• May 25, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

    The 'Clinic in a Box' Model:

    While many attorneys envision pro bono matters in terms of lengthy litigation cases or assisting nonprofits with various legal matters such as organizational set-up, negotiating a lease and a

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  • May 23, 2005 | National Law Journal

    Movers

    New arrivals Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld: Vic Fazio, former Democratic congressman from California, has come aboard as a senior advisor in Washington. He will a

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  • December 5, 2005 | The Legal Intelligencer

    A Month Like No Other

    As this issue of Pennsylvania Law Weekly was being prepared for publication, one of the most extraordinary months in the state's legal history was ending. Depending on your poi

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  • October 23, 2009 | The Associated Press

    Law firms pay new hires to work for public good

    WASHINGTON AP - If things had gone according to plan, Lindsay Murphy would be a big-city tax lawyer by now. Instead, the recent law school graduate found herself doing legal aid, listening to

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  • March 16, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

    What to Do When Your Client Is Dissolved or Merged

    As the economy continues to improve, more and more companies will be looking for opportunities, and oftentimes, they will come in the form of acquisitions, mergers, spin-offs, dissolutions and more

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  • December 8, 2008 | The Recorder

    On the Move

    SAN FRANCISCO Brook Brewer has joined FISHER & PHILLIPS as an associate. Brewer, who was previously with the Rose Law

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  • December 22, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Pa. Firms Bring In Some Deferred Associates Early

    While some firms across the country have deferred incoming associates for a second time, it looks as though all systems are go in Pennsylvania when it comes to bringing on deferred associates.

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  • May 26, 2008 | National Law Journal

    The 50 Most Influential Minority Lawyers in America

    First, a reality check: At last count, a mere 5.4% of partners at U.S. law firms were members of minority groups. For women of color, the figure was fewer than 1.7%, according to the legal pl

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  • December 4, 2007 | Daily Business Review

    Fla. Paralegals Face Tougher Oversight

    Florida's paralegal groups are at odds over a recent Florida Supreme Court decision that implements a voluntary registration program as a first step toward greater oversight of the profession.

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  • April 23, 2012 | National Law Journal

    D.C. tax sales draw criticism

    Regina Hargrove said that when her Northwest Washington house was sold at a tax sale in 2006, she had no idea the sale had occurred. Hargrove, 63, had moved back the previous year, after spen

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