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• Veteran Lawyers Expound on Value of Public Service
• Report Tracks In-House Salaries and Projects 2012 Pay
• Sheppard Mullin Poaches Fish & Richardson IP Partner
• Former Justice Department Antitrust Official Signs On With Wilmer
• Under N.Y. Plan, Lawyers Who Counsel Poor Would Get Loan Help
• How to Get Your Head Hunted
• Reports Suggest Australia, Canada Still Fertile Territory for Law Firm Mergers
• Looking for Legal Work? Become a Patent Lawyer
• The Private Lawyers Pursuing Asia's New Millionaires
• Former Paralegal at Austin Firm Sues for Overtime
• Ashurst Real Estate Funds Partner Duo to Join Goodwin Procter's London Base
• Should I Aim for In-House or Another Law Firm?
• Tips on Transitioning From Accounting Firm to Law Firm?

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Veteran Lawyers Expound on Value of Public Service	Top
Federal appeals court Judge David Tatel and U.S. Solicitor General Donald Verrilli Jr. shared their pro bono experiences and what inspired them to take up public service jobs during a panel discussion Friday, part of the Equal Justice Works Annual Conference and Career Fair.
Report Tracks In-House Salaries and Projects 2012 Pay	Top
Legal placement firm Robert Half Legal has released its annual Salary Guide, highlighting legal compensation and hiring trends for the current and coming years. The report finds that the tendency among general counsel is toward "expanding their internal teams to bring more work in-house, contain costs, and support business growth."
Sheppard Mullin Poaches Fish & Richardson IP Partner	Top
Nagendra (Nick) Setty has joined Sheppard Mullin's Palo Alto and San Francisco offices as co-chair of the firm's IP group. Setty, who joins from Fish & Richardson, has served as lead counsel in more than 120 IP cases involving a range of technologies for such clients as Bank of America, Cisco Systems and EchoStar.
Former Justice Department Antitrust Official Signs On With Wilmer	Top
Molly Boast, the former deputy attorney general of the Justice Department's Antitrust Division, has joined WilmerHale as a partner in New York. While at the DOJ, Boast oversaw such merger investigations as the unions of NBC/Comcast and Oracle/Sun Microsystems. She also has high-level experience at the Federal Trade Commission.
Under N.Y. Plan, Lawyers Who Counsel Poor Would Get Loan Help	Top
New attorneys who volunteer to represent low-income New Yorkers would receive state money to help them repay their student loans under a proposal being considered by court administrators. The judge who advanced the plan argued that it would provide opportunities for law school graduates facing a slack job market.
How to Get Your Head Hunted	Top
In the third article from their new series on how best to work with legal search consultants, Valerie Fontaine and Roberta Kass discuss how to get yourself known and recognized as the kind of candidate that recruiters' clients are seeking.
Reports Suggest Australia, Canada Still Fertile Territory for Law Firm Mergers	Top
As merger activity in the legal industry continues at a healthy clip, two countries appear to be commanding extra interest from firms looking to expand their operations: Australia and Canada. Four U.S.-based firms are looking to enter the Australian market, says one consultant, and DLA Piper is said to be considering an acquisition in Canada.
Looking for Legal Work? Become a Patent Lawyer	Top
As national employment trends continue to be bad news for the jobless and underemployed, the legal profession is also posting declining employment numbers. That's with one big exception: the current boom in jobs for patent attorneys.
The Private Lawyers Pursuing Asia's New Millionaires	Top
Swiss private bank Julius Baer Group predicts there will be almost 3 million Asian millionaires by 2015 -- double the current number -- with a combined $16 trillion in assets. International firms have noted the trend and are moving into the region, hoping to leverage strong reputations in private client work from abroad.
Former Paralegal at Austin Firm Sues for Overtime	Top
A former paralegal at Mueller Law in Austin, Texas, has sued her former employer and its founder, Mark Mueller, alleging they failed to pay overtime for hours she worked in excess of 40 a week, thereby violating the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Ashurst Real Estate Funds Partner Duo to Join Goodwin Procter's London Base	Top
Goodwin Procter is effectively relaunching its London office with the hire of Ashurst's European real estate funds chief David Evans, who will chair Goodwin's London office, and real estate funds partner Samantha Lake Coghlan. Goodwin's sole London partner, Brian Smith, died earlier this year.
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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