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What's Important to Law School Admissions Officers?
The American Lawyer
A full 87 percent of the 145 law school admissions officers answering a new survey said they had received a negative letter of recommendation for an applicant. But do poor letters keep aspirants from getting in? The survey results didn't give a clear answer.
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Judge Criticizes but Doesn't Kill Major Lindsey's Suit Against Former Recruiter
The National Law Journal
Major Lindsey & Africa's racketeering suit against a former recruiter
has survived a motion to dismiss -- barely. Federal Judge Colleen
McMahon threw out Major Lindsey's claims against former managing
director Sharon Mahn under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and issued
some stern words regarding the RICO claims. The judge wrote that she had
"ample experience with the assertion of bogus RICO claims" by litigants
seeking to obtain federal jurisdiction or extract a "coercive
settlement" by calling someone a racketeer.
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Freshfields to Ramp Up U.S. Presence
Legal Week
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is set to relocate its headquarters in New York next year, in a move that will increase the firm's New York office capacity by more than 50 percent. The news follows a number of key New York hires by the Magic Circle firm during the past year.
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Silicon Valley Pushes to Turn Scientists Into Lawyers
The Recorder
For years, large law firms have sent people with science degrees to law school and hired them as patent attorneys after graduation. But now, with competition for patent attorneys so keen, law firms like Ropes & Gray and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati are expanding their programs.
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Littler Adds Montgomery McCracken's Former Employment Law Head
The Legal Intelligencer
Littler Mendelson, the largest labor and employment boutique in the United States, has bulked up its Philadelphia office with Edward T. Ellis, former employment law head of Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads. Ellis said he hopes to maintain a referral relationship with his old firm.
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- Lathrop & Gage Merges With Small Denver Firm
- Calif. Appeals Court OKs Fraud Suit Against Katten Muchin
- Slowdown in Filings Fuels Competition for Bankruptcy Cases
- Texas Tech University Offers Joint J.D./M.D. Program
- Legal Sector Gained 1,000 Jobs in August
- Associate Tech Survey 2010: Less Tech Lowers Morale
- Hodgson Russ Partners Sued Over Fla. Office Closure
- Law School Deans Are a Popular Choice for University President
- Class Action Firm Opens IP Contingency Fee Practice
- Law Firms Line Up for 3G's $4 Billion Bite of Burger King
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