• August 14, 2003 | New York Law Journal

    Boies Schiller Is Asked to Codify Tracks, Pay

    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission wants Boies, Schiller & Flexner to codify both its two-tiered attorney track and its compensation system, rendering transparent and objecti

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  • September 30, 2003 | The Recorder

    Skjerven Files for Bankruptcy as Suit Looms

    Facing a lawsuit from its San Jose landlord, the now defunct Skjerven Morrill has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy.The bankruptcy petition, filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Nor

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  • February 21, 2006 | The Recorder

    The Right Size

    The only thing small about the litigation practice at Munger, Tolles & Olson is the number of lawyers.The department has just 130 lawyers and a breathtaking one-to-one partner-asso

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  • November 10, 2011 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Associates Class of 2011

    Hiring by New Jersey law firms is on a steady swing back nearly to prerecession levels, judging by the anecdotal evidence assembled in this, our annual new-associates magazine. This year's

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  • June 9, 2003 | The Minority Law Journal

    Familiar Faces

    Stability is the big theme of the latest Diversity Scorecard, our third annual survey of minority hiring at the nation's largest law firms. A total of 215 firms gave us numbers on their minori

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  • February 22, 2010 | National Law Journal

    Does Thomas' Silence Thwart Advocacy?

    Does Thomas' silence thwart advocacy? Four years ago, South Carolina Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald Zelenka was about to wrap up his oral argument before the U.S. Supreme Court whe

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  • June 30, 2000 | Legal Times

    The FDA's Strong Suit

    The Food and Drug Administration has a new weapon and it's itching to use it.Throughout its history, the FDA has been limited in its ability to bring big-money cases against alleged la

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  • August 15, 2006 | Legal Times

    Former Colleague in SG's Office Becomes Chief Justice's Administrative Assistant

    Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. on Monday named Jeffrey Minear, a 20-year veteran of the solicitor general's office, to be his administrative assistant, a position akin to chief of staff. Min

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  • October 23, 2007 | National Law Journal

    Midsize Law Firms Go for Big Changes

    Even as the number of large firms continues to multiply and as rumblings grow louder of yet another first-year associate salary raise among the profession's giants, smaller firms may well lie at th

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  • January 30, 2004 | Legal Times

    Approaching the Court

    The case of Tennessee v. Lane, No. 02-1667, originated with a handicapped criminal defendant who had to crawl up the steps to reach a second-floor courtroom in Polk County, Tenn.

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