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Law Schools With the Greatest Resources for Women

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The findings are based on school reported data — the percent of the student body that are women — and student surveys.

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Biglaw Firm Delights With Up to $40,000 Extra in Bonus Money for Big Billers

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Another Biglaw firm has announced its bonus scales for associates, but this one adds something extra for those lawyers who put in the really long hours, reports Above the Law.

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Ex-Big Law Partner Found Guilty in Cryptocurrency Fraud Trial

Ex-Big Law Partner Found Guilty in Cryptocurrency Fraud Trial

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The former Locke Lord partner was one of the defendants in a lawsuit targeting individuals involved in the fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme OneCoin.

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Survey: Workplace Equality, Mental Health and Brexit are Top Concerns of European Employers

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Littler reports the survey found that improving workplace equality is top-of-mind for European employers, and most respondents are moving to address equal pay and workplace harassment.

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Snubbing Trump, Lawyers Doling More Cash to Democrats

Snubbing Trump, Lawyers Doling More Cash to Democrats

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So far this election cycle, 95 percent of the total contributions from lawyers and law firms has gone to Democrats, the study found.

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GOP Senator’s Opposition to Trump Court Nominee Won’t Stop Confirmation

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Sarah Pitlyk’s nomination narrowly cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee after Democrats criticized her advocacy work.

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SCOTUS Ranks Last for Transparency on Fix the Court List; How Did Other Courts Fare?

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The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at San Francisco is No. 1 for public access, according to Fix the Court.

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26 Data Privacy Questions for Corporate Legal Departments

26 Data Privacy Questions for Corporate Legal Departments

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The new guide is designed to determine if the necessary people, processes and technology are in place to ensure compliance and avoid costly future litigation over data privacy issues.

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Invitation: The Year’s Biggest E-Discovery Event

Invitation: The Year’s Biggest E-Discovery Event

Event, Dec. 4, 2019
In addition to a webcast, the event will include networking and learning sessions in cities across the United States.

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Frank Ballantine Joins Dykema’s Corporate Finance Practice Group in Chicago Office

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Frank D. Ballantine has joined Dykema in its Corporate Finance Practice Group as a member in the Chicago office.

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Lisa Tavares Named Co-Chair of Venable’s Business Division

Lisa Tavares Named Co-Chair of Venable’s Business Division

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Lisa A. Tavares, a partner in the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Practice at Venable LLP, joins Robert L. Waldman as co-chair of the firm’s Business Division.

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Hanzo Adds Brad Harris as Vice President of Product

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Ediscovery and legal technology veteran Brad Harris has joined Hanzo as vice president of product to lead the company’s product vision and innovation.

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Brian P. Corrigan Has Been Elected a New York Bar Foundation Fellow

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Brian P. Corrigan of Farrell Fritz has been named a Fellow of The New York Bar Foundation.

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2019 Case Law Mash-Up: Can You Assign Exaggerated Representations and Warranties to a Locked-In Vendor?

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Several court cases in 2019 dealt with (or are still dealing with) key issues faced by parties to commercial contracts, including contracts for technology products and services, writes Eric Begun.

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Hannah Vanderlaan Joins Freeborn’s Chicago Office as Litigation Associate

Hannah Vanderlaan Joins Freeborn’s Chicago Office as Litigation Associate

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Hannah D. Vanderlaan has joined Freeborn & Peters LLP in Chicago as an associate in the Litigation and Environment and Energy Law practice groups.

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Firearms Industry: Supreme Court’s Pass on Sandy Hook Gun Case Presages Litigation Onslaught

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The firearms industry, gun owners, the National Rifle Association and states that strongly back gun rights gave the Supreme Court doomsday warnings about potential litigation.

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These Law Schools are the Toughest to Get Into

These Law Schools are the Toughest to Get Into

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Results of the study are part of The Princeton Review‘s 2020 Best Law School rankings.

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A Night of Drinking, a Closed Strip Joint and a White Castle Shooting Bring Suspensions for 3 Judges

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It all started hours before the three judges were to attend an educational conference in Indianapolis.

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7th Circuit Benchslap: Lawyer’s ‘Gibberish’ in Brief Draws Sanction Threat

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The court found the brief to be “chock-full of impenetrable arguments and unsupported assertions, and it is organized in ways that escape our understanding.”

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Fake Mineral Leases Thwarted by the Texas Legislature

Fake Mineral Leases Thwarted by the Texas Legislature

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The 2019 Texas legislature enacted a new Property Code Section 5.152 to protect mineral and royalty owners from a certain species of fraudulent transactions.

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