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AG Asks Texas Firms for a Loan
In a market where wet-behind-the ears associates at large Texas firms are paid base salaries of $110,000, the Office of the Attorney General can't compete for lawyers with money. So the agency is trying to lure associates out of the private market by offering what it can -- courtroom experience and the glamour of public service.
Questions to Ask to Win the Next Hearing
Though it should go without saying, judges are busy, writes James M. Stanton. They can spend only a fraction of the time attorneys do preparing for each hearing. To zero in on what the judge wants to know to resolve the dispute in a client's favor, counsel should be prepared to answer four questions, regardless of the type of motion or plea he is presenting.Commentary: Little Ally McBeal's All Grown Up
Kathleen J. Wu writes that she has been impressed at how well "The Good Wife" portrays the life of a working mother-lawyer, with all the demands and conflicts that happen even without a writer's help. She's heartened about what the show says about the evolution of the legal profession and women's role in it over the past couple of decades.
JOBS Act Options for General Counsel to Ponder in IPOs
General counsel at emerging-growth companies where executives are considering an initial public offering need to be aware of five offering-related trends that have emerged in the last year.Texas Firms Slow First-Year Hiring Pace
For the hopeful Class of 1999, 1998 was an aberration - most first-year associates in Texas won't be receiving a raise over the typical $90,100 starting salary. A survey of Texas' 25 largest firms also reveals that the number of associates in the 1999 first-year class, while larger than last year's, does not represent as significant a jump as the 1998 class did. James Maloney, whose firm co-led the salary charge last year, says, "I think you're going to see slow growth, not explosive growth."Commentary: Get It Write — Embrace Editing Techniques To Improve Briefs
How do mistakes make it past even the most careful writer's eyes? Thinking about how that happens is the key to discovering editing techniques to prevent it in briefs, writes Kendall Gray. Writers often can edit others' work much more thoroughly than their own — probably because committing something to memory happens quickly after writing it down. Mistakes often arise from this problem of memory.
Commentary: The "Casablanca" Theory of Diversity
If there's any take-away from the election, it's this: The face of America is changing, and any institution that wants to be a part of the future needs to embrace an increasingly diverse population. Unfortunately, the legal profession lags behind in incorporating underrepresented groups.Trending Stories
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