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  • December 21, 2011 | The American Lawyer

    Opening Up Their Ranks

    The central London headquarters of Linklaters is a scant 15 minutes' walk from the working class borough of Hackney. But for Chaimaa Elazrak, 15, who lives in Hackney with her Moroccan immigrant pa

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  • February 1, 2006 | The American Lawyer

    The Empire Strikes Back

    With apologies to Mark Twain, when it comes to the major U.K.-based law firms, reports of their death have been greatly exaggerated. In a piece in the November 2005 issue of The American

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  • August 27, 2004 | New York Law Journal

    Pro Bono Publico

    Most people I know who have tried to adopt a child have had more than their share of frustration and disappointment. A mountain of bureaucratic red tape often leads to delays that last for yea

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  • May 14, 2004 | New York Law Journal

    Pro Bono

    Firm Tackles Foster CareAs its major pro bono initiative this year the New York and Los Angeles offices of Loeb & Loeb, in conjunction with Children's Rights, Inc.

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  • March 25, 2010 | New York Law Journal

    Accolades

    InMotion last month presented its 11th annual Commitment to Justice awards at a ceremony held at the Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center. InMotion trains and mentors vol

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  • June 1, 2003 | The American Lawyer

    Magic Tricks

    England's empire builders of international legal services are taking a hit in their own once-indomitable engine rooms. For a decade, most of London's so-called Magic Circle firms have taken de

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  • September 5, 2003 | New York Law Journal

    Associates in Pro Bono

    Corporate Pro BonoNew York-based Viacom International, with some 300 in-house attorneys, has joined a small number of corporations offering formal pro bono legal p

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  • May 18, 2009 | National Law Journal

    Short summers squeeze associates, firms

    In years past, summer associates at Blank Rome had 10 weeks to prove their mettle and earn a permanent job offer. The 23 2Ls arriving at the Philadelphia firm in June will have just si

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  • November 5, 2010 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Associates Class of 2010

    It’s too soon to say whether the recovery cycle has kicked in for New Jersey law firms, but after two years of decline, associate hires are back on the upswing. Featured in this, o

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  • May 1, 2006 | New York Law Journal

    Pro Bono Digest

    In a just-completed survey of New York City law firms taking the VOLS Pro Bono Pledge, 41 law firms reported performing a total of 697,381 pro bono hours during 2005, or during their most rece

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