Headlines • Did Obama Mean What He Said About Two-Year Law Degrees? • Latham Survives Motion to Disqualify in Antitrust Case • Ninth Circuit Declines to Block California's Foie Gras Ban • Brutality's the Winner in the NFL Settlement • INADMISSIBLE: Suit Challenges DOJ Over Secret Memos • Attention Facebook Users: Post at Your Own Peril • In-House Counsel Profile: Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago's Nancy Paridy • Law Schools Lose Luster With Ivies • Four Ways to Close the Gender Pay Gap • The Most Diverse Law Firms Are... President Obama got legal educators buzzing last month by remarking that law school should last for two years rather than the traditional three. But American Bar Association President James Silkenat isn't so sure the president really meant it. Rather, Obama likely meant that a J.D. should be more affordable, he said. Read More » Latham & Watkins can proceed as lead trial counsel for a defendant in a massive antitrust class action, a Washington federal district trial judge ruled on Tuesday, denying a motion to disqualify the firm. Read More » A federal appeals court has declined to halt California's ban on the production and sale of foie gras pending a constitutional challenge brought by suppliers and a restaurant owner. Read More » The tentative settlement between the National Football League and 4,500 of its former players and their families in the concussion lawsuits would be a victory for the plaintiffs lawyers and the league, but it has troubling aspects from a public policy perspective. Read More » The U.S. Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel regularly is called upon to advise executive agencies on matters ranging from the extent of executive privilege to the lawfulness of recess appointments. Plus more in this week's column. Read More » They may seem harmless at the time, but impromptu comments and photos can lead to big trouble. Read More » Founded in 1954 by a former Department of Veterans Affairs medical director, the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago is now the nation's No. 1 rehabilitation hospital, according to U.S. News & World Report. Nancy Paridy joined in 1995 as an associate general counsel and became general counsel and secretary later that year. Read More » Another sign that the legal profession isn't what it used to be: The best and the brightest are increasingly turning up their noses at law school. 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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