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• Working Smart: It's All About a 'Me File'
• Study: In-House Women of Color Face Obstacles, but Feel Empowered
• N.Y. Court Unions Told to Expect 400 to 500 Layoffs
• Commentary: Misery Index as a New Law Firm Metric?
• Former Advanta General Counsel Returns to Pepper Hamilton
• Womble Carlyle Merges With South Carolina Firm
• 7 Split Off From Orrick to Open IP Boutique
• Location Matters When It Comes to Big Law Success
• Trio of U.K. Law Firms Included in List of Top Employers for Women
• Dewey & LeBoeuf Adds M&A Partner in Silicon Valley
• Should I Aim for In-House or Another Law Firm?
• Tips on Transitioning From Accounting Firm to Law Firm?

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Working Smart: It's All About a 'Me File'	Top
When it comes to advancing your career, it helps to be self-centered. To thrive in good economic times -- or survive in slow ones -- you must demonstrate your value to your organization's bottom line, and a well-stocked "Me File" can help you do that, says consultant Valerie Fontaine.
Study: In-House Women of Color Face Obstacles, but Feel Empowered	Top
Corporate Counsel Women of Color, a nonprofit organization that fosters diversity in Fortune 1000 law departments, has a new report on how women of color are faring in those companies. CCWC founder and CEO Laurie Robinson says the results were surprisingly refreshing.
N.Y. Court Unions Told to Expect 400 to 500 Layoffs	Top
New York state's court system has notified employee unions that it expects to lay off 400 to 500 workers by June 1 due to recent budget cuts. The layoffs will represent the first substantial reduction in force for the courts in 20 years.
Commentary: Misery Index as a New Law Firm Metric?	Top
Rather than mislabeling attorney billable hours as measures of productivity, says Steven Harper, an index should permit excessive hours to convey their true meaning: attorney misery. This "misery index" could help reveal a firm's culture, writes the Northwestern adjunct professor and retired Kirkland partner.
Former Advanta General Counsel Returns to Pepper Hamilton	Top
After working at Pepper Hamilton for about a year, Jay Dubow left in 2008 to serve as GC of longtime client Advanta Corp. Three years later, Advanta is bankrupt and Dubow is back at Pepper Hamilton with new skill sets and working under a new enforcement regime at the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Womble Carlyle Merges With South Carolina Firm	Top
North Carolina-based 500-lawyer Womble Carlyle has acquired 44-lawyer Buist Moore Smythe McGee, one of the oldest and largest firms in Charleston, S.C. The merger, effective April 30, creates the largest firm in the Carolinas.
7 Split Off From Orrick to Open IP Boutique	Top
Four partners and three associates from Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe's Menlo Park, Calif., office have split off to form plaintiffs patent litigation boutique Freitas, Tseng, Baik & Kaufman. At least 10 other partners have left Orrick's California offices this year.
Location Matters When It Comes to Big Law Success	Top
Physical location is not just a key to real estate success, but also one of the many random factors dictating success in Big Law, says The Snark. As a Cog, you want to avoid satellite office syndrome, and remember that your assigned office location is directly related to the work you receive.
Trio of U.K. Law Firms Included in List of Top Employers for Women	Top
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Hogan Lovells and Addleshaw Goddard have all been included in The Times' annual Top 50 Employers for Women list, which was published on Wednesday, with both Freshfields and Hogan Lovells included for the first time.
Dewey & LeBoeuf Adds M&A Partner in Silicon Valley	Top
Mergers and acquisitions partner James Griffin has left Fulbright & Jaworski in Dallas to join Dewey & LeBoeuf in Silicon Valley. He joins a team of lawyers that came to Dewey from Cooley in 2009. "They're just a fantastic group of M&A professionals," Griffin said. "It was a deal that I could not say no to."
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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