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• Junk Bond Market Revival Keeping Am Law 200 Firms Busy
• Alabama's Jefferson County Holds Off on Bankruptcy Filing
• The Careerist: Do Tattoos Kill Legal Careers?
• Jones Day, Allen & Overy, and Irish Firms Handling Bank of Ireland Rescue
• Norton Rose Latest International Firm to Announce Casablanca Office
• Fulbright & Jaworski Picks Up Houston IP Boutique
• O'Melveny Taps Litigation Head Butwin as New Chair
• Am Law Data Shows Job Offers to Summer Associates Fell by One-Third from 2009 to 2010
• Teamsters Protest at Jackson Lewis Offices Nationwide
• The Careerist: The Economist Doesn't Get the Gender Gap

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Junk Bond Market Revival Keeping Am Law 200 Firms Busy	Top
Cahill Gordon, Simpson Thacher, and Shearman & Sterling are advising on a recent round of bond offerings that includes the largest junk bond sale since the the financial crisis began three years ago.
Alabama's Jefferson County Holds Off on Bankruptcy Filing	Top
A filing by the county would mark the largest U.S. municipality bankruptcy ever. Lawyer Kenneth Klee, who built his reputation during the chapter 9 filing of Orange County in 1994, agreed to represent the Alabama county.
The Careerist: Do Tattoos Kill Legal Careers?	Top
Tattoos are not just for bikers anymore. But can lawyers wear them to the office?
Jones Day, Allen & Overy, and Irish Firms Handling Bank of Ireland Rescue	Top
Jones Day, Allen & Overy, and two leading Irish firms have taken the lead advising on a nearly $1.6 billion investment in the Bank of Ireland by a consortium that will own 34.9 percent of the ailing Dublin bank.
Norton Rose Latest International Firm to Announce Casablanca Office	Top
Following the lead of rival British firms Allen & Overy and Clifford Chance, Norton Rose has become the third firm to announce the opening of an office in Casablanca in the past two weeks.
Fulbright & Jaworski Picks Up Houston IP Boutique	Top
Slusser Wilson & Partridge, an IP boutique that often represents plaintiffs in patent disputes, is merging with Fulbright & Jaworski.
O'Melveny Taps Litigation Head Butwin as New Chair	Top
O'Melveny & Myers has selected Bradley Butwin, head of the firm's litigation practice, as its new chair.
Am Law Data Shows Job Offers to Summer Associates Fell by One-Third from 2009 to 2010	Top
The latest version of The American Lawyer's Summer Hiring Survey shows that large law firms extended 33 percent fewer job offers to their summer associates last year than they did the year before--a drop partially explained by the fact that summer classes were down across the board in 2010.
Teamsters Protest at Jackson Lewis Offices Nationwide	Top
Union members stage protests outside the firm's offices after client BMW announces plans to lay off 68 employees in California.
The Careerist: The Economist Doesn't Get the Gender Gap	Top
Has work/life balance become the default explanation for why women lag behind? Seems that way—and it's infuriating.

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