Alm Staff

June 26, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Welcome to the 2017 NLJ 500, an annual survey that debuted nearly 40 years ago with 200 firms. In this year's report, the number of lawyers working at the nation's 500 largest U.S.-centric law firms in 2016 grew by about 2 percent from the previous year, to 163,700. The average lawyer count per firm bumped up slightly, to 327.

By ALM Staff

4 minute read

June 02, 2017 | Texas Lawyer

South Texas College of Law Houston has received a $1.27 million gift aimed at launching a criminal defense certification program, which is meant to train defense lawyers to more effectively represent indigent defendants in the city's courts.

By ALM staff

6 minute read

May 09, 2017 | National Law Journal

Marcia Coyle, the National Law Journal's senior Washington correspondent and a veteran Supreme Court reporter, on Monday spoke with PBS NewsHour's William Brangham about the oral arguments in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

By ALM Staff

6 minute read

March 21, 2017 | National Law Journal

U.S. Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch was back on Capitol Hill on Tuesday for the second round of his confirmation hearing. Here's a snapshot of the Senate Judiciary action.

By ALM staff

2 minute read

March 20, 2017 | National Law Journal

Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch spent Monday on Capitol Hill, and ALM's Diego Radzinschi was on hand to capture moments from his confirmation hearing.

By ALM Staff

1 minute read

March 08, 2017 | National Law Journal

On International Women's Day, let's take a moment to remember the female lawyers who made U.S. history as firsts in their field. We've limited the list to those women who are no longer with us, with one notable exception.

By ALM Staff

9 minute read

March 06, 2017 | National Law Journal

The wait is over. Today we're unveiling The National Law Journal's annual Go-To Law Schools Big Law hiring report, which ranks the 50 law schools that sent the highest percentage of 2016 graduates into associate jobs at the largest 100 U.S. law firms. We gave readers a sampling of the rankings all last week, but we saved the best for last.

By ALM Staff

3 minute read

March 02, 2017 | National Law Journal

The waiting is the hardest part, and we want to make it a little easier. The National Law Journal's annual Go-To Law Schools report will publish in full on Monday, March 6, but we're providing a taste of the rankings throughout the week.

By ALM Staff

3 minute read

March 01, 2017 | National Law Journal

The waiting is the hardest part, and we want to make it a little easier. The National Law Journal's annual Go-To Law Schools report will publish in full on Monday, March 6, but we're providing a taste of the rankings throughout the week.

By ALM Staff

2 minute read

February 28, 2017 | National Law Journal

The waiting is the hardest part, and we want to make it a little easier. The National Law Journal's annual Go-To Law Schools report will publish in full on Monday, March 6, but we're providing a taste of the rankings throughout the week.

By ALM Staff

2 minute read