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Self-directed tax plan could allow churches to participate in politics

By Bruce D. Collins | April 30, 2012

A Florida law professor has a solution to the controversial ban on political activities for churches
Q&A with TLA winner Janet Langford Kelly

By Mary Swanton | April 25, 2012

Janet Langford Kelly, senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary at ConocoPhillips, was honored with the Anastasia D. Kelly Award at the Third Annual Transformative Leadership Awards dinner Tuesday night.
ABA will not allow nonlawyers to own law firms

By Julie Beck | April 17, 2012

The American Bar Association (ABA) on Monday announced that it has decided to let go of a proposal that would allow nonlawyers to have an equity interest in law firms.
Reviewing 5 of March’s top stories

By Alanna Byrne | March 30, 2012

Graphic cigarette warnings, angry interns, less-than-helpful executives and more
Mentoring helps attorneys at all levels advance their careers

By Alex Vorro | March 27, 2012

Programs allow seasoned lawyers to impart wisdom to the next generation
Alan Kreczko embraces challenges as GC of The Hartford

By Ashley Post | March 27, 2012

Kreczko went in-house after 25 years of government work
Judge tosses suit against New York Law School for misleading jobs data

By Ashley Post | March 22, 2012

One lucky law school has escaped the wrath of angry graduates who slapped it with a lawsuit for allegedly misleading them about employment opportunities after graduation.
Morrison on Metrics: Lies told by the equals sign

By Rees Morrison | March 9, 2012

For the past 500 years, mathematicians and scientists have used symbols, the crucial one being the equals sign.
A note from Stasia: Right here, right now

By Anastasia Kelly | March 5, 2012

In the early 1970s, when women started making their first significant move into law school and into law firms, we had no illusions about the nature of the glass ceiling. ... Read more
Law school grads report they're landing more in-house jobs

By Mary Swanton | March 1, 2012

Some companies have initiated programs to hire attorneys right out of law school