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Rosen Gaining on Carr in DA Fundraising
The Santa Clara challenger raised $79,000 in the last two months, but the incumbent still holds a large lead. In San Francisco judge races, Ulmer and Colfax maintain comfortable fundraising advantages.Seyfarth Shaw plans to link merit pay and billing rates for associates
Seyfarth Shaw rolled out more details Wednesday on how its new merit-based compensation system for associates will work. The new merit levels will be the basis for how much the firm charges clients for associates' legal services, the firm said.Want a Mentor? Find and Develop Your Own
A common question in interviews for law firm jobs concerns firms' mentoring system. This question, while appropriate in its way, misses the point of most mentoring relationships. Just as no one can pick a life mate for you, no one else can really find a mentor for you. Here are some of the most important elements in finding and developing mentor relationships.Judge in Heller Bankruptcy Orders Mediation Talks, Sets Dates
The judge in Heller Ehrman's bankruptcy has ordered mediation between the firm's creditors and its former shareholders, the first sign that shareholders might come to the table to iron out an ending to the nine-month-old bankruptcy. The talks are slated to take place on Oct. 30 and Nov. 16. The judge also ordered each side to file settlement conference statements confidentially with the moderator by later this month.For all the strides Mary Schapiro made after the disastrous tenure of Christopher Cox, the SEC is still tainted by the perception that it's a captive of Wall Street.
Teaching Tech Skills to Lawyers
While most lawyers can send e-mails, create documents and surf the Internet, more advanced functions are often deferred to IT specialists. With technology progressing so quickly, competitive pressures may compel firms to seek out the most effective systems for introducing new technological capabilities to their lawyers. Proactive law students and attorneys who take the time to stay on top of legal technology have the best chances for success in the brave new world to come.It’s the second mega-suit filed by DOJ litigators since William Baer, a former partner at Arnold & Porter, took over as head of the antitrust division in early January.
President Obama's Centrist Antitrust Enforcement
Will the current economic crisis affect President-elect Barack Obama's promise to "reinvigorate antitrust enforcement"? Attorneys Neal R. Stoll and Shepard Goldfein think not. Rather than radical change, the Obama administration augurs a centrist approach at the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission. Specifically, the DOJ's laissez-faire enforcement practices regarding mergers and dominant-firm conduct will likely migrate toward a moderately less-aggressive FTC enforcement policy.Must Calif. Judges Remain Wary of ADR Cases?
California judges freaked out 10 months ago when an appeal court issued a ruling that threatened their participation in arbitration and mediation cases. Even state legislators felt their pain and overwhelmingly backed a bill -- since signed into law -- that had the express purpose of eliminating the offending opinion. Now, however, everybody involved in the case, which has been taken up by the state Supreme Court, has muddied the waters again by interpreting the amendment in different ways.Trending Stories
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