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Law Students Turn to Externships to Help Land a Job
Without summer associate programs to rely on, law students are turning to alternate ways of gaining practical experience and making connections that could lead to full-time employment. Many students
Continue readingILTA, trend lines in the e-discovery market, FCPA, foreign language, document review, yadda yadda yadda: the “takeaways” for contract attorneys
The summer and Labor Day holidays are over, and so we are off. The ILTA conference (our coverage is here) held two weeks ago was an eye-opener on new trend lines, jobs for contract attorneys,
Continue readingThe Posse List New York — Pro Bono Opportunities
New York Posse List Members: * Interested in helping underserved New Yorkers who cannot afford legal representation? * Want to maintain and improve your skills and acquire new skills? * Need Free
Continue readingTrend Report: Reduced Budgets Lead to Growing Reliance on Contract Attorneys
Corporate legal departments are keeping more work in-house these days to reduce costs. For many, this means more work and fewer people to do it. To that end, many companies are taking advantage of
Continue readingMerck, Schering-Plough to merge in $41.1B deal
Merck & Co. agreed to buy rival U.S. drugmaker Schering-Plough Corp. for $41.1 billion in cash and stock to get a larger experimental pipeline and products unhindered by imminent patent losses. Schering-Plough
Continue readingFDIC May Run ‘Bad Bank’ in U.S. Plan to Remove Toxic Assets: possible contract attorney jobs?
As reported by the Bloomberg and the HuffingtonPost websites last night, the FDIC may manage the so-called “bad bank” that the Obama administration is likely to set up as it tries to break
Continue readingObama: Boon to the contract attorney industry?
As reported extensively in the media and the countless press releases by federal contracting companies, the Obama administration’s anticipated stimulus package could generate billions in federal
Continue readingChipmakers Hire Armies of Lawyers to Boost Revenue Amid Slump
From: Bloomberg, December 22, 2008 Chip companies are turning to armies of patent lawyers to bolster revenue amid the worst market for semiconductors since 2001. Qimonda AG, LSI Corp and Spansion Inc. are
Continue readingTreasury Hires Thacher, Proffitt & Wood, LLP under bailout program
The U.S. Treasury Department today announced that Thacher, Proffitt & Wood, LLP will assist the Department with its investments in the Federal Reserve’s Term Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility
Continue readingFDIC to hire 500 new staff
FDIC is going to hire 500 new staff. Most slots will be bank examiner jobs. But those jobs pay quite well if you have a few years of experience. For details click here. Information on the job postings
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