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Authenticity Is Key to a Worthwhile Summer and a Fulfilling Career
Andrews Kurth partner Elizabeth Campbell says that learning how to navigate through a law firm or law department may be even more challenging than the transition to law school. However, if students rely upon the skills and qualities that have served them well thus far, they will be able to tackle the challenges of this new environment quite ably. And one of those skills is a common element all successful people share: authenticity -- because most people can spot a phony a mile away.
Contempt Power Curtailed: High Court Says Deposition Perjury Didn't Hinder Trial Judge's Duties
Bad news for lawyers who expect witnesses to testify truthfully in depositions: The Texas Supreme Court has ruled that a civil trial judge abused her discretion by holding a litigant in contempt for repeatedly perjuring himself during a deposition, because the lies did not obstruct the operation of the court. Rob Gilbreath (pictured) represents the man who had been charged with perjury in the case.Baker Botts Opens Beijing Office
Expanding its presence in the hot China market, Baker Botts opened the doors to its new office in Beijing on Thursday, the second Asian office for the Houston-based firm. Partner Libin Zhang will be the resident partner in Beijing; partner John Kuzmik, head of the firm's China practice, expects the office to grow to as many as five lawyers by the end of the year. The 731-lawyer firm opened an office in Hong Kong in 2005.Texas Lawyer's Top 20 of 2012 — So Far
News about the purchase of Texas Wesleyan School of Law by the Texas A&M University System garnered the most attention from Texas Lawyer readers during the first half of the year, based on the number of page views on the newspaper's website. Other top stories on the list of most-read articles included news about associates' salaries, a legal malpractice suit, an investigation of a State Bar employee, and forms for pro se divorce litigants.
Associate Gold Rush: A Stampede of Firms Big and Medium Join the Spring Bonuses Spree
Commentary: Some Advice for Departing Summer Associates
As the summer associate class gets ready to head back to the hallowed halls of academia, Andrews Kurth partner Kathleen Wu offers some advice to the future lawyers -- some things she would have liked to have known when she was clerking. For one, despite all the talk of alternative billing options, Wu doesn't see the billable hour going away anytime soon, so get used to it. And always treat all law firm staff with respect, from the most powerful partner to the people who work in the copy room.Trending Stories
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