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The Talent

Interviewing Season: The More Things Change...

Retired Kirkland & Ellis partner Steven Harper thinks back on his own experience interviewing for jobs 30 years ago and recalls a key question he posed to his interviewers--one that is still relevant, and revealing. Students, take note.

Posted by Dimitra Kessenides | Comments

The Firms

Lathrop & Gage Announces Merger With Denver Firm

The oldest law firm west of the Mississippi River, 267-lawyer Lathrop & Gage has agreed to merge with Denver shop Kamlet Reichert, according to a report in The Denver Post.

Posted by Brian Baxter | Comments

The Work

Cleary Advising Petrobras on $75 Billion Share Offering

The firm is acting as issuer's counsel to Brazilian oil and gas giant Petrobras on its plan to raise nearly $75 billion in the world's largest-ever share sale to finance an investment program aimed at developing offshore oil fields.

Posted by Brian Baxter | Comments

The Talent

Litigator of the Week: Raymond Stauffer of Chatham, New Jersey, Pro Se

Curiosity about the patent stamped on a Brooks Brothers bow tie led to a landmark false marking ruling.

Posted by Dimitra Kessenides | Comments

The Work

Seven Firms On Canadian-Australian Mining Deal

Labor Day weekend doesn't slow things down outside the U.S., apparently. 

Posted by Zach Lowe | Comments

The Firms

Legal Sector Gained 1000 New Jobs in August

Overall, the U.S. lost 54,000 jobs last month. But the legal services industry saw a spike for the second month in a row with 1,000 new jobs. 

Posted by Tom Huddleston Jr. | Comments

Featuring the winners and finalists from our fifth biennial competition. Hear from each of the finalist firms about their most high-profile cases of 2008-09 in our exclusive Web videos.

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