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Interest in Summer Jobs at Top Firms Cools Down
Associate-hungry law firms are salivating over top schools' law students, but a faction of students are rejecting big firms' advances for what they say are more meaningful summer jobs. Although the majority of graduates continue to take jobs in the private sector, the percentage of jobs at private firms -- particularly large ones -- has declined. "Many students are concerned about increasing billable-hour expectations and high attrition rates at large law firms," says Stanford student Andrew Canter.Morris Manning sees slight growth in 2011
Morris, Manning Martin booked flat growth in 2011 as its real estate practice continued a comeback and the firm diversified practice areas, said managing partner Louise M. Wells.Revenue increased by 1 percent to $87.1 million compared with nearly 4 percent growth the previous year. Profit per equity partner rose increased less than 1 percent to nearly $858,000.AGs take new action in foreclosure probe
The attorneys general of four states including Illinois and California announced new demands in their probes of foreclosure practices by banks and the mortgage servicing industry.California Attorney General Kamala Harris said Wednesday she subpoenaed Lender Processing Services Inc. as part of her investigation into so-called robo-signing, the practice signing foreclosure documents without verifying their accuracy.View more book results for the query "Court"
Judge Chides Apple, Samsung Lawyers for Their Usage of Time
U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh's annoyance and frustration with lawyers in the high-stakes Apple v. Samsung patent infringement trial reached a peak Thursday after they filed another round of objections to witness testimony.NYC, Owners of SRO Buildings Reach Settlement Over Residency
Without admitting liability, the buildings' owners will also pay the city $600,000 in civil penalties attached to the code violations and other statutory violations asserted against them.Firm Vice Chairman Uses Twitter to Strike Back at NYT Reporter for Story on Client
Cassidy & Associates vice chairman Gregg Hartley didn't like a critical New York Times story this week on one of the firm's biggest clients, Equatorial Guinea. So he's hitting back against the reporter using an unusual vehicle: his personal Twitter feed.Newbies Told: You Will Do Pro Bono
New York's Debevoise & Plimpton, with 475 lawyers, is the largest firm in the country to dedicate more than 5 percent of its billable hours to providing free legal services to the needy. New associates are handed pro bono assignments when they walk in the door. "What makes it work here is, it's known that it's something the firm is amenable to doing," said Debevoise's Jonathan Richman.State AI Legislation Is on the Move in 2024
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