Headlines • DLA Piper Beats Out Baker & McKenzie at Top of Chart • ABA Punts Decision to Delay Law School Jobs Reporting • Waiting Continues for Big Decisions at the Supreme Court • Duke's Center for Judicial Studies Gets $5M Shot in Arm • Seven-Year Sentence Affirmed in Drug Counterfeiting • NLJ 350 Finds Mergers Created Largest Partner Increases • Smaller Headcount Yields Higher Profits at Williams Mullen • MOVERS • Sotomayor's Beloved $3 Million World • Law School Applications Are Up (But Down) DLA Piper topped the NLJ 350 this year, marking only the third time that it has unseated rival Baker & McKenzie from the No. 1 spot in the survey's 36-year history. • Read the results of this year's NLJ 350 survey. Read More » The American Bar Association's Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar on Friday delayed any decision on moving back the collection of law school grads' jobs data by one month. Read More » The major televisions stations, amidst a labyrinth of cameras and wires, staked out their positions on Monday morning right below the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court plaza. Inside the building, the pressroom buzzed with visiting reporters and interns. Was something big about to happen? Read More » Duke Law School's two-year-old Center for Judicial Studies has received a $5 million boost to support its research and activities. The center aims to improve the quality of the judiciary by offering education to judges and developing a better understanding of judicial institutions. Read More » A federal appeals court has affirmed an 87-month prison sentence and a $508,000 restitution order for a Chinese citizen who pleaded guilty to distributing counterfeit prescription medication. Read More » With clients weary of rate hikes, law firms acquired smaller shops with strong earners to boost revenue. Read More » Williams Mullen's net decline totaled 36 lawyers in 2012 — part of a business strategy, its leader said. Read More » Lawrence Berkovich joins Mayer Brown's banking and finance practice as partner in the Charlotte, N.C., office. Plus more law firm movers in this week's column. Read More » News and gossip edition: Are white Supreme Court justices too bland? Is Wachtell spawning super-bloggers? Who wants their kids to be lawyers? And more. Read More » Latest news about the law school market. Plus, a report on the report about law faculty diversity. Read More » |
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