The National Law Journal

August 18, 2008 | National Law Journal

Although they have led republics on different continents, Radovan Karadzic and Omar Al-Bashir have at least two things in common. Both are facing possible genocide trials, and both belong to a recent trend of current and past state leaders facing criminal investigations and trials. While the trend of prosecuting such leaders is attacked by some for being politically motivated show trials, and by others as improperly failing to heed potential political ramifications, the development is a decidedly good one.

By Jonathan Drimmer / Special to The National Law Journal

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February 28, 2005 | Law.com

Whether government agencies should be funded from general revenue or funded by user fees paid by the private citizens and companies that use the agencies poses an interesting policy question.

By David A. Gass Special to The National Law Journal

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August 25, 2008 | National Law Journal

Fundamental issues relating to search methodology can be overlooked in a marketplace awash in e-discovery technology and service vendors. Two recent decisions address these fundamentals and conclude that the challenge to litigators is to defend the costs and methodology of discovery in relation to the amounts at issue in the case.

By Debra R. Bernard and Mary Rose Hughes / Special to The National Law Journal

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October 20, 2008 | National Law Journal

As in-house attorneys focus attention on diversity within their law departments and their outside firms, as law students are increasingly bold and sophisticated in their inquiries about law firm diversity efforts, and as law firms commit additional resources to diversity initiatives, the question is whether current diversity initiatives effectively address the shortage of senior attorneys of color in law firms. Statistics show that racial and ethnic minorities are not well-represented among partners at large law firms.

By Jacqueline Cranford / Special to The National Law Journal

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October 31, 2005 | National Law Journal

"Our legal system is based on the Bible." "Judges do not make law." Historical realities expose both these currently popular pronouncements as myths. Let us openly debate what the law should be, but let us avoid trying to achieve our legal goals by being dishonest about history.

By Gregory F. HauserSpecial to The National Law Journal

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April 06, 2009 | National Law Journal

With 231 lawyers, Los Angeles-based Irell & Manella doesn't immediately spring to mind when one thinks of appellate powerhouses. Known for high-profile IP trials and appeals, its record also includes recent significant appellate wins in big First Amendment, contracts, executive power, environmental and equal-rights cases.

By Emily Heller / Special to The National Law Journal

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November 27, 2006 | National Law Journal

President Bush has candidly acknowledged the Nov. 7 Election Day thumpin' and pledged to work in a bipartisan manner with the new majority. But the first step that he president took was his renomination on Nov. 15 of the six controversial judicial nominees whom the Senate had returned to the White House for the second time at its September recess.

By Carl Tobias/Special to The National Law Journal

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July 05, 2004 | National Law Journal

While the preservation of e-data poses significant challenges to companies and their counsel once litigation has been commenced, a well-crafted record-retention policy can reduce the risk that opponents will prevail in spoliation claims and sanctions motions.

By Kevin F. Brady and Matthew I. CohenSpecial to The National Law Journal

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May 05, 2008 | National Law Journal

As U.S. law firms expand internationally and international law firms establish a higher profile in the United States, law school recruiting has taken on an increasingly global flavor. While the fundamental goal remains the same � to attract and retain a talented pool of law students � a global recruiting program poses unique opportunities and challenges.

By Josh Berick and Jennifer Katz-Hickman / Special to The National Law Journal

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April 14, 2008 | National Law Journal

While I'm no clotheshorse, I have pretty strong views on appropriate professional attire. I've watched the evolution of what lawyers wear for the past 25 years with interest, and I'm not a big fan of the trajectory. On Wall Street in the mid-1980s, things sartorial were pretty hidebound, but, that changed at the time of the "Internet Bubble." The Young Turks of technology didn't wear ties and so we shouldn't either. But my suit is my uniform. It marks me off from the rest. I'm comfortable with that.

By Pressly M. Millen / Special to The National Law Journal

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