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• New Partner Numbers Doubled at Largest Texas Firms This Year
• Commentary: Create Your Mentors
• Perkins' Outsourcing Chief Moving to Sheppard
• How's the Lateral Market? Q&A With a Recruiter
• South Fla. New Partners 2011: A Tougher Hurdle to Clear
• New Law Firm Certification Looks at Women in Leadership Roles
• 'Hundreds' of Layoffs Loom as N.Y. Judiciary Prepares to Slash Another $70 Million
• Legacy Lovells Partners to Receive First Post-Merger Bonuses
• Fla. Bills Push for Licensing, Definition of Paralegals
• Akin Gump Securities Partner Opens Boutique
• Should I Aim for In-House or Another Law Firm?
• Tips on Transitioning From Accounting Firm to Law Firm?

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New Partner Numbers Doubled at Largest Texas Firms This Year	Top
At 23 of the largest firms in Texas, nearly twice as many partners/shareholders were named in 2011 as in 2010. None of the firms Texas Lawyer spoke with say the improved economy is the primary reason for more new partners; several firms say more lawyers were eligible this year.
Commentary: Create Your Mentors	Top
Perkins' Outsourcing Chief Moving to Sheppard	Top
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton has wooed outsourcing partner Shaalu Mehra and three associates from Perkins Coie to its Palo Alto, Calif., office. Marc Sockol, the partner in charge of Sheppard's Palo Alto office, has been trying to recruit Mehra for about five years.
How's the Lateral Market? Q&A With a Recruiter	Top
Law firms are hiring laterals again after the slowdown caused by the recession, says Southern California legal recruiter Sabina Lippman, and she has some good news about the trend in compensation. Lippman has opened her own recruiting firm after 10 years at Watanabe Nason Schwartz & Lippman.
South Fla. New Partners 2011: A Tougher Hurdle to Clear	Top
The number of new partners named at most major law firms in South Florida fell in 2010, continuing a trend from the year before, according to the Daily Business Review's annual new partners survey. And that trend may be here to stay, say legal experts, some managing partners and recruiters.
New Law Firm Certification Looks at Women in Leadership Roles	Top
The Women in Law Empowerment Forum plans to provide certification to law firms of 100 or more attorneys that have a substantial number of women as equity partners, in leadership roles and getting top compensation. The group's national chairwoman thinks only a "short list" of firms will qualify.
'Hundreds' of Layoffs Loom as N.Y. Judiciary Prepares to Slash Another $70 Million	Top
"Hundreds" of nonjudicial employees may lose their jobs due to $70 million in additional cuts imposed on New York's judiciary in a state budget to be approved this week, the chief judge said Monday.
Legacy Lovells Partners to Receive First Post-Merger Bonuses	Top
Legacy Lovells partners are set to receive their first bonus payments under U.S. merger partner Hogan & Hartson's bonus structure. Hogan Lovells International will pay out 7.5 percent of its profits from May 1 to Dec. 31, 2010, as partner bonuses to both salaried and equity partners.
Fla. Bills Push for Licensing, Definition of Paralegals	Top
Companion bills in the state Legislature would pave the way to make Florida the first state in the country to require licenses for paralegals as well as a continuing education scheme. But not everyone is a fan of the idea, with some lawyers questioning why paralegal regulation is necessary.
Akin Gump Securities Partner Opens Boutique	Top
Corporate clients want to do more work on a contingency basis -- making it a good time to launch a boutique, according to one lawyer. Steven Kaufhold, a securities litigator recently with Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, opened Kaufhold Gaskin in San Francisco this month.
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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