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Half of law students expect 50-hour working week

Almost half of all law students expect to work more than 50 hours a week after qualifying into the profession, according to new research, with just 1% of prospective lawyers targeting a career in-house. Forty-seven percent of law students intend to opt out of the Working Time Directive, which limits the working week to 48 hours, according to the Sweet & Maxwell survey. The study finds just 13% of law students expect to work less than 39 hours a week, while 5% said they were willing to work as many hours as necessary.
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International Edition

Bar Council wins lobbying victory in Lords vote

The judiciary looks set to win the right to influence appointments to the Legal Services Board following a successful lobbying campaign by the Bar Council for amendments to the Legal Services Bill. The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, is set to assist the Lord Chancellor, Lord Falconer, in making appointments to the regulatory board following a vote in the House of Lords last month (April 16).
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International Edition

The Bar: BCCI working party to push for robust use of judges' powers to limit rising dispute costs

Post-BCCI working party prepares to publish its interim report; Bar Council scores lobbying victory over the Legal Services Bill at the House of Lords; and No5 Chambers goes organic. Claire Ruckin reports on the latest happenings at the Bar
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Word Wars

MacDowell Colony lawsuit leaves non-profit attorneys scrambling to keep language intact.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Reebok Sues Rival Over Shoe Design

Canton, Mass.-based Reebok International has a bone to pick with sporting goods rival Nike Inc. On April 3 Reebok filed suit against the Oregon company in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, accusing Nike of infringing its "Collapsible Shoe" patent. According to the filing, several Nike...
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Ohio AG Files Lead Paint Suit

Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann filed a lawsuit April 2 against several paint manufacturers and chemical companies, including Sherwin-Williams and DuPont, alleging the companies violated the state's public nuisance law. The AG's suit is similar to claims filed in Wisconsin and Rhode Island that allege companies that manufactured lead paint...
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Discovery Stalemate

There's no silver bullet to end the burdens caused by e-discovery.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Arsonist Must Pay McDonald's Owner

Jason Troff was convicted in 1997 of setting fire to a McDonald's in Salt Lake City. The court sentenced him to probation and $239,696 in restitution. As a term of his probation, he began paying installments of $100 a month to the state, which disbursed that money to the owner...
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Corporate Counsel

Court OKs UP's Benefits Plan

The 8th Circuit ruled March 15 that an employee health plan that provides prescription drug coverage for Viagra but not for birth control does not violate the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) or Title VII. Female employees of Union Pacific Railroad launched a class action in a Nebraska district court in...
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Corporate Counsel

Costco Challenges Washington's Alcohol Regulations

Costco Wholesale Corp. thinks Washington state is drunk with power. In a case before the 9th Circuit, the retailer claims the state's alcohol regulations are overly restrictive and anti-competitive. The feud began in 2003 when John Sullivan, Costco's deputy general counsel for litigation, started researching why the company was paying...
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