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ABA To Cut Dues for Solo Lawyers and Public Service

ABA To Cut Dues for Solo Lawyers and Public Service

The American Bar Association will cut the cost of dues for solo practitioners, government lawyers, judges and attorneys working for nonprofit organizations. The ABA is doing this in response to…

UC Irvine Law Gets $2 Million for Environmental Law Clinic

UC Irvine Law Gets $2 Million for Environmental Law Clinic

The University of California, Irvine School of Law has received a $2 million grant to start an Environmental Law Clinic, the first of several legal clinics envisioned for the new…

Morgan Lewis Defers Summer Interns to 2011

Morgan Lewis Defers Summer Interns to 2011

When Morgan Lewis announced yesterday that it is laying off 216 people, it also announced deferred start dates: We will continue to take other steps to manage our expenses, including…

Update: Latham Offering New Associates $75K to Take Year Off

Update: Latham Offering New Associates $75K to Take Year Off

Latham & Watkins is offering incoming lawyers $75,000 to take a year off. The firm, which fired 190 lawyers and 250 staff last week, is pushing back the start date…

Simpson Thacher Assigns Associates Pro Bono Work

New York’s Simpson Thacher & Bartlett is sending some of its associates to year-long stints at nonprofit organizations. The firm has extended the duration of its public interest fellowships from…

Skadden Selects 28 Fellows

Skadden Selects 28 Fellows

The law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has announced the selection of 28 Skadden Fellows for the class of 2009, bringing to 564 the number of law…

Law Technology News Awards Winners Announced

Law Technology News Awards Winners Announced

Law Technology News has announced the law firm and in-house law department winners in its sixth annual Law Technology News Awards program. In brief: Most Innovative Use of Technology During…

Lawyers Raise $200,000 for Human Rights

Lawyers Raise $200,000 for Human Rights

An insurance company’s unusual “pyramid scheme” has raised siginificant funds for global human rights organizations. The legal department at Swiss insurance conglomerate ACE Limited created a novel program that leveraged…

Law Firms Provide Safe Rides for New Year’s Revelers

Law Firms Provide Safe Rides for New Year’s Revelers

Law firms across the nation are starting a  New Year’s tradition — sponsoring cab rides for intoxicated revelers. Woods & Woods in Evansville, Indiana; Birmingham, Alabama’s Johnson Law Firm; and…