Mary Swanton

February 23, 2007 | Inside Counsel

Minorities constitute a slightly larger percentage of law school students this year, while the percentage of women enrolled in law school dropped slightly, according to statistics from the American Bar Association's Section on Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar. Total law school enrollment increased from 148,273 students last year...

By Mary Swanton

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February 23, 2007 | Inside Counsel

Minorities constitute a slightly larger percentage of law school students this year, while the percentage of women enrolled in law school dropped slightly, according to statistics from the American Bar Association's Section on Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar. Total law school enrollment increased from 148,273 students last year...

By Mary Swanton

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February 08, 2007 | Inside Counsel

If you missed the Feb. 2 deadline for submitting comments to the Department of Labor on the Family Medical Leave Act, you have a second chance. The DOL has extended the deadline to Feb. 16. Employers have complained for years that FMLA regulations contain many ambiguities and fail to address...

By Mary Swanton

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February 01, 2007 | Inside Counsel

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) appointed J. Gordon Seymour as general counsel of the organization, which was created under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act to oversee the auditors of public companies. Seymour, who joined the PCAOB in 2003 and most recently served as deputy general counsel, succeeds Lewis H. Ferguson...

By Mary Swanton

2 minute read

January 31, 2007 | Corporate Counsel

Five strategies for slashing your legal budget.

By Mary Swanton

4 minute read

January 31, 2007 | Inside Counsel

Five strategies for slashing your legal budget.

By Mary Swanton

2 minute read

January 31, 2007 | Inside Counsel

Almost 40 percent of corporate legal departments added at least one attorney last year, and nearly as many plan to hire an attorney this year, according to the 2007 InsideCounsel Hiring Survey.

By Mary Swanton

4 minute read

January 26, 2007 | Inside Counsel

Collective actions filed under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and state wage and hour laws increased again in 2006, far outpacing employment discrimination class action filings, according to the Third Annual Workplace Class Action Litigation Report by Seyfarth Shaw. While the monetary value of the top 10 private plaintiff...

By Mary Swanton

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January 26, 2007 | Inside Counsel

Collective actions filed under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and state wage and hour laws increased again in 2006, far outpacing employment discrimination class action filings, according to the Third Annual Workplace Class Action Litigation Report by Seyfarth Shaw. While the monetary value of the top 10 private plaintiff...

By Mary Swanton

10 minute read

January 16, 2007 | Inside Counsel

Employment and labor law firm Littler Mendelson beefed up its Midwest presence by merging with Cleveland-based Duvin, Cahn & Hutton. Duvin brings to the merger 46 attorneys specializing in a variety of employment law practice areas who will join about 550 Littler attorneys practicing in 38 offices nationwide. Littler, the...

By Mary Swanton

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