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In-house lawyer steals nine million dollars from his company
The money was spent on a range of collectibles, from sports memorabilia to first edition books.
Weil Gotshal downsizes New York office space
The firm has just signed a lease for 20 per cent less space in the GM building with plans afoot to use space more efficiently.
Obama provides $9 million for unaccompanied child immigrants
The Obama administration is to pay for immigration lawyers to advise unaccompanied children from Central American and elsewhere who arrive at US borders.
Supreme Court 'has failed throughout American history'
A leading academic has attacked the Supreme Court, saying it needs major reforms.
Lawyers earn respect but not trust, says study
Lawyers are seen as being low in warmth and trustworthiness - even though they are viewed as highly competent and capable, according to academics at Princeton University.
Lawyers under a duty of care to explain simple contract terms
A US court has ruled that a lawyer could be sued for failing to explain to the client unambiguous terms in a contract negotiated by the client.
US architect of record bank fines to stand down
Eric Holder, the man responsible for upping the stakes on the bank fines, is standing down as Attorney General after six years.
White & Case opens services centre in Florida
White & Case is expected to create about 100 new positions through its opening of a services centre in Tampa, Florida.
BP to appeal against latest oil leak setback
BP has been turned down in its attempts to reclaim millions of dollars of what it claims are 'excess' compensation payments made to victims of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Ex-partner sued over US$2.3m bill for 'non-existent' work
A former partner in a 53-lawyer east coast US law firm has been sued over 'nonexistent work on cases that had already been terminated and/or never existed' over a period of eight years.
Guilty plea made on Simpson Thacher insider trading case
A middle man has pleaded guilty to receiving insider information from an employee of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett.
Freshfields NY bags Fried Frank former senior partner
The law firm has hired Valerie Ford Jacob in a revamp of its US corporate group.
Debt collection is the top legal risk for small business
Debt collection and threats of lawsuits from customers are the two largest legal threats for US small businesses, according to LegalShield.
McCarter & English does second merger in 2014
US law firm McCarter & English will have nine offices and 425 lawyers from October when boutique player SorinRand becomes a part of the practice.
Calls for the US legal profession to de-regulate
Consumers are unable to receive cheap legal advice due to costly regulation of the legal profession, say academics.
Law schools need to re-invent
With applications to law schools declining by more than 37 per cent since 2010, they need to rethink their approach to legal education.
Judge reprimands BP for wasting court time
One of the law firms representing BP over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill in 2010 has provoked a reprimand by the presiding judge who said that the oli company used a tactic that 'would not be appropriate for a college term paper'.
Trial lawyer donates $50 million to US law school
A top Philadelphia lawyer has made one of the biggest donations ever to a law school.
Dewey defendants argue lack of criminal intent
Lawyers representing former Dewey & LeBoeuf senior executives have argued that charges should be dismissed as there was a lack of criminal intent.
Kirkland apologises to chief judge over Detroit bankruptcy
Kirkland & Ellis has apologised to two mediators, including the chief judge of the Eastern District of Michigan, for 'any unfounded aspersions' they may have cast.