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TODAY'S NEWS Michigan's 'Debt Wizard' offers law students a glimpse of their futures The University of Michigan Law School developed the online calculator to help law students and prospective enrollees better understand student loan obligations and how they fit into various legal career paths. Ramirez lauded as 'thoughtful and sensible' choice to head FTC President Obama will tap Edith Ramirez to serve as the next head of the Federal Trade Commission, a White House official confirmed February 28. Rutgers' two law schools propose a merger The deans and faculties of both the Rutgers School of Law–Camden and the Rutgers School of Law–Newark have endorsed a preliminary plan to become a single school with two main campuses. SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT NALP 2013 Annual Education Conference NALP's 2013 Annual Education Conference is the largest and most well-respected event for legal career professionals. 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OPINION Uphold Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act It is tempting to declare that racial discrimination is over, but, as Congress determined after compiling a record of more than 15,000 pages, that is simply not the case. MOST POPULAR STORIES Ranking The Go-To Law Schools The Go-To Law Schools Firm Favorites in 2013 Go-To vs. 'U.S. News' Explore the Data Behind the Go-To Law Schools ABA seeks help monitoring law graduate employment statistics Associates to Partner In rare move, Supreme Court justices chastise prosecutor Legal aid groups lose big if federal budget slashed Tuition Costs		IN FOCUS Explore the Data Behind the Go-To Law Schools For the first time ever, we are making all of the hiring data from our annual Go-To Law Schools special report available online. Search by law school to find out which NLJ 250 firms hired their 2012 graduates or by firm to see where new associate hires were educated. Go to In Focus   THE BLT | The Blog of the Legal Times In 2012, Dickstein Shapiro's Gross Revenue Dipped, But Net Income Grew Grassley Targets DOJ for Use of Gulfstream Jets States, Private Plaintiffs Press Suit Against Wall Street Reform Law THE CAREERIST | a lawjobs.com blog Women's Pay—Jobs with Smallest Gender Gaps; Best Cities to Make Money The End of Workplace Flexibility? Penn Is Big Law's Favorite School; Howard Is the Top Underdog LAW.COM NEWSWIRE Pepper Hamilton Lures Five From Linklaters for White-Collar Litigation Group Linklaters Advises Japan's Orix on $2 Billion Rabobank Deal Five Somalis Convicted of Piracy in USS Ashland Attack Sheppard Mullin Snags Two Partners in California For 80-Year-Old San Francisco Firm, IP Is a Family Tradition 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. USPTO Forum Offers Fixes for Software Patent System Most Big M&A Deals Faced Legal Challenges in 2012 Big Banks Giving the CCO a Seat at the Table Ramirez Lauded as 'Thoughtful and Sensible' Choice to Head FTC China Hacking Report Raises Data Security Alarm at Firms

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