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Lowest Paid Legal Jobs

Every starry-eyed law student dreams of a Biglaw job and a six figures salary. However, in the 'real world', there…

Public Interest Attorney Salaries See Small Increase in 14 Years

Summary: The latest survey on public service attorney salaries places a dim light on the state of salaries in civil…

Harvard Law Alumni Criticize Dean in Open Letter

Summary: A group of Harvard Law School alumni are not impressed with how the law school’s dean has failed to…

Yale Law School Works to Create Fund in Hillary Clinton’s Name

Summary: A former classmate of Hillary Clinton’s is working diligently to get a fund created in her name for those…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

Skadden Selects 28 Fellows

The law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has announced the selection of 28 Skadden Fellows for the…

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…

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…