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The New China Hands

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:57:30 +0000

Just a decade ago, China’s rise as an economic superpower still seemed uncertain. Back then, the China practice of major international firms was still mainly the province of the Old China Hands — lawyers who perhaps had a deeper affinity for Chinese language and culture than the practice of law — who focused on representing foreign companies opening factories and shops in China. But with the country’s economic rise, the face of the China practice at international firms has grown increasingly ..

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No Set Salary Rules Exist for Legal Support Staff

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:57:26 +0000

Associate hiring and compensation are perpetually hot topics of discussion for most law firms, but what about those same issues with regard to support staff? There seem to be few hard and fast rules for determining nonlawyer compensation, according to some Pennsylvania firm leaders.

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The 4 People Lawyers Won’t Meet in Solo Practice

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:57:24 +0000

“You’re so lucky you work for yourself; you don’t have to work with people like [fill in the blank].” Solo practitioner Paul Schorn hears this often from friends in midsize and large firms, and in his heart, he knows they’re right: Part of what makes solo practice worthwhile is getting to avoid some of the people who can drain all the fun out of practicing law. Here are four types of people Schorn is happy not to face on a daily basis, along with the lessons he believes people can learn from them.

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Indictments Dismissed Against Lawyers Charged in ‘Slayer Statute’ Case

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:57:22 +0000

The Georgia Supreme Court ruled last week that criminal indictments against two lawyers must be dismissed, putting to rest a case that the state’s criminal defense bar worried could threaten the livelihoods — and liberty — of lawyers whose clients are ultimately convicted. The lawyers were accused of stealing from the estate of a murder victim by accepting legal fees from his wife, who first inherited her husband’s estate but ultimately pleaded guilty to a murder-for-hire plot.

Filegate Suits Against Clinton White House Finally Dismissed

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:57:17 +0000

A D.C. judge has dismissed the Filegate lawsuits, ending a case that bedeviled the Clinton White House. Plaintiffs sued after the administration said it had mistakenly ordered up the FBI files of some 400 Bush I and Reagan officials

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Charities Sue Over $400 Million Fortune

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:57:12 +0000

A Florida lawsuit is a page-turner worthy of a best-seller: A short-term housekeeper employed by a Holocaust survivor in Monaco ends up in control of a $400 million fortune after he dies under “suspicious” circumstances. The lawsuit claims the woman manipulated the widow, who was suffering from dementia, and cheated a number of Israeli charitable, education and research organizations that were the rightful beneficiaries

Prosecutors to Seek Indictment Against Attorney for Murder of Former Partner’s Ex-Wife

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:57:07 +0000

Dallas County prosecutors will seek an indictment for murder against plaintiffs attorney Scott Marshall in connection with the Dec. 20, 2009, shooting death of Staci Montgomery, the ex-wife of Marshall’s former law partner, Bady Sassin

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King & Spalding Gets Another Partner From Orrick

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:57:01 +0000

Trial lawyer Kenneth Turnbull started at King & Spalding on Tuesday, the fifth partner to join the firm’s professional liability and securities litigation practices from Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe since the beginning of February. David Schaefer, global director of communications for Orrick, said that despite the loss of the five partners, the firm still has a 65 lawyer-strong security and litigation enforcement group and “expects another successful year.”

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N.J. High Court Weighs Title Insurer’s Liability for Attorney’s Theft of Client Funds

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:56:55 +0000

The New Jersey Supreme Court is deciding if a title insurer can be held liable for a lawyer’s theft of a home buyer’s funds if it fails to tell the buyer directly it is not responsible for the lawyer’s misdeeds. The case, Lawyers Funds for Client Protection v

Charges in Dallas Office Shooting Depend on Suspect’s Recovery

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:56:50 +0000

Dallas police say charges against a former city attorney accused of shooting a father and son inside their financial business are on hold because the accused gunman isn’t expected to survive.

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