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Fingers Crossed at Fulbright

How do you pass a performance review when you have no idea what the standards are? This is the question…

Georgia Supreme Court Judges to Take Furlough Days

State budge cuts in Georgia have caused an ongoing crises in the Georgia court system. In May, Georgia Governor Sonny…

Friday Morning News Roundup

Good morning and TGIF! Here's a quick review of yesterday's news... A Federal Court in New York rejected Standard and…

S&P’s First Amendment Defense in Mortgage Backed Security Ratings Case Rejected by Federal Court

When the bubble burst on the housing market, it triggered a chain reaction in part because of mortgage backed securities…

Bryan Cave Pays Associates to Not Come to Work

In 1933 the Federal Government began paying farmers to not grow crops, in the hopes that reducing the supply would…

Tough Times for Lawyers in Seoul

American lawyers aren't the only ones struggling with jobs in this economy. Today we get news from South Korea, where…

Pepper Hamilton Makes Offers to 50% of Summer Associates

Last year, Pepper Hamilton made offers to 79% of its summer associates, firm wide. This year, the firm reports that…

News from the Hong Kong Judiciary

If you or your firm do business in Hong Kong, you'll want to keep a close eye on this story.…

Hogan & Hartson snags Bennett from Skadden

Bob Bennett, whose high profile clients include such luminaries as President Bill Clinton, former Secretaries of Defense Clark Clifford and…

Thursday Roundup

This week the news is coming in spurts. Monday was a slow day, Tuesday busy, and Wednesday things slowed down…

Kirkland to Layoff More than 20

Kirkland & Ellis piled on the bad news today with layoffs in their New York and Washington DC offices. More…

Speculation About Supreme Court Vacancy

The Blawgosphere is buzzing today with speculation that Justice John Paul Stevens might be getting set to retire. The evidence?…