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In Re Ruff: At the Impeachment Trial
Legal Times has gathered anecdotes from lawyers and members of Congress who worked closely -- as friend or foe -- during the President Clinton impeachment process, including the trial.FTC Brandishes 'Disgorgement' as Enforcement Tool
In a sign that requiring disgorgement of profits could become a key merger enforcement tool, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Timothy J. Muris supported a consent decree that will force New York-based Hearst Corp. to return $19 million in profits from an illegal merger by one of its subsidiaries. Muris joined three other FTC commissioners Friday in approving the forfeiture provision.
What Firms Can Learn From Dickinson's Lateral Hiring Approach
While helping Detroit-based Dickinson Wright with a search for laterals, consultant Laurence R. Latourette was impressed by the firm's hiring structure and follow through. He discusses some lateral hiring pointers that other firms can pick up from Dickinson's approach.
Survey Shows Summertime Blues for Summer Associates
It's hardly a surprise that being a summer clerk this year wasn't exactly the full five-star experience the summer class of 2009 may have dreamed about in law school. One indication of what a summer intern called "a scary time to be a law student": The number of summer clerks who said they expected to receive full-time job offers was down sharply, according to this year's survey of summer associates. But the 2009 summer experience wasn't all darkness and despair.
EDD Training: A Growth Industry
The training opportunities for lawyers and legal personnel faced with completing e-discovery tasks will increase exponentially in the next year or so, experts agree -- before the EDD-related amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are finalized and busy lawyers are forced to comply with them. But where will they turn for help -- to in-house IT people? Vendors? Specialized law firms? CLE programs? All of the above?
Hogan & Hartson Looks to Further Global Reach
J. Warren Gorrell Jr. heads the merger-averse firm, which now is in talks with London-based Lovells.Interest Groups Struggling to Find Lawyers
Three years ago, Ramon Arias had his pick of lawyers for jobs at the San Francisco Legal Assistance Foundation. Times have changed. Astronomical housing prices, competition with higher-paying private firms and the cost of student loans have combined to make public interest jobs a tough sell in the Bay Area. In a two-part series, law.com looks at lawyer flight from public interest law.Trending Stories
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