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The New Lawyer Supplement


Program prepares students interested in entertainment

Nov. 23, 2011
By Erica E. Phillips

USC's Entertainment Law Society is a student-run group that prepares young lawyers interested in the entertainment industry - ...


The New Lawyer Supplement


Keeping it real

Nov. 23, 2011
By Robert Pierce

Law schools are starting to teach students practical legal skills for careers in corporate law as a way to ensure their educat...


The New Lawyer Supplement


Field of Dreams

Nov. 23, 2011
By Henry Meier

After a successful college baseball career and a stint in the minors, Jonathan Ash is ready to take on the law as a first-year...


The New Lawyer Supplement


Students benefit from hands-on experience

Nov. 23, 2011
By Henry Meier

As clinical education continues to expand, law schools in the California are dedicating more resources to their programs. ...


The New Lawyer Supplement


To make partner or not to make partner. That is the question on the minds of many law firm managing partners looking at batche...


The New Lawyer Supplement


The criminal law course taught at Stanford Law School this fall is different than most other research classes, with students ...


The New Lawyer Supplement


Canines help dog-tired students through exams

Nov. 23, 2011
By Pat Broderick

Jackie Falk, a stressed out first-year student at the University of San Francisco School of Law, needed a breather. So when sh...


Perspective


Let there be light: Open the foster care system

Nov. 23, 2011
By Karen Natividadn

Most people don't know what goes on in our dependency court system, and that needs to change. By Sanford Jossen ...


Law Practice


Networking during the holiday season can lay the groundwork for job search success in the New Year. By Valerie Fontaine of Sel...


Perspective


Policyholders are increasingly looking to advertising injury to find coverage. By Marc Feldman of Luce Forward Hamilton & ...


Corporate


An new, unprecedented state law targets forced labor. By Michael L. Gallion and David Van Pelt of Sheppard Mullin Richter &...


Criminal


Woman sentenced in education fraud case

Nov. 23, 2011
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle

A Paso Robles woman was sentenced to six years in federal prison for defrauding the U.S. Department of Education by applying f...


The New Lawyer Supplement


Law schools are capitalizing on International students seeking a legal education in the United States, especially in light of ...


Environmental


SDG&E proposes fee for solar panel owners

Nov. 23, 2011
By Paul Jones

San Diego Gas and Electric has proposed to the California Public Utilities Commission that it be allowed to charge solar panel...


U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit


9th Circuit combines Prop. 8 appeals

Nov. 23, 2011
By John Roemer

The 9th Circuit panel hearing the Proposition 8 appeal agreed Monday to consolidate that case with a related appeal over forme...


California Courts of Appeal


A state appellate court Monday upheld discovery sanctions against attorneys for United States Swimming Inc. for failing to tur...


Government


A hotly contested state Supreme Court case decided Monday could make it even harder for cash-strapped local governments to rol...


Litigation


Judge dismisses foreign Toyota plaintiffs

Nov. 23, 2011
By Evan Georgen

Lawyers for foreign plaintiffs who joined the stampede of economic damages claims against Toyota Motor Corp. in federal court ...


Litigation


Schwab executive settles SEC charges

Nov. 23, 2011
By Jill Redhage

A Charles Schwab Corp. executive accused of misleading customers who invested in the YieldPlus Fund has settled civil charges ...


California Courts of Appeal


A state appellate court rebuked a San Francisco law firm Monday for its handling of a dispute between an Illinois patent attor...


Environmental


Court hears arguments in water-transfer case

Nov. 23, 2011
By Hannah Mitchelln

The state appeals court heard arguments Monday in a case that threatens a hard-fought deal to divvy up shrinking Colorado Rive...


Mergers & Acquisitions


In a continuation of a trend in favor of New York attorneys on large deals, none of the lawyers on Gilead's $11 billion purcha...


U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit


Awarding to charity part of a class-action settlement that cannot be distributed to class members is OK as long as the chariti...


The New Lawyer Q&A


Performance Test B

Nov. 22, 2011
By Don Debenedictisn


The New Lawyer Q&A


Performance Test A

Nov. 22, 2011
By Don Debenedictisn


The New Lawyer Q&A


Question 6

Nov. 22, 2011
By Don Debenedictisn


The New Lawyer Q&A


Question 5

Nov. 22, 2011
By Don Debenedictisn


The New Lawyer Q&A


Question 4

Nov. 22, 2011
By Don Debenedictisn


The New Lawyer Q&A


Question 3

Nov. 22, 2011
By Don Debenedictisn


The New Lawyer Q&A


Question 2

Nov. 22, 2011
By Don Debenedictisn