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• U.S. Attorney in New Jersey Joins Other Offices in Seeking Volunteers
• Alston Boosts Payments Team as Transactions Go Mobile
• DLA Piper Explores Changes to Partner Compensation Overseas
• Compliance Officer Loses Wrongful Termination Claim in 8th Circuit Split Ruling
• Newcomer to Argue High-Stakes Foreclosure Case Before Fla. Supreme Court
• Ex-Office Manager of N.J. Law Firm Pleads Guilty to Stealing $1.14 Million
• Legal Recruiter Sued Over Alleged False Promises and Misrepresentations
• ABA Panel Considering Boosting Job Protections for Nontraditional Faculty
• Dechert, Ballard Spahr Use Succession Planning to Ease Leadership Changes
• Senate Republican Joins the ABA's Inquisitors Regarding Law Schools
• Should I Aim for In-House or Another Law Firm?
• Tips on Transitioning From Accounting Firm to Law Firm?

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U.S. Attorney in New Jersey Joins Other Offices in Seeking Volunteers	Top
The U.S. Attorney's Office in New Jersey has posted job openings for unpaid "Special Assistant U.S. Attorneys," following the example of other offices around the country. The full-time special assistants would be asked to give a one-year commitment, and are barred from performing outside, paid legal work.
Alston Boosts Payments Team as Transactions Go Mobile	Top
Alston & Bird has added five lawyers to its payment systems practice since February, for a total of 13 members. "Sleepy things like checks and bank transfers have suddenly become more complicated," says Clifford S. Stanford, who came to the firm in May from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
DLA Piper Explores Changes to Partner Compensation Overseas	Top
As DLA Piper continues its worldwide expansion, the firm is exploring a change to its compensation structure that would make equity partners of all its partners in overseas offices, Legal Week reported this week. DLA Piper's U.S. offices made the switch to an all-equity partnership in 2008.
Compliance Officer Loses Wrongful Termination Claim in 8th Circuit Split Ruling	Top
In a split decision, the 8th Circuit has held that a health care company did not wrongfully terminate a compliance officer for complaining about the company's alleged plan to skirt Medicare regulations. The majority opinion noted that "speculation that [the company] was planning to break the law is contrary to undisputed fact."
Newcomer to Argue High-Stakes Foreclosure Case Before Fla. Supreme Court	Top
Ice Legal senior associate Enrique Nieves III is prepping for his first appearance before the Florida Supreme Court in a case that may decide the fate of thousands of mortgage foreclosures by deciding whether banks can escape fraud claims in foreclosures by simply dropping their cases.
Ex-Office Manager of N.J. Law Firm Pleads Guilty to Stealing $1.14 Million	Top
A former office manager at Bathgate, Wegener & Wolf in Lakewood, N.J., who spent 30 years at the firm, admitted embezzling $1.14 million over six years, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey announced Tuesday. Prosecutors said she used the money primarily to pay off her credit card accounts.
Legal Recruiter Sued Over Alleged False Promises and Misrepresentations	Top
Attorney Chris L. Gilbert, now a partner in Bryan Cave in Dallas, has sued legal recruiter Diane Caldwell, who recruited him from K&L Gates in Nashville to Patton Boggs' Dallas office, alleging in part that she represented herself as an "independent recruiter" when she was on retainer from Patton Boggs.
ABA Panel Considering Boosting Job Protections for Nontraditional Faculty	Top
An ABA committee is leaning toward extending job protections for law school clinicians, writing instructors and other nontraditional faculty, which would stop short of traditional tenure. The Standards Review Committee this week voiced initial support for a proposal that would result in two tiers of law professors.
Dechert, Ballard Spahr Use Succession Planning to Ease Leadership Changes	Top
On July 1, two large firms -- Dechert and Ballard Spahr -- had official changes in leadership, and while each of the new leaders has his own plan and unique leadership style, they all spent more than a year moving into their new roles, which made for a pretty seamless transition.
Senate Republican Joins the ABA's Inquisitors Regarding Law Schools	Top
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, the ranking Republican member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, sent a letter Monday to ABA President Stephen Zack asking 31 questions about how the ABA is regulating law schools. Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., has written twice to Zack in recent months about law school transparency.
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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