Karen Sloan

December 07, 2009 |

Law firms increased their average annual firmwide billing rate by 2.5 percent over the last year, one of the lowest increases in recent memory, according to The National Law Journal's 2009 survey of billing rates. The small 2009 boost compares to a 4.3 percent increase reported in 2008 and a 7.7 percent rate climb in 2007. "Law firms this year increased rates very modestly, compared to the standard rate increase of 6 to 8 percent," said a consultant with Hildebrandt International.

By Karen Sloan

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March 18, 2009 |

By Karen Sloan

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September 21, 2010 |

Master of laws degrees are gaining in popularity among foreign and domestic law students, even as their value remains questionable. The number of LL.M.s conferred by ABA-approved law schools grew by 65 percent between 1999 and 2009, compared to 13 percent growth in J.D.s.

By Karen Sloan

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July 22, 2010 |

Law schools hire more openly liberal professors than openly conservatives ones, but the plum jobs at the most prestigious schools don't appear to be going solely to the liberals.

By Karen Sloan

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March 02, 2009 |

Coming soon to a major city near you: new branch offices launched by midsized law firms.

By Karen Sloan

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January 31, 2011 |

An actor who starred as one of two California highway officers in the 1970s TV series "CHiPs" was sentenced Friday to serve three years probation for conspiring to commit securities fraud.

By Karen Sloan

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May 26, 2009 |

At Post & Schell, associates' compensation is based on their practice area.

By Karen Sloan

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September 16, 2011 |

Much attention has been paid to the National September 11 Memorial near the site of the World Trade Center, which will be dedicated on Sunday, the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks. But one day earlier, Vice President Joe Biden and other dignitaries will gather in a field near Shanksville, Pa., to dedicate a memorial to the 40 passengers and crew who died on the hijacked United Flight 93.

By Karen Sloan

6 minute read

June 27, 2011 |

More freshly minted lawyers are opting for public interest careers, indicating a shift in the way those careers are perceived and how young lawyers prepare for public interest jobs.

By Karen Sloan

8 minute read

December 22, 2009 |

Frank H. Wu will take over the top spot at the University of California Hastings College of the Law in July. Wu, 42, is currently a professor at Howard University School of Law, and was the dean at Wayne State University Law School in Detroit from 2004 to 2008.

By Karen Sloan

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