Law grads' jobs rate flat

AFTERNOON UPDATE Law Graduates' Jobs Rate—and Unemployment Rate—Increase Only Slightly The good news: The law school class of 2012 grads fared no worse than its predecessors did in the legal job market. The bad news: It didn't fare much better, either. Budget Cuts Start to Hurt Courts The effects of this month's steep federal budget cuts are becoming clearer in court districts across the country, with judges, clerks and legal agencies from California to New York announcing courthouse closings and furloughs. SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT Register Today: 10k Run & Walk Join the legal community in supporting the American Heart Association through Lawyers Have Heart 10k Run and 3k Fun Walk! Saturday, June 8, 2013 at the Washington Harbour at Georgetown. Set up a team from your office and compete for bragging rights! - Presented in partnership by McDermott Will & Emery Click here D.C. Circuit Revives Suit over DOJ Hiring Misconduct A federal appeals court today revived a privacy suit rooted in a "dark chapter" at the U.S. Justice Department in which top officials assessed politics and ideology to screen applicants vying for entry-level slots in the prestigious Honors Program. Williams & Connolly Sues Bank Regulator Over Foreclosure Review Information In a bid for more information about how consultants landed lucrative contracts to review bank foreclosures, Williams & Connolly filed a Freedom of Information Act suit against the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency on behalf of an unnamed client. SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT Join us at BIO—Where Science Meets Business Connect with 16,500 leaders from 65 countries. Find your next business partner. Discover cutting-edge technologies. Join the global biotech community at the 2013 BIO International Convention, April 22 – 25 in Chicago. Click here D.C. Legal Services Groups Awarded $3.17 Million in Grants More than a dozen civil legal services organizations in the District of Columbia will receive grants totaling $3.17 million, the D.C. Bar Foundation announced yesterday.		Get the BLT on your iPhone or iPod Touch. Available now in the App Store. If you have Twitter account, you can now follow NLJ Editor in Chief David L. Brown at twitter.com/davidlbrownjr. Follow him for links to key stories and updates from the NLJ newsroom. You can also track news on Twitter from the NLJ's Washington bureau at twitter.com/legal_times.
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