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UTA Law School ex-Dean Knighted by French for Judicial Exchange Program

William Powers Jr., president of The University of Texas at Austin, has been appointed to the rank of Chevalier de…

GOP to Put AG Choice Through the Ringer

While no one expects the Senate to vote down the confirmation of Covington & Burling partner Eric H. Holder Jr. as the…

Madoff Charged in $50 Billion-with-a-“B” Fraud, Sued by SEC [UPDATE]

Bernard Madoff, founder and president of a New York firm that invested funds for wealthy individuals, hedge funds and other…

Gay Marriage Controversy Reaches UM Law School

There seems to be a fracas in the making at the University of Michigan Law School, ignited by the controversy…

Report: Women Partners Make 2% Gain

Female lawyers make up 45% of associates at US law firms, but only about 19% of partners, according to October…

Linklaters’ Top-Paid Lawyer Earned “Satisfactory” £3.4 Million in 2008

Linklaters LLP, the second-largest London law firm by revenue, paid its top earner £3.4 million pounds ($5 million in real…

Womble Carlyle Freezes Attorney Salaries

Winston-Salem, NC's Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice has decided to freeze salary increases for all attorneys through the first half…

Judge Sides With [Law Firm Name Deleted] in Bizarre Lawsuit

A judge in US District Court has sided with [Law Firm Name Deleted] in a bizarre and widely ridiculed trademark…

Ex-Law Student Sentenced in Child Porn Case

A former law student Robert A. McDonald was sentenced today to a year in a halfway house for possessing child…

Pohl Ankles Skadden for Business Side

Timothy Pohl will leave Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom to become a managing director in the restructuring group at…

Former Bush Solicitor General Returns to King & Spalding

Former Bush Administration Solicitor General Paul Clement is returning to the Washington, DC office of Atlanta's King & Spalding. "We…

“Onslaught of Bankruptcies” Means Steady Increase in Law Jobs

From the AE Feldman Blog: Executive search firm, A.E. Feldman, says the surge in bankruptcies is creating opportunities for candidates…