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- Public Interest Law Careers Shed Second-Class Status
- Regional Law Firms Top Ranking of U.K. Firms With Most Female Partners
- Foley Hoag to Open in Paris With Winston & Strawn Hires
- Settlement Reached in Bias Claim Against Law School
- Daddy Day Care: Taking Care of a Baby and a Solo Practice
- Paul Hastings Continues Private Equity Push With London Partner Hire
- Former Trooper Runs Largest Minority-Owned Law Firm in New England
- Openly Gay Judge to Lead Calif. Judges Association
- Should I Aim for In-House or Another Law Firm?
- Tips on Transitioning From Accounting Firm to Law Firm?
| Public Interest Law Careers Shed Second-Class Status | Top |
| More freshly minted lawyers are opting for public interest careers, and among the reasons why are improved job support at law schools, more clinics and internship opportunities, more programs to help with educational debt, and the founding of several groups focused on funding public interest careers. | |
| Regional Law Firms Top Ranking of U.K. Firms With Most Female Partners | Top |
| Legal Week research found that, of the 50 largest U.K. law firms by revenue, a trio of regional firms had the highest percentage of female partners: Berrymans Lace Mawer, followed by Shoosmiths and Irwin Mitchell. Bird & Bird was the top 20 law firm with the largest percentage of female partners. | |
| Foley Hoag to Open in Paris With Winston & Strawn Hires | Top |
| Foley Hoag is beefing up its international arbitration practice with the planned launch of a Paris office -- Foley's first outside the United States. The new office will be led by Bruno Leurent and Thomas Bevilacqua of Winston & Strawn. | |
| Settlement Reached in Bias Claim Against Law School | Top |
| Duquesne University has settled two of the three discrimination suits brought in 2010 by members of its School of Law faculty, and the third case appears poised to be dismissed by a federal judge. | |
| Daddy Day Care: Taking Care of a Baby and a Solo Practice | Top |
| When solo practitioner David Koller scheduled three days to be responsible for his baby daughter, he envisioned multitasking and accomplishing a lot of legal work at home. Honestly, he thought that with his baby in one hand, quietly cooperating, he could talk on his cell phone in the other hand. Nope. | |
| Paul Hastings Continues Private Equity Push With London Partner Hire | Top |
| Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker has hired M&A partner Garrett Hayes from Macfarlanes as part of its emphasis on building out its London corporate practice. Global corporate vice-chair Ronan O'Sullivan said the London office is "actively looking" for more hires in leveraged finance and securities. | |
| Former Trooper Runs Largest Minority-Owned Law Firm in New England | Top |
| During the recession, Andrew R. Crumbie was able to double the size of his law firm, making it the largest minority-owned law firm in New England. And now Crumbie, a former Connecticut state trooper, would like his firm to become the largest minority-owned firm in the country. | |
| Openly Gay Judge to Lead Calif. Judges Association | Top |
| Judge David Rubin, a former veteran prosecutor and current four-year member of the San Diego County Superior Court bench, has been elected the California Judges Association's 80th president. When Rubin is sworn in on Sept. 18, he will become the CJA's first openly gay president. | |
| 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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