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March 25, 2003 |

Want a Mentor? Find and Develop Your Own

A common question in interviews for law firm jobs concerns firms' mentoring system. This question, while appropriate in its way, misses the point of most mentoring relationships. Just as no one can pick a life mate for you, no one else can really find a mentor for you. Here are some of the most important elements in finding and developing mentor relationships.
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September 04, 2009 |

Judge in Heller Bankruptcy Orders Mediation Talks, Sets Dates

The judge in Heller Ehrman's bankruptcy has ordered mediation between the firm's creditors and its former shareholders, the first sign that shareholders might come to the table to iron out an ending to the nine-month-old bankruptcy. The talks are slated to take place on Oct. 30 and Nov. 16. The judge also ordered each side to file settlement conference statements confidentially with the moderator by later this month.
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Susan Beck's Summary Judgment: Why the SEC Needs an Outsider as Its Next Chairman
Publication Date: 2012-12-12
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For all the strides Mary Schapiro made after the disastrous tenure of Christopher Cox, the SEC is still tainted by the perception that it's a captive of Wall Street.

January 20, 2006 |

Teaching Tech Skills to Lawyers

While most lawyers can send e-mails, create documents and surf the Internet, more advanced functions are often deferred to IT specialists. With technology progressing so quickly, competitive pressures may compel firms to seek out the most effective systems for introducing new technological capabilities to their lawyers. Proactive law students and attorneys who take the time to stay on top of legal technology have the best chances for success in the brave new world to come.
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DOJ Flexes Antitrust Muscles in American-US Airways Suit
Publication Date: 2013-08-13
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It’s the second mega-suit filed by DOJ litigators since William Baer, a former partner at Arnold & Porter, took over as head of the antitrust division in early January.

November 19, 2008 |

President Obama's Centrist Antitrust Enforcement

Will the current economic crisis affect President-elect Barack Obama's promise to "reinvigorate antitrust enforcement"? Attorneys Neal R. Stoll and Shepard Goldfein think not. Rather than radical change, the Obama administration augurs a centrist approach at the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission. Specifically, the DOJ's laissez-faire enforcement practices regarding mergers and dominant-firm conduct will likely migrate toward a moderately less-aggressive FTC enforcement policy.
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November 01, 2005 |

Must Calif. Judges Remain Wary of ADR Cases?

California judges freaked out 10 months ago when an appeal court issued a ruling that threatened their participation in arbitration and mediation cases. Even state legislators felt their pain and overwhelmingly backed a bill -- since signed into law -- that had the express purpose of eliminating the offending opinion. Now, however, everybody involved in the case, which has been taken up by the state Supreme Court, has muddied the waters again by interpreting the amendment in different ways.
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October 08, 2009 |

Percentage of Women, Minority Attorneys at Texas Firms Holds Steady

Firms with the largest Texas offices shed some lawyers between July 1, 2008, and July 1, 2009, but the percentages of minority and female lawyers didn't slip. While 24 of the 26 firms with the most lawyers in Texas lost 2.9 percent of their lawyers, the percentage of minority lawyers increased by 0.6 percent and the percentage of female lawyers rose by 0.2 percent. "That statistic is definitely indicative of progress on some level in minority retention," says Weil, Gotshal & Manges' Emmanuel Obi.
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October 11, 2005 |

Department of Justice Seeks Review of Tobacco Ruling

Six years, two presidential administrations, and three attorneys general later, the Justice Department's effort to disgorge big money from Big Tobacco may be in its final throes.
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July 11, 2013 |

Fla. Cities On Guard For Any Post-Zimmerman Unrest

Police and city leaders in Florida say they have taken precautionary steps for the possibility of mass protests or even civil unrest if George Zimmerman is acquitted in the killing of unarmed teen Trayvon Martin, particularly in African-American neighborhoods where passions run strongest over the case.
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