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Duke University Probed by Education Department Over Civil Rights

The US Education Department said Monday that it has launched an investigation of Duke University and the Duke Law Journal over allegations of civil rights violations, the latest move by the Trump administration to probe schools over their hiring and admissions processes.

Small Firms Outpace Big Law in Relative Revenue, Salary Growth

Growth helps to define success in the legal industry. Growing financially, growing the talent base, and growing the office footprint. So what are firms doing to ensure that they continue to flourish? Data from Bloomberg Law’s Leading Law Firms survey offers some insights.

A&O Shearman Pushes Start Date to January for Some Associates

A&O Shearman has delayed the start date for a group of its associates to January, according to a person familiar with the decision.

Trump’s LA Prosecutor Orders Cases His Staff Say Lack Evidence

In the three-plus months Bill Essayli has run the Los Angeles US Attorney’s Office, he has ignored and overruled the recommendations of senior prosecutors, instructed staff to disregard Justice Department policies, and forced lawyers to redo indictment failures before new grand juries, said multiple lawyers with knowledge of the matters.

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Small Firms Outpace Big Law in Relative Revenue, Salary Growth

Growth helps to define success in the legal industry. Growing financially, growing the talent base, and growing the office footprint. So what are firms doing to ensure that they continue to flourish? Data from Bloomberg Law’s Leading Law Firms survey offers some insights.

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On May 28, 2012, Dewey & LeBoeuf, the product of a merger between two storied New York law firms, filed for bankruptcy. For the first time, Dewey's former chair Steven Davis opens up about the years, months, and weeks leading to his firm's collapse, the decisions he made and, looking back, whether he would have done anything differently.

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