ACS ResearchLink is a comprehensive archive connecting law students with law practioners interested in specific topics of legal research which they can post online. Students can choose topics to “explore in faculty-supervised writings projects for academic credit.” The resulting papers will be sent to topic authors and archived in a searchable online database. The first round of topics will be submitted in Fall 2007. For more information, go to the ACS website at http://researchlink.acslaw.org/.
September 24th, 2007
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A California judge has refused Allstate Insurance Company’s request to seal portions of evidence in the post-Hurricane Katrina trial Weiss v. Allstate. U.S. District Judge Sara Vance rejected the claim to secrecy thanks in part to convincing arguments presented by Public Justice, a public interest law firm based in Washington, D.C. Attorneys for Allstate argued that the evidence, procedure manuals for making payouts to hurricane victims, would be prejudicial against the corporation in later lawsuits filed by survivors. Public Justice, along with the Foundation for Taxpayers and Consumer Rights (FTRC) countered that the documents provide valuable insight for consumers and are vital to educating the public about potential abuse by Allstate. Read more about this issue at Ana Maria’s blog here.
September 24th, 2007
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Sidley Austin LLP was announced as the ABA’s recipient of the 2007 ABA Pro Bono Publico Award. The firm was honored in recognition of its Capital Litigation Project, an on-going effort in which Sidley attorneys have been representing death row inmates on a pro bono basis since 2005. Working alongside organizations such as the Equal Justice Initiative of Alabama, the firm has contributed more than 75,000 hours to such matters in 2006 alone. Read more about the firm and its recognition here.
September 24th, 2007
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A recent article published by the The National Law Journal, highlights a disparity between the number of male and female lawyers choosing to start solo careers:
Results of a massive 10-year study undertaken by NALP, the American Bar Foundation and other participants show that among lawyers in the survey group who went solo, just 34% were women.
Furthermore, the study points to such factors as higher rates of marriage among those women who chose to leave their firms as well as the need to have a “highly specialized” practice. Read the full article here. If you do not have a subscription to The National Law Journal, contact OPIA at pia at law.harvard.edu for a copy.
September 24th, 2007
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A recent post made by Bill Henderson on the Empirical Legal Studies website includes a data chart taken from a NALP publication “Distribution of 2006 Starting Salaries.” The Jobs & JD’s annual survey presents a bimodal distribution of legal salaries with a distinct group (27.5%) making about $35,000-50,000 annually and the other group (27.8%) receiving between $130,000-150,000. The middle ground, which Bill calls “death valley” contains the remainder of those receiving legal salaries. Tracking thousands of jobs and several types of fields (private, government, etc.), the data and Bill’s own analysis offers insight into useful trends both for law students and firms. Read more about the study here.
September 24th, 2007
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