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April 11, 2011 |

Recruit and Retain Gen Y Lawyers

Increasingly, four generations of lawyers can be found working alongside each other, writes Virginia G. Essandoh. That reality holds great implications for recruitment, retention and advancement at firms, because generational identities affect expectations and behaviors.
7 minute read
February 22, 2012 |

The Risky Business of Screening Social Media in the Hiring Process

The risks and benefits of using social media to screen candidates.
7 minute read
February 05, 2013 |

Smartphones Can Make for Dumb Juries

While it is true that it has always been the judiciary's job to prevent jurors from seeking information outside the courtroom, that task has become increasingly more difficult now that every juror has an almost instant connection to information and people through smartphones, tablets and laptops.
7 minute read
March 17, 2010 |

Survey Shows Pa. Law Firms Don't Shine When It Comes to Diversity

Whether they moved up or down in the ranks of this month's Diversity Scorecard in Legal affiliate The American Lawyer, most Pennsylvania-based firms have little to show when it comes to the number of minorities in their ranks.
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October 01, 2009 |

The Local Talent: Results by City

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August 21, 2002 |

Bad Faith Claims Forestalled by ERISA

The hottest issue in ERISA law just got a little hotter now that a federal judge in Philadelphia has refused to follow a colleague`s recent decision that said ERISA plaintiffs can also pursue a claim under Pennsylvania`s bad faith statute.
6 minute read
October 14, 2004 |

Some Big Firms Kick Up Pay, the Rest Watch and Wait

Although even a few top firms' increases in associate salaries have historically been enough to inflate pay from coast to coast, many firms seem to be reacting cautiously to recent news of interim bonuses and wage hikes. But even as a survey of large firms shows status quo, not quid pro quo, recruiters are making other predictions.
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August 02, 1999 |

Plaintiffs' Lawyers Say Sears is Hiding Discovery Materials Provided in Texas Suit

Discovery battles are getting ugly in Boyer v. Sears Roebuck & Co., the proposed class-action suit that accuses Sears of myriad illegal debt-collection practices, including harassment of bankrupt credit-card holders. In a brief filed in U.S. District Court last week, attorneys Laurence S. Berman and Craig D. Ginsburg argue that Sears has ``objected to virtually every aspect'' of their discovery requests with ``boilerplate'' objections. Sears has been more forthcoming in a suit pending in Texas, however.
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With Cordray's Authority in Doubt, Banks Weigh Spurning His Agency
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November 23, 2009 |

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