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• EEOC thwarted in bid to expand jobs for the deaf
• Advocate for the disabled: Dyslexia no bar to legal career
• Former Boston lawyer sentenced to four years for mortgage fraud
• How to combat workplace drama
• Client unfit for a King
• SOCIAL MEDIA: Three powerful ways to nourish your relationships to help your business boom
• Baker & McKenzie is big, but not for bigness' sake
• Dechert submits answer in bias suit by former associate, denies 'macho' culture
• Blind win easier access to law school application process
• Jones Day leads the pack in U.S.-based attorneys
• THE 2011 APPELLATE HOT LIST
• China: The 'fastest growing legal market in the world'
• Clement departs King & Spalding after DOMA withdrawal
• Six litigators leave Mintz Levin to form IP boutique
• Fisher & Phillips acquires Cleveland labor shop
• Putting the part-time pieces together

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EEOC thwarted in bid to expand jobs for the deaf	Top
A portrait studio in Littleton, Colo., won summary judgment on May 9 against the EEOC in a case involving a deaf employee. Fisher & Phillips' Merrily Archer, who represented the studio, talks to The National Law Journal about the issues in the case.
Advocate for the disabled: Dyslexia no bar to legal career	Top
The National Law Journal spoke with Ben Foss, the new executive director of Disability Rights Advocates, about the hot issues in disability law, his decision to become a lawyer and his appearance in a film documentary now showing on HBO2.
Former Boston lawyer sentenced to four years for mortgage fraud	Top
On May 12, Judge Rya Zobel of the District of Massachusetts sentenced Quang Joseph Nguyen, now of Orlando, Fla., to four years in prison plus three years of supervised release. She also ordered him to pay $1.1 million in restitution.
How to combat workplace drama	Top
Although some workplace drama may be inevitable, as a natural part of human interaction, development of techniques to identify and minimize the problem may help prevent workplace drama from overwhelming lawyers and support staff.
Client unfit for a King	Top
There is a range of strategies that big law firms have used when representing unpopular clients. Some don't give an inch. Others try to create a buffer. And in the rare extreme is the decision to drop a client.
SOCIAL MEDIA: Three powerful ways to nourish your relationships to help your business boom	Top
A conversation with Stewart Hirsch about how to make the most of existing relationships and achieve trusted adviser status with clients.
Baker & McKenzie is big, but not for bigness' sake	Top
Baker & McKenzie has topped the NLJ 250 since 2009. Eduardo Leite, chairman of the firm's executive committee, speaks with NLJ about the advantages and disadvantages of being the largest U.S.-based firm.
Dechert submits answer in bias suit by former associate, denies 'macho' culture	Top
Dechert has filed an answer in a lawsuit against the firm brought by a former Boston associate who claims he was illegally fired in retaliation for using FMLA time to care for his children and mentally ill wife.
Blind win easier access to law school application process	Top
After two years of legal wrangling, the Law School Admission Council and the National Federation of the Blind have reached a settlement--with the help of the Justice Department--over the accessibility of the Web site nearly every U.S. law school uses to accept student applications.
Jones Day leads the pack in U.S.-based attorneys	Top
With 3,738 lawyers in 43 offices, Baker & McKenzie once again topped the NLJ 250--The National Law Journal's list of the largest 250 U.S.-based firms by attorney headcount.
THE 2011 APPELLATE HOT LIST	Top
Our annual Appellate Hot List recognizes firms that made exemplary contributions to appellate practice during the past year. We asked our readers to nominate firms with at least one significant appellate victory since January 2010 and that had demonstrated an impressive track record overall.
China: The 'fastest growing legal market in the world'	Top
China was the second most-popular foreign location for large U.S.-law firms during 2010. According to the latest NLJ 250, 70 firms maintained offices in China and had posted 2,055 lawyers there.
Clement departs King & Spalding after DOMA withdrawal	Top
King & Spalding announced Monday that it would no longer represent congressional Republicans in lawsuits over same-sex marriage, winning applause from gay-rights advocates while costing the firm its chief appellate lawyer, Paul Clement, who resigned in protest.
Six litigators leave Mintz Levin to form IP boutique	Top
Six intellectual property litigators have left Boston's Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo to form a Massachusetts intellectual property litigation boutique.
Fisher & Phillips acquires Cleveland labor shop	Top
Fisher & Phillips has opened its 25th office by absorbing Cleveland labor and employment boutique Millisor + Nobil.
Putting the part-time pieces together	Top
We speak with the co-author of Flex Success: The Lawyer's Guide to Balanced Hours about avoiding the obstacles of working reduced hours.

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