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July 31, 2014 | Texas Lawyer

Expert. Vested. Friend. To Andrew Strong, general counsel of Kalon Biotherapeutics, these are the three most important criteria in selecting outside counsel.

By Jeanne Graham

3 minute read

July 28, 2014 | Texas Lawyer

Paralegals in the Dallas and Houston areas are paid higher hourly wages than the national average, according to the ALM/International Practice Management Association's 2014 Annual Compensation Survey for Paralegals and Managers.

By Jeanne Graham

1 minute read

July 28, 2014 | Texas Lawyer

"When they hear a flat fee, they say, 'No problem,' but when I give them an hourly rate, they freak out," said Austin real estate solo Sara Foskitt.

By Jeanne Graham

7 minute read

July 25, 2014 | Texas Lawyer

Each year, Texas Lawyer tracks financial trends in the state's legal industry through its Salary & Billing Survey. The resulting report compiles information provided by firms about employees' salaries, billing rates and billable hours.

By Jeanne Graham

1 minute read

July 25, 2014 | Texas Lawyer

The 96 firms that participated in this year's survey, which was conducted during June and July, have 3,873 lawyers in Texas.

By Jeanne Graham

2 minute read

July 07, 2014 | Texas Lawyer

A lucky break turned into a great career move for Todd McTavish, senior vice president, general counsel and chief compliance officer of Multimedia Games Inc.

By Jeanne Graham

5 minute read

July 07, 2014 | Texas Lawyer

Todd McTavish, senior vice president, general counsel and chief compliance officer of Multimedia Games Inc. in Austin., answers questions about best practices.

By Jeanne Graham

2 minute read

June 06, 2014 | Texas Lawyer

By Jeanne Graham

2 minute read

June 06, 2014 | Texas Lawyer

In three years the company has grown from about 80 employees when Benton joined as GC in 2011 to about 460, said Benton.

By Jeanne Graham

6 minute read

May 19, 2014 | Texas Lawyer

"Treat your summer as if it were a six-week networking event," wrote Stephanie Tso, a former summer associate with Norton Rose Fulbright who's now a mergers and acquisitions associate in Dallas.

By Jeanne Graham

5 minute read