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Lawyers Humiliated in Court: Forced to Hold ‘Please See Me’ Signs After Major Failure

Reed Smith, a law firm representing the ODP Corporation in a shareholder lawsuit, has been ordered by a Delaware judge…

COVID Disruptions and Repeat Testers Blamed for Low Scores in US Bar Exam, Says Officials

According to the National Conference of Bar Examiners, the February bar exam scores in the US have dropped for the…

Lawyers Reveal True Causes of Mental Health Struggles Beyond COVID-19

While most of the country is grappling with “COVID-19 anxiety,” lawyers and other legal professionals are not immune to the…

Lowest Paid Lawyers Are the Happiest, Study Shows

Summary: A new study shows that lower paid lawyers are happier than higher paid. We well know by now that…

Provider of Technology Solutions for Legal Profession, EPIQ Systems, Acquires De Novo Legal, e-Discovery Provider

EPIQ Systems, Inc., a provider of technology solutions for the legal profession, has acquired De Novo Legal LLC, a U.S.…

Cohen & Grigsby Attorney Honored by ‘Best Lawyers’

Best Lawyers has named Cohen & Grigsby attorney Charles R. Brodbeck the “Pittsburgh Public Finance Lawyer of the Year” for…

New York Firm Chiefs Expect More Hiring in 2011

A straw poll of 21 managing partners at New York law firms revealed guarded optimism about hiring trends and demand…

Morning Roundup

Good morning everyone! Today is Tuesday, August 10th.  Here's a quick look back at yesterday's stories. Mia Farrow testified in the ‘Blood…

800 Legal Jobs Go Bye-Bye In July … But Still Reflect An Improvement

While reading through the tea leaves of the latest U.S. Labor Statistics Bureau report, which showed an overall loss of…

Group Asks NALP For More Accurate Partnership Info

Citing a desire to better understand law firm diversity, a group of scholars and legal professionals sent a letter asking…

Most Brit Law Students Still Plan Legal Careers

According to a study by Legal Week Intelligence, the percentage of UK law students planning a non-legal career has fallen…

The World Really is Coming to an End for Many Attorneys

I have been a recruiter for nine years now and I think this is one of the craziest weeks I have…