The latest from NLJ.com: Law Firms
- 7th Circuit revives bias case by former SmithAmundsen marketing director against firm
- O'Melveny: Settlement talks with MGA near collapse
- MOVERS
- THE CAREERIST: Women shafted on their reviews
- Ethnic diversity improved at law firms in 2011; for women, not so much
- Massachusetts lawyer charged with mortgage fraud
- Dodgers sale could narrow McCourt's malpractice claim against Bingham
- The Minority 40 Under 40
- THE CONNECTED LAWYER: Earning trust: It's not all about you
- Pom adds depth to its legal team in trial over health claims
- ABA president Robinson urges attorneys to dedicate themselves to pro bono work
- Judge allows Orrick to fire MGA over unpaid bills
- MOVERS
- THE CAREERIST: At law firms, the kids are all right
- MGA settles billing dispute with O'Melveny
- Google+ for corporate legal management
- THE CONNECTED LAWYER: Blogging levels the playing field
- Doctor on trial: anatomy of an acquittal
7th Circuit revives bias case by former SmithAmundsen marketing director against firm | Top |
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit has revived an employment discrimination case brought by a former marketing director at SmithAmundsen against the firm and two executives. | |
O'Melveny: Settlement talks with MGA near collapse | Top |
A tentative settlement of O'Melveny & Myers' $10.2 million billing dispute with former client MGA Entertainment Inc. is on the verge of falling apart, an attorney for the law firm told a judge on Nov. 7. | |
MOVERS | Top |
Jonathan Spivey joins Bracewell & Giuliani's intellectual property litigation practice as partner in the Houston office. Plus more law firm movers in this week's column. | |
THE CAREERIST: Women shafted on their reviews | Top |
Why do women still lag behind men in law firms after all these years? Consider this explanation: Women aren't getting the partnership prize because their firms are grading them harder. | |
Ethnic diversity improved at law firms in 2011; for women, not so much | Top |
The percentage of minority lawyers at major U.S. law firms ticked up slightly this year, from 12.4 percent to 12.7 percent, according to the latest edition of the NALP Directory of Legal Employers, released on Nov. 3. But the percentage of women attorneys at law firms continued a slide that began in 2010. | |
Massachusetts lawyer charged with mortgage fraud | Top |
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts has charged Woburn, Mass., lawyer Daniel Braese with bank fraud and making false statements in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme. | |
Dodgers sale could narrow McCourt's malpractice claim against Bingham | Top |
The sale of the Los Angeles Dodgers, coupled with his $130 million divorce settlement, could help winnow any damages in a malpractice claim by team owner Frank McCourt against Bingham McCutchen, the law firm that drafted an invalid marital agreement at the heart of his divorce. | |
The Minority 40 Under 40 | Top |
The lawyers profiled here were all born in the 1970s, a decade when law schools and law firms were just beginning to welcome minorities in significant numbers. The thriving careers of these lawyers — at law firms and in government, academia and public interest — attest to the greater opportunities available to them, as well as to their talents. | |
THE CONNECTED LAWYER: Earning trust: It's not all about you | Top |
With the proliferation of social media, lawyers have an opportunity to become advisers rather then pitch men. The first step is understanding what it means to be a trusted adviser. | |
Pom adds depth to its legal team in trial over health claims | Top |
In hiring Bertram Fields as lead trial counsel in its court battle against Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc., Pom Wonderful LLC's legal team appeared to be preparing for an onslaught against its medical claims. | |
ABA president Robinson urges attorneys to dedicate themselves to pro bono work | Top |
During an Oct. 24 address at the National Pro Bono Summit in Washington, American Bar Association president William Robinson III urged attorneys to continue dedicating themselves to pro bono work "because it is what elevates us as a profession." | |
Judge allows Orrick to fire MGA over unpaid bills | Top |
A federal judge has granted Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe's motion to withdraw from representing MGA Entertainment Inc., maker of the Bratz doll, in its copyright dispute with Mattel Inc. | |
MOVERS | Top |
David Brewster joins Jones Day as partner in the Boston office. Plus more law firm movers in this week's column. | |
THE CAREERIST: At law firms, the kids are all right | Top |
Now that everyone and his mother has weighed in about the misery of young lawyers, I'm going to propose something radical: They're not that bad off. | |
MGA settles billing dispute with O'Melveny | Top |
MGA Entertainment Inc. has settled in principle its $10.2 million billing dispute with O'Melveny & Myers, which represented the Bratz doll manufacturer in its high-profile copyright dispute with Mattel Inc. | |
Google+ for corporate legal management | Top |
The corporate legal department has a new tool of information distribution and core management tasks. The new wonder is Google+. What can in-house lawyers do with it and how does it work? | |
THE CONNECTED LAWYER: Blogging levels the playing field | Top |
In football, they have an expression: "On any given Sunday, anything can happen." Which means that the team that should win can lose. Is this true in the legal industry? Is there a chance for small firms to compete with Big Law? | |
Doctor on trial: anatomy of an acquittal | Top |
Kenneth Julian of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips speaks to NLJ about the high-profile controversy involving the former head of St. Vincent Medical Center's liver transplant program, and how he persuaded the jury his client was innocent. | |
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