ABA Journal Weekly Newsletter May 23, 2008
TOP STORIES:
Legal Ethics
U of C Law Grad Accused of Submitting Phony Grades to Sidley Austin
May 20, 2008, 03:30 pm CDT
"A lawyer who attended the University of Chicago Law School has been accused in an ethics complaint of lying about his grades when he applied for a summer position at Sidley Austin."
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Careers
'Lawyer' Ranks 6th of Best Jobs for Introverts
May 19, 2008, 05:21 am CDT
Family Law
State Wrongly Removed 400 FLDS Kids, Texas Appeals Court Says
May 22, 2008, 12:38 pm CDT
Lawyer Pay
Lawyers Rank 17th on Forbes List of Top-Paying Jobs
May 19, 2008, 05:49 am CDT
Layoffs
Holland & Knight Lays Off 70 Legal Secretaries
May 21, 2008, 05:51 am CDT
Attorney Fees
Dickstein Contingent-Fee Payout Could Be $600K Per Partner
May 20, 2008, 06:08 pm CDT
Lawyer Pay
Real Estate Firm Cuts Lawyer Pay by 12 Percent
May 20, 2008, 06:20 am CDT
Attorney Fees
Partners Feud Over $103M Payday at Heins Mills in Minn.
May 19, 2008, 11:21 am CDT
Executive Branch
Supreme Court Shot for Hillary Clinton?
May 21, 2008, 07:36 pm CDT
Legal Ethics
2 Texas Judges Warned About Slavery Talk, Buttocks Slap
May 22, 2008, 01:47 pm CDT
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In The Magazine
Ethics
Judging the Judges
"New procedural rules for judicial misconduct cases will apply in all federal circuits."