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• Senate Republican Joins the ABA's Inquisitors Regarding Law Schools
• 'Legal Sisterhood' Marks 30 Years of Support for Black Women Lawyers
• 11 Litigators Join Winstead From Beirne, Maynard & Parsons
• Office of Court Administration Urges Pay Raise for N.Y. State Judges
• Women-Owned Real Estate Boutique Grows and Thrives
• How's the Job Market for In-House Lawyers? It Depends Who You Ask
• Singapore Law Firms Use Perks in Bid to Hold On to Associates
• For Holme Roberts, Mass Departures a 'Wake-Up Call'
• People Skills Helped Boost Job Satisfaction in Mercedes-Benz's Law Department
• Calif. State Bar Executive Director Fires 4 Discipline Unit Managers
• Altman Weil: Small Firm Acquisitions Drive Law Firm Merger Market
• Should I Aim for In-House or Another Law Firm?
• Tips on Transitioning From Accounting Firm to Law Firm?

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Senate Republican Joins the ABA's Inquisitors Regarding Law Schools	Top
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, the ranking Republican member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, sent a letter Monday to ABA President Stephen Zack asking 31 questions about how the ABA is regulating law schools. Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., has written twice to Zack in recent months about law school transparency.
'Legal Sisterhood' Marks 30 Years of Support for Black Women Lawyers	Top
As the Philadelphia chapter of the National Bar Association's Women Lawyers Division celebrates its 30th anniversary, black women attorneys say that the organization remains a rich source of support for them, and continues to be relevant even though strides have been made in the legal profession.
11 Litigators Join Winstead From Beirne, Maynard & Parsons	Top
A group of 11 litigators has joined Winstead in Houston from Beirne, Maynard & Parsons. Jay Brown, Hilary Borow and Steve Wedemeyer moved over as shareholders and eight others came as associates. Dallas-based Winstead has brought on a total of 39 laterals so far in 2011.
Office of Court Administration Urges Pay Raise for N.Y. State Judges	Top
Court administrators on Monday urged "an immediate and substantial" salary increase for 1,200 state judges who have not had a raise since January 1999, pressing for a raise of as much as 41 percent for state Supreme Court justices, who now make $136,700.
Women-Owned Real Estate Boutique Grows and Thrives	Top
During the worst of the economic downturn, older San Francisco land use and real estate firms folded and big firms shed lawyers from their real estate departments. By contrast, the 10-year-old real estate-focused SSL Law Firm has notched its biggest gains, hiring 11 attorneys since the start of 2010.
How's the Job Market for In-House Lawyers? It Depends Who You Ask	Top
The Association of Corporate Counsel's Robin Scullin says that the group's statistics show that corporate law department hiring is going up as more work is being brought in-house. But some consultants haven't noticed any increase in job openings, and most of the listings they see are for experienced attorneys.
Singapore Law Firms Use Perks in Bid to Hold On to Associates	Top
At one top Singapore law firm, lounges provide lawyers Nintendo Wii game consoles and electric massage chairs, while another Singapore firm's "Ministry of Fun" coordinates a social calendar including trips to Thailand, as law firms in the booming country attempt to battle lawyer attrition.
For Holme Roberts, Mass Departures a 'Wake-Up Call'	Top
Mass departures from Holme Roberts & Owen -- which started the year with 192 lawyers and is now down to about 165 -- acted as a "pretty big wake-up call," says the firm's new managing partner Randall Miller, prompting the firm to look to legal consultants to advise the firm on its future.
People Skills Helped Boost Job Satisfaction in Mercedes-Benz's Law Department	Top
When Mercedes-Benz general counsel Charles Shady took over two years ago, the legal department ranked 29th out of 30 in employee satisfaction in a survey of company departments. But Shady's enthusiastic approach has helped push the department all the way to the top of the most recent survey.
Calif. State Bar Executive Director Fires 4 Discipline Unit Managers	Top
California State Bar Executive Director Joseph Dunn fired four top managers, all veteran prosecutors, from the Office of Chief Trial Counsel in Los Angeles on Wednesday, shocking an office that is already shaken by the departure of the Bar's chief trial counsel after less than a year on the job.
Altman Weil: Small Firm Acquisitions Drive Law Firm Merger Market	Top
Small firm acquisitions drove an active second quarter of law firm mergers and acquisitions, according to a report released Wednesday by Altman Weil MergerLine. Ten of the 12 deals involved acquisitions of firms with 20 or fewer lawyers and the other two involved acquisitions of firms with fewer than 50.
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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