Politicos Join Morgan Lewis
Two Bush-era apparatchiks are joining Philadelphia's Morgan Lewis & Bockius as partners in the firm's Washington, DC office. Thomas J. Lang…
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Laptops Good for Law Students
From the 2008 Law School Survey of Student Engagement (LSSSE) [PDF], published by the Center for Postsecondary Research at Indiana University…
Former AG Barr Joins Kirkland & Ellis
More prominent government figures are joining Chicago's Kirkland & Ellis. Former Attorney General William Barr has joined the firm as of counsel…
No Bonuses? Pay Freezes? How About Having to Pay to Work?
Above the Law quotes an unnamed source at Clifford Chance , that partners will have to actually pay the firm…
Appellate Court Upholds Denial of “Incompetent” Lawyer’s 6-figure Fee
A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling that former lawyer Steven F. Goldman should be denied almost $400,000 in…
Merged Firm Escapes from Dreier Fiasco
About 20 lawyers at Dreier Stein Kahan Browne Woods George, the Santa Monica, California-based affiliate of Dreier LLP, are leaving…
Morning News Roundup for Wednesday
This morning: Atlanta’s Troutman Sanders LLP has closed on a deal to merge with Washington, DC’s Ross, Dixon & Bell LLP... Detroit’s Dickinson…
Jack Thompson Hopes SCOTUS Will Save His Legal Career; Has One Vote So Far (Guess Whose?)
From GamePolitics, the best place to follow the ongoing saga of batcrap-crazy ex-lawyer Jack Thompson: Jack Thompson is hoping that…
Sonnenschein Pays Bonuses, Freezes Salaries
Chicago's Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP will pay associates bonuses... We are pleased to announce that Associate productivity bonuses for 2008 range…
The Biggest Tax “Cheats” of 2008
Celebrity news, via the Tax Prof Blog: The Biggest Tax "Cheats" of 2008: Wesley Snipes Formerly famous actor. Required to…
Homophobes Attack California Attorney General
Sponsors of California's voter-approved gay marriage ban accused Attorney General Jerry Brown of advancing a "far-fetched" legal theory to justify…
Obama Makes Key DOJ Appointments [UPDATE]
President-elect Barack Obama announced the nominations of four well-known lawyers to key posts in the Justice Department, including deputy attorney…