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At Milestone, Public Interest Section Looks Back and Looks Ahead
As the public interest section of the Philadelphia Bar Association celebrates our 20th anniversary, we look back with pride at our accomplishments but wish to focus our attention on our future.Consortium Calls Its Diversity Program A Great Success
After two years of preparation, the Philadelphia Diversity Law Group unveiled its first tangible initiative this summer -- a summer clerkship program for minority 1Ls. And PDLG, a consortium of Philadelphia law firms and in-house legal departments with the goal of improving minority recruitment and retention numbers, declared the program a great success.Hyundai Workers' Federal Wage-and-Hour Suit Survives
Federal claims in a proposed class action filed against Hyundai may proceed, a federal judge in Pennsylvania has ruled, but claims under state law are pre-empted.Bar prep company ordered to pay $11.9M
A BAR REVIEW company that boasts that 95 percent of its Georgia customers passed the 2004 state bar exam has been ordered to pay more than $11.9 million to the National Conference of Bar Examiners.In a ruling that could fundamentally alter the way many American law students prepare for the bar exam, a federal judge has concluded that a California company, Multistate Legal Studies Inc.Dechert's Winokur: 2007 A Difficult Year for Legal Industry
Dechert's strongest year ever in its international offices and the right mix of practice areas helped garner a 14.7 percent increase in gross revenue for 2007 a year firm Chairman Barton J. Winokur said was "difficult" for the industry.Staying in Touch Can Pay For Morgan Lewis Lawyers
At Philadelphia's Blank Rome Comisky & McCauley, associates can land a trip to Paris or Bermuda if they recruit a friend. Morgan Lewis & Bockius is sticking to cold hard cash, however, promising associates up to $15,000 for successfully luring lateral associates to the firm. One hiring partner says the firms use referral incentives to supplement headhunters' efforts, and to show goodwill toward associates.SmithKline to Pay $5.2 Million to Settle ERISA Suit
SmithKline Beecham Corp. has agreed to pay $5.2 million to settle an ERISA class action by workers who said they were improperly labeled "temporary" and therefore denied pension benefits despite working full time for months or even years. If approved by a federal judge, the settlement will provide payments to nearly 1,300 workers -- part of an alleged "shadow work force" assigned to SmithKline by a temporary service agency.The Philadelphia Association of Paralegals July/August Calendar of Events
The bi-monthly luncheon of the Philadelphia Association of Paralegals will be held Tuesday, July 26, 12:30 p.m., at the Marriott Hotel, 12th and Market streets, Philadelphia. The event, sponsored by RecordTrak, costs $28.50 for members and $32 for nonmembers. For more information call PAP office at 215-255-8405.Jackson Lewis Opens Philadelphia Office
National labor and employment firm Jackson Lewis has opened a new office in Philadelphia. Rick Grimaldi, formerly counsel with White & Williams, will head up the office as a partner. He will be joined by former White & Williams counsel Robert Seiger and Saul Ewing partner Maria Petrillo, who will join as partners. The office will represent management in such aspects of workplace law as litigation, labor relations and preventative practices, immigration, restrictive covenants and wage/hours issues.Trending Stories
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