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Police Release Update in Case of Murdered Law Professor

Law Firm Imposes Ban on Hiring Ivy League Graduates

By Jacob Gershman

Adam Leitman Bailey, a Manhattan attorney who runs a real estate firm, says he looks to hire law school graduates who have grit, ambition and a resolve to succeed in the legal profession.

Study: Male Attorneys Far More Likely Than Women to Take Lead Role in Trials

Dewey Trial: Living in Fear of the Auditor

For a Summer, Law Students Escape Grueling Practice

Quinn Emanuel to Scale Back Summer Associate Program

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Law School Dean Worries that Scalia's Sarcasm is Spreading

A law school dean says he's put-off by the put-downs in Justice Scalia's dissents and is fearful that his caustic prose could lead to a wave of copycat cattiness.

Study: Male Attorneys Far More Likely Than Women to Take Lead Role in Trials

Concerns about a gender gap in the legal profession tend to focus on issues like pay, billing rates and who makes partner. A new study by the American Bar Association looks inside the federal courtroom to see who's trying cases.

Wal-Mart Faces Potential Class Action for Prior Denial of Same-Sex Benefits

Two civil rights groups are trying to build a class action against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. over the retailer's former policy of denying health-insurance benefits to the same-sex spouses of gay employees.

Man Who Went to Law School With John Roberts Now Homeless

Chief Justice John Roberts and Alfred M. Postell were once classmates at Harvard Law School. More than 35 years later, the two spend most days about 2.5 miles apart: the former at the Supreme Court Building and the latter on the sidewalks in Northwest Washington.

New Study Tries to Predict Law School Grades

Law school admission test scores are an "overvalued predictor" of law school grades, according to a new study.