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• Contracts lawyers priming for smaller budget
• SOCIAL MEDIA: The Web traffic will tell firms what's working
• MOVERS
• Opportunities diminishing for women at large law firms, study finds
• 7th Circuit revives bias case by former SmithAmundsen marketing director against firm
• O'Melveny: Settlement talks with MGA near collapse
• MOVERS
• THE CAREERIST: Women shafted on their reviews
• Ethnic diversity improved at law firms in 2011; for women, not so much
• Massachusetts lawyer charged with mortgage fraud
• Dodgers sale could narrow McCourt's malpractice claim against Bingham
• The Minority 40 Under 40
• THE CONNECTED LAWYER: Earning trust: It's not all about you
• Pom adds depth to its legal team in trial over health claims
• ABA president Robinson urges attorneys to dedicate themselves to pro bono work
• Judge allows Orrick to fire MGA over unpaid bills
• MOVERS
• THE CAREERIST: At law firms, the kids are all right

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Contracts lawyers priming for smaller budget	Top
With fewer dollars from Uncle Sam in the coming years, government-contracts attorneys in Washington are preparing their clients about what could happen to them after plans for a smaller federal budget are hashed out on Capitol Hill. The spending drought means contracts lawyers are having to soothe some jittery clients.
SOCIAL MEDIA: The Web traffic will tell firms what's working	Top
When it comes to digital marketing, law firms need to understand a vital calculation: How much are firms paying for each set of eyeballs that looks at their Web site? How can knowing this help firms make better strategic decisions in their marketing spend?
MOVERS	Top
Robert Lawrence joins Marten Law as partner in its new San Francisco office. Plus more law firm movers in this week's column.
Opportunities diminishing for women at large law firms, study finds	Top
On the heels of a survey from the National Association of Law Placement that found the percentage of women attorneys at U.S. firms dipped slightly this year, the National Association of Women Lawyers has released a report corroborating a drop in the percentage of women attorneys entering the 200 largest firms.
7th Circuit revives bias case by former SmithAmundsen marketing director against firm	Top
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit has revived an employment discrimination case brought by a former marketing director at SmithAmundsen against the firm and two executives.
O'Melveny: Settlement talks with MGA near collapse	Top
A tentative settlement of O'Melveny & Myers' $10.2 million billing dispute with former client MGA Entertainment Inc. is on the verge of falling apart, an attorney for the law firm told a judge on Nov. 7.
MOVERS	Top
Jonathan Spivey joins Bracewell & Giuliani's intellectual property litigation practice as partner in the Houston office. Plus more law firm movers in this week's column.
THE CAREERIST: Women shafted on their reviews	Top
Why do women still lag behind men in law firms after all these years? Consider this explanation: Women aren't getting the partnership prize because their firms are grading them harder.
Ethnic diversity improved at law firms in 2011; for women, not so much	Top
The percentage of minority lawyers at major U.S. law firms ticked up slightly this year, from 12.4 percent to 12.7 percent, according to the latest edition of the NALP Directory of Legal Employers, released on Nov. 3. But the percentage of women attorneys at law firms continued a slide that began in 2010.
Massachusetts lawyer charged with mortgage fraud	Top
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts has charged Woburn, Mass., lawyer Daniel Braese with bank fraud and making false statements in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme.
Dodgers sale could narrow McCourt's malpractice claim against Bingham	Top
The sale of the Los Angeles Dodgers, coupled with his $130 million divorce settlement, could help winnow any damages in a malpractice claim by team owner Frank McCourt against Bingham McCutchen, the law firm that drafted an invalid marital agreement at the heart of his divorce.
The Minority 40 Under 40	Top
The lawyers profiled here were all born in the 1970s, a decade when law schools and law firms were just beginning to welcome minorities in significant numbers. The thriving careers of these lawyers — at law firms and in government, academia and public interest — attest to the greater opportunities available to them, as well as to their talents.
THE CONNECTED LAWYER: Earning trust: It's not all about you	Top
With the proliferation of social media, lawyers have an opportunity to become advisers rather then pitch men. The first step is understanding what it means to be a trusted adviser.
Pom adds depth to its legal team in trial over health claims	Top
In hiring Bertram Fields as lead trial counsel in its court battle against Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc., Pom Wonderful LLC's legal team appeared to be preparing for an onslaught against its medical claims.
ABA president Robinson urges attorneys to dedicate themselves to pro bono work	Top
During an Oct. 24 address at the National Pro Bono Summit in Washington, American Bar Association president William Robinson III urged attorneys to continue dedicating themselves to pro bono work "because it is what elevates us as a profession."
Judge allows Orrick to fire MGA over unpaid bills	Top
A federal judge has granted Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe's motion to withdraw from representing MGA Entertainment Inc., maker of the Bratz doll, in its copyright dispute with Mattel Inc.
MOVERS	Top
David Brewster joins Jones Day as partner in the Boston office. Plus more law firm movers in this week's column.
THE CAREERIST: At law firms, the kids are all right	Top
Now that everyone and his mother has weighed in about the misery of young lawyers, I'm going to propose something radical: They're not that bad off.

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