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October 17, 2005 | New Jersey Law Journal

The so-called phantom epidemic of silicosis has become a hot potato for the plaintiffs bar.

By Carlyn Kolker ALM MEDIA

3 minute read

January 02, 2006 | New Jersey Law Journal

A growing number of law firms are requiring that young lawyers at least demonstrate an effort to bring in work if they want to rise above the associate ranks.

By Leigh Jones ALM MEDIA

6 minute read

January 16, 2006 | New Jersey Law Journal

Last year was anything but docile in the legal market. With ever-increasing competition among firms, 2006 looks to be equally challenging. With that in mind, here are five issues that could be - or should be - in the forefront of every managing partner's mind heading into the new year.

By Emma Schwartz ALM MEDIA

8 minute read

August 22, 2005 | New Jersey Law Journal

A growing number of older partners who feel they have remained highly productive insist on holding onto privileged positions, either by negotiating special arrangements or by decamping to other firms.

By Anthony Lin, ALM MEDIA

9 minute read

October 17, 2005 | New Jersey Law Journal

To avoid being buried alive by the ever-rising piles of discovery documents that define today's litigation, many law firms are relying more than ever on temporary attorneys to help them make sense of the mess.

By Leigh Jones, ALM MEDIA

6 minute read

November 21, 2005 | New Jersey Law Journal

At an unusual press conference held on Nov. 9 in Washington, D.C., 22 former Alito clerks � including several self-described liberals � sang Judge Samuel Alito Jr.'s praises and offered details about how he operates as a judge on the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

By Tony Mauro ALM Media

4 minute read

August 29, 2005 | New Jersey Law Journal

At a time when business lobbyists in Washington have engineered remarkable victories with policy-makers in Congress � such as this year's class-action reform and bankruptcy legislation � corporate interests are also lining up regulatory expertise with Washington, D.C. lawyers who know the agencies, the rules and the players.

By Emma Schwartz, ALM Media

9 minute read

November 28, 2005 | New Jersey Law Journal

It was a mini-manifesto of sorts, one that, with a couple of exceptions is just as applicable for true believers today as it was when it was written 20 years ago. And the views are just as inflammatory to liberal Democrats as they ever were.

By T.R. Goldman ALM MEDIA

8 minute read

February 27, 2006 | New Jersey Law Journal

An annual survey of America's biggest companies finds a familiar group of law firms at the top

By Tamara Loomis ALM MEDIA

7 minute read

February 27, 2006 | New Jersey Law Journal

Corporate America's growing use of outsourcing to cut labor costs - without adequate background checks - has put it at substantially greater risk of litigation, employment lawyers are warning.

By Tresa Baldas ALM MEDIA

6 minute read