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  • May 16, 2006 | New York Law Journal

    Can the 'Jewish Law Firm' Success Story Be Duplicated?

    To many, perhaps most, observers of today's legal scene, a "white shoe" law firm is nothing more than a large, prominent firm serving a primarily corporate clientele. But those who entered t

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  • November 1, 2004 | New York Law Journal

    Pro Bono Digest

    Pro bono service emerges as a "beacon of opportunity," U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Frank M. Coffin has written. "[A]n opportunity to work one-on-one with human clients, to gather new experienc

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  • December 7, 2009 | The American Lawyer

    Buyer's Market

    Last month, Susan Blount, the general counsel of Prudential Financial, sent a letter to the 60 law firms the insurance giant uses regularly. The letter addressed the general economy and the need to

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  • December 4, 2009 | Daily Business Review

    Increase in hourly rates? Get ready for a fight

    Susan Blount, the general counsel of Prudential Financial, sent a letter last month to the 60 law firms the insurance giant uses regularly. The letter addressed the general economy and the need to

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  • January 30, 2009 | National Law Journal

    Confessions of a High-Paid Fashion Failure

    I have a deep, dark secret that I am about to reveal to you. This is very difficult for me to admit, but it is time for the healing to begin. When I was a fifth-year associate at a large New

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  • September 1, 2011 | The American Lawyer

    Under Pressure

    Midlevel associates put their noses to the grindstone last year, and they didn’t like it one bit. While demand for legal services rose in the last year, staffing at the country’s bigges

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  • October 22, 2007 | National Law Journal

    Do you work to live or live to work?

    It's been a busy week and a long day. You've been in the office since 8 a.m.; you came in early so you could leave at a "reasonable" hour. You ate lunch at your desk. Actually, you didn't eve

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  • May 26, 2003 | Texas Lawyer

    Money Matters

    Only one in every five dues-paying members of the State Bar of Texas when paying their dues kicked in a voluntary $65 donation in 2002 to help the Bar pay for legal services for low-income Tex

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  • July 27, 2009 | National Law Journal

    The law is about people

    I recently completed my first semester as a law school adjunct professor, teaching Entertainment Law. It was a great experience, and I am looking forward to doing it again next yea

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  • December 4, 2012 | New York Law Journal

    Charity Corps Expands Resources for Nonprofits

    Nonprofits that need help navigating complex laws governing charity groups will have more legal resources thanks to the expansion of Charity Corps, an initiative that pairs nonprofits with vo

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