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August 24, 2007 | National Law Journal

How Much Will 'Best Law Firms for Women' List Influence Attorneys?

Female law students entering the recruiting season have another weapon for their interviewing arsenal: a list of the 50 U.S. firms deemed most woman-friendly. The survey by Working Mother magazine and Flex-Time Lawyers covers benefits and compensation; parental leave and policies; child care; workforce profile; flexibility; and retention and advancement. Some women in the profession, however, question how much of an impact the list might have on a newly minted attorney's employment decisions.
7 minute read
September 18, 2009 | Law.com

Law Firm Allows Full-Time Parenting in the Workplace

Roxanne B. Conlin and Associates, a Des Moines, Iowa-based plaintiffs firm, is one of only a handful of firms in the country that allows parents to bring their babies to the office. This is not on-site day care; it is full-time parenting in the workplace. In Roxanne Conlin's experience, parents are so happy to keep their kids nearby that they are motivated to perform at the top of their game. And because they aren't constantly worrying whether their child is being fed or changed, they are better able to focus.
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December 07, 2012 | New York Law Journal

Suits by Baseball and Hockey Fans Against Leagues Allowed to Proceed

Southern District Judge Shira Scheindlin, in a 53-page ruling released on Dec. 5, refused to dismiss claims that the National Hockey League and Major League Baseball stifle competition by blacking out games in certain geographic regions.
4 minute read
June 06, 2006 | Law.com

Being GC of KB Toys Is More Than Fun and Games

Scott Hochfelder is general counsel and secretary of KB Toys Inc., which runs about 650 stores in 44 states, Guam and Puerto Rico. Hochfelder is helping the company move forward after emerging from its 2004 bankruptcy. He says his legal department's greatest challenges include converting its mind-set from "playing defense" as a Chapter 11 debtor to operating more as an "offensive player" and a "profitable player in the retail industry." And yes, Hochfelder does have toys in his office.
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August 04, 2008 | Law.com

Paycheck Report 2008

31 minute read
May 30, 2008 | Law.com

The A-List (51-200)

Lawyers like to lament the passing of their fabled past, when partners knew each other on sight, firms contented themselves to operating in one ZIP code and junior associates were not a menacing anonymous horde threatening to take out their frustrations via the blogosphere. As it happens, in the big-firm world those days aren't gone, they've just moved to the Am Law Second Hundred ranks, where firms are prosperous and growing steadily but retain the possibility of old-fashioned cohesion.
23 minute read
April 19, 2010 | The American Lawyer

The Efficiency equation

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May 27, 1999 | Law.com

Bone-Screw Maker Extends Winning Streak

An Atlanta federal judge's decision to throw out claims against a maker of orthopedic bone screws marks the latest of a long line of defense wins nationally. U.S. District Court Judge Richard W. Story, ruling in the first six of dozens of bone screw cases before him, last month became the 44th federal judge to grant summary judgment to screw-maker Sofamor-Danek Group Inc., the company's lawyer says.
5 minute read
December 07, 2009 | The Recorder

Monthly Lateral Report

The latest lateral moves.
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June 25, 2003 | Law.com

If I Had a Hammer

Summer program activities at major law firms have a certain predictability -- baseball games, sailing trips, dinners and the like. But for firms willing to donate time, money and sweat, there's Buildable Hours. Associated with Habitat for Humanity, Buildable Hours is an alternative to the usual summer activities -- and a way to make a lasting contribution to the community by constructing new homes for families in need.
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