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• Diversity Increases Among High Court Practitioners
• Former Ga. County Clerk With Dementia Looks to Oust Successor
• Firms Still Cautious in Summer Hiring
• New White House Counsel Ruemmler Praised as Savvy, Accomplished
• 2 Lawyers, Including Former Name Partner, Leave Thompson Wigdor After Sanction
• NYLJ 100: Largest Private Law Offices Show a Lack of Growth
• Legal Outsourcing Wave Comes Ashore to the U.S.
• Report: Promotion of Women to Partnership Stalled in 2011
• LSAT Hopeful Fails in Bid for Test Accommodations
• Getting Grad Responses May Be Challenge to Law School Transparency
• Should I Aim for In-House or Another Law Firm?
• Tips on Transitioning From Accounting Firm to Law Firm?

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Diversity Increases Among High Court Practitioners	Top
The demographics of the Supreme Court bar are changing, with last month's announcement that Indian-born Sri Srinivasan was taking the reins of O'Melveny & Myers' prestigious appellate practice just the latest sign that diversity is blossoming among high court practitioners.
Former Ga. County Clerk With Dementia Looks to Oust Successor	Top
Former DeKalb County, Ga., Superior Court Clerk Linda Carter, who suffers from temporary episodes of dementia, has now filed a writ of quo warranto to oust her successor, whom she alleges tricked her into resigning when she did not comprehend what she was doing. Carter is seeking to return as clerk.
Firms Still Cautious in Summer Hiring	Top
Summer associate programs have not gone the way of the dodo. That's the good news for second-year law students. But firms in Atlanta are staying cautious about hiring, with the notable exception of Alston & Bird, which almost doubled its Atlanta program to 32 summer associates, up from 17 last year.
New White House Counsel Ruemmler Praised as Savvy, Accomplished	Top
Lawyers who have served as the White House counsel have often been giants of Washington's legal establishment. And as the next counsel to President Barack Obama, 40-year-old Kathryn Ruemmler may be a giant in the making -- if she can survive the politically grueling tests she's sure to face.
2 Lawyers, Including Former Name Partner, Leave Thompson Wigdor After Sanction	Top
Name partner Scott B. Gilly and associate Gregory N. Filosa have left Thompson Wigdor & Gilly after the firm was sanctioned by a federal judge for allowing a client whom the two attorneys represented in an employment discrimination case to conceal she had been hired at a new company for more money.
NYLJ 100: Largest Private Law Offices Show a Lack of Growth	Top
The New York Law Journal's annual NYLJ 100 shows a lack of growth in the 100 largest private law offices in New York for the 2010 calendar year, and only a handful of significant changes in the rankings for specific law firms. This NYLJ 100 also reviewed the attorney numbers at the state's government offices.
Legal Outsourcing Wave Comes Ashore to the U.S.	Top
Pangea3, the Indian legal process outsourcer bought by Thomson Reuters last year, opened its first U.S.-based service delivery office in Dallas. It's the latest expansion effort by a major LPO as U.S. and international law firms seek to slash their costs through outsourcing arrangements.
Report: Promotion of Women to Partnership Stalled in 2011	Top
New male partners outnumbered new female partners more than two to one this year, according to the latest data from the Project for Attorney Retention, and several large firms didn't promote a single woman to partnership. The number of promotions of women has been falling year over year.
LSAT Hopeful Fails in Bid for Test Accommodations	Top
A college student with learning disabilities who sued the Law School Admission Council last week won't get extra time on the LSAT, a federal court has ruled. Plaintiff Meghan Larywon, diagnosed with ADHD and a "processing speed disorder," had alleged a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Getting Grad Responses May Be Challenge to Law School Transparency	Top
Linda Spagnola-Wendling, assistant dean for career services at North Carolina Central University School of Law, recently called for discussion on ways to improve the collection of law school graduate employment data. In a Q&A, she discusses the current challenges in getting student cooperation.
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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