Headlines • A Region on the Rebound • Law Schools Gain Greater Autonomy • Abuse Victims Want Case Reopened • Boston's Best • AG Decries Sentencing Disparities • Airline Merger Lawsuit Reflects Buyer's Remorse for DOJ • ALM Offers Digital Memberships • INADMISSIBLE: Familiar Faces at Jackson Sentencing • Four Ways to Close the Gender Pay Gap • The Most Diverse Law Firms Are... Boston's biotech industry is steadily gaining strength, and Portland's alternative energy and tourism sectors are serving that city well. But in areas outside the cities, places where small firms and solo lawyers practice, potential clients are cash-strapped. The upshot for region: movement, ever so slowly, in the right direction. Read More » The American Bar Association is loosening its reins on law schools following years of criticism that its myriad rules have driven up the cost of a legal education and discouraged experimentation. Read More » Sponsor Spotlight: Law Librarian M.S.: St. John's Flexible, affordable, St. John's University's M.S. and Advanced Certificate programs in Library and Information Science combine top faculty with the resources of New York's best law libraries. Students receive well-equipped laptops.
Contact Jeffery Olson, Ph.D., J.D., Associate Provost and Director of Library and Information Science: (718) 990-6200; dlis@stjohns.edu. Visit www.stjohns.edu/lawlibrarian | Five years ago, millionaire Jeffrey Epstein, a financial adviser to the rich and famous, was caught up in a teen sex scandal, and he got what many considered a sweetheart deal from federal prosecutors. Now, two child victims are fighting to reopen that deal in a potentially precedent-setting case. Read More » We recognize the Boston area's top corporate legal departments — the ones setting the standard in pro bono service, use of technology, management of outside counsel and more. Read More » As Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. announced sweeping new sentencing policies last week, he once again called for a national conversation on racial equality, echoing a persistent theme throughout his career as a judge and prosecutor. Read More » When US Airways and American Airlines announced plans earlier this year to combine, few expected the $11 billion deal to encounter antitrust turbulence. But last week, the ride got bumpy indeed when the U.S. Department of Justice, six states and the District of Columbia filed suit to block the merger. Read More » ALM launches digital memberships to streamline reader access to its legal industry publications. Read More » As former U.S. Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. prepared to receive his sentence last week, he had a familiar face at his side. Steptoe & Johnson litigation partner Reid Weingarten represented Jackson when he was a witness in the 2011 retrial of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. Plus more in this week's column. Read More » Women still aren't getting a fair shake at the firm--here's what can be done about it. Read More » Vault.com has released its diversity rankings, and a single firm has taken the number one spot throughout. Read More » | 
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