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Career in the Law

Consider an unusual career in law. Television networks enhance a glamorous stereotype of the legal profession...

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Administrative Agency Activities and the Legal System

The rise of administrative bodies probably has been the most significant legal trend of the last century and...

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How Administrative Agencies Function In Sync with the Legal System

Most federal and state administrative agencies have regional field offices that provide information to the...

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Protecting Reputation of the Profession

The bar has some problems. None is more acute than that of its professional reputation. In the jargon of the...

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Recent Changes in Law Practice

The practice of law has changed dramatically in the past decade. As you prepare to enter the profession, it is...

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Attorney Donations and Guidelines

Virtually every attorney or firm makes contributions of some kind. Establishing guidelines for donations,...

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The Legal Job Marketplace

Who has not heard that there are too many lawyers? Part of the reason that the legal job market has continued...

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How Viable is Law Practice Still as a Noble Profession

The life of a lawyer is hardly happy-go-lucky. First, you are a human, and then, you are a lawyer. This simple...

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General Counsel Pay Becoming More Performance-Oriented

The recent Law Department Compensation Survey released the Association of Corporate Counsel clearly proves...

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Why General Counsel Support ''Convergence'' in External Law Firms

From the middle of the 1990s, more and more large businesses have started discarding the trend of having a...

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Things Are Looking Up For Law Firm Associates

This holiday season is looking good for law firm associates. It seems, the drought is ultimately over with...

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What a New Survey Says about Women in Law

Equality in the workplace is perking up in the legal industry, according to the 2012 Working Mother &...

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The Legal Profession is Low in Diversity and only Slowly Growing

A new study looking at diversity in the legal profession has discovered it remains lamentably poor. Despite...

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KPMG Survey Shows Role of GCs Growing Beyond ''Necessary Evil''

In a recent survey report released in November 2012 by KPMG, named “Beyond the Law,” and reporting...

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General Counsel Having Better Pay in 2012: Equilar Survey

The 2012 In-Depth Top General Counsel Compensation Report published by Equilar, a well-recognized executive...

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Who is a ''Supervisor'' for Employer Liability? All Eyes Are Glued to Vance v. Ball State University

For an in-house counsel vicarious employer liability for the acts of a supervisor is an important issue and...

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Planning to Pursue a Legal Career In The United States? Painting a Realistic Picture

The past few years have witnessed tremendous economic turbulence around the world. The economy, broadly...

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The Changing Face of Law Firm Compensation

The recently released Partner Compensation Survey, 2012, by Major, Lindsey & Africa, exhibits some definitive...

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Attorney-Client Privilege and the Ohio State University Scandal

Attorney-client privilege is a serious matter and not to be trifled with, as Columbus lawyer Christopher T....

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The Rise and Fall of In-house Counsel Salaries, 2012

In-house counsel almost always have a cash component in their salaries and another component that includes...

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Are You Ready for the Bench: The Implications of Low Judicial Salaries

Many attorneys consider the career option of becoming a federal judge, or at least spend some time thinking...

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Diversity in Law Firms - Myth vs. Reality

Diversity has been one of the most discussed topics in law firms over the past few decades. Firms like Skadden...

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The Generation Y Legal Professionals

Though the distinction is a bit questionable because it does not presuppose a homogenous class with uniform...

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In-House Counsel Salaries

As the latest NALP reports have already shown, the percentage of law graduates in jobs requiring an attorney...

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The Professor-Clerk Problem

Professors kiss up to Supreme Court justices to land clerkships for their students. It's a bad idea. Here's...

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The 2001 Golden Monkeys: Law-Related Television

The Emmys, the Golden Globes, People's Choice, Humanitas, MTV, ALMA-everyone else has television awards. We...