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• Report: Promotion of Women to Partnership Stalled in 2011
• LSAT Hopeful Fails in Bid for Test Accommodations
• UC Irvine Joins With Chinese University in Business and Law Institute
• Getting Grad Responses May Be Challenge to Law School Transparency
• DLA Piper's Lateral Hiring Binge Continues With 4 More Hires
• N.Y. State Bar's New Head Stresses Importance of Family
• Should Non-Lawyers Be Allowed to Own Law Firms?
• Big Law Bounces Back in California
• Law Student Transfers Prove Costly for Spurned Schools
• Calif. Municipal Law Firm Acquires D.C. Office, Telecom Practice Through Merger
• Should I Aim for In-House or Another Law Firm?
• Tips on Transitioning From Accounting Firm to Law Firm?

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Report: Promotion of Women to Partnership Stalled in 2011	Top
New male partners outnumbered new female partners more than two to one this year, according to the latest data from the Project for Attorney Retention, and several large firms didn't promote a single woman to partnership. The number of promotions of women has been falling year over year.
LSAT Hopeful Fails in Bid for Test Accommodations	Top
A college student with learning disabilities who sued the Law School Admission Council last week won't get extra time on the LSAT, a federal court has ruled. Plaintiff Meghan Larywon, diagnosed with ADHD and a "processing speed disorder," had alleged a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
UC Irvine Joins With Chinese University in Business and Law Institute	Top
UC Irvine School of Law will collaborate with a Chinese university to launch the first bilateral U.S.-China center focusing on business and law. The plan calls for the new institute to maintain a presence both in the U.S. and China and to hold leadership summits and an annual conference.
Getting Grad Responses May Be Challenge to Law School Transparency	Top
Linda Spagnola-Wendling, assistant dean for career services at North Carolina Central University School of Law, recently called for discussion on ways to improve the collection of law school graduate employment data. In a Q&A, she discusses the current challenges in getting student cooperation.
DLA Piper's Lateral Hiring Binge Continues With 4 More Hires	Top
The world's largest law firm by attorney headcount continued to grow this week. DLA Piper added four more partners on Wednesday, including two practice group leaders from White & Case in New York and two IP and technology partners from Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman in Houston.
N.Y. State Bar's New Head Stresses Importance of Family	Top
One of Vincent E. Doyle III's priorities as the new president of the New York State Bar Association will be to try to make the group -- and the Bar -- more family friendly. Doyle says it is "absolutely a core requirement now" that law firms recognize that families sometimes are more important than clients.
Should Non-Lawyers Be Allowed to Own Law Firms?	Top
A lawsuit challenging the ban against non-lawyer ownership of firms in Connecticut, New Jersey and New York has lawyers discussing the issue. In Connecticut, which is home to mostly small and midsize firms, some attorneys say they see little appetite among firms for such non-attorney ownership.
Big Law Bounces Back in California	Top
An upswing last year in big-ticket litigation and corporate work boosted profit and revenue figures at most of the top 25 firms with a significant California presence. California is viewed as the best market in the country for complex litigation, notes legal consultant Peter Zeughauser.
Law Student Transfers Prove Costly for Spurned Schools	Top
The law school transfer system benefits individual law students, but it's hardly a boon for the less-prestigious schools that invest in promising students only to see them leave following their first year, according to research performed by South Texas College of Law Professor Jeffrey Rensberger.
Calif. Municipal Law Firm Acquires D.C. Office, Telecom Practice Through Merger	Top
Best Best & Krieger will open its first office outside of California with the acquisition of Washington, D.C.'s Miller & Van Eaton, a six-lawyer firm specializing in telecommunications law. BB&K Managing Partner Eric Garner said municipal clients have a growing need for legal expertise in telecommunications.
Should I Aim for In-House or Another Law Firm?	Top
After 15 years at a litigation boutique, I need to move on. Do I go in-house or move to another firm? And any networking advice?
Tips on Transitioning From Accounting Firm to Law Firm?	Top
I am a lawyer currently working for a Big 4 accounting firm, and I'd like to transition to a law firm and practice tax law. Is it true this is a difficult move? Any advice on making the transition easier?

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