair competition.

Dec 2, 2008 3:20 AM CST

The Next Confirmation Battle

As a lawyer, CNN legal analyst and auth­or of the best-selling The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court, Jeffrey Toobin has no shortage of opinions about the third branch of government. With the release of a new paperback edition of Toobin’s book—which won an ABA Silver Gavel Award this year—ABA Journal U.S. Supreme Court editor Richard Brust asked him about what the court might look like during a McCain or Obama administration:

Nov 2, 2008 3:20 AM CST

Going, Going, Gone

Law firm vacation policies have always been a bit of a head-scratcher. Lawyers typically get three or four weeks of paid leave, though few find time to take full advantage of it.

Nov 2, 2008 3:15 AM CST