In recent weeks, a panel of Illinois appeals court judges reversed Juan Rivera’s 1993 conviction for raping and murdering 11-year-old baby sitter Holly Staker in Waukegan the previous year. The…
Tis’ the season for giving. And Trent Arsenault is taking that quite literally. He is a one man ‘bank’ – a sperm bank, that is. He has a website that…
Law students heading to law school with the hopes of fixing wrongdoings in the country soon realize how much debt they will encounter while in school and once they graduate.…
Mary Gay Scanlon is the pro bono counsel for the law firm of Ballard Spahr. Scanlon talked about deferring law students’ first years at firms. “Withdraw[ing] offers to [young lawyers]…
For the second year in a row, 100 percent of Hunton & Williams’ full-time U.S. lawyers have worked on pro bono projects, donating more than 60,000 hours for the firm’s…
Good morning everyone! Today is Wednesday, November 3rd. Here’s a quick look back at yesterday’s stories. Katten Muchin Rosenman added a team of 13 structured finance lawyers from Dewey & Leboeuf……
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP said Tuesday it has launched a Social Sector Finance (SSF) practice group. Orrick’s SSF practice group focuses on the areas of microfinance, education, water, health,…
Good morning everyone! Today is Tuesday, July 27th. Here’s a quick recap of yesterday’s stories. Littler Mendelson hired a new international employment leader… Baker Donelson significantly revised its pro bono…
The law firm of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC has revised its pro bono policy in such a way that the number of hours its nearly 550 attorneys…
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