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Businessman with briefcase, file photo. REUTERS Yuriko Nakao

Demand for legal services drops for second straight quarter

11/2/2012

Th data was compiled by the Peer Monitor Index, which measures change in the factors affecting law firm profitability, including billing rates, demand, productivity and expenses.

A man holds a briefcase at a New York job fair. REUTERS Shannon Stapleton

U.S. legal sector gained 600 jobs in October

11/2/2012

The additional legal positions contributed to an overall increase of 171,000 jobs last month.

Google REUTERS Christian Charisius

Microsoft vs Google trial raises concerns over courtroom secrecy

11/2/2012

Google made what has become a common request for a tech company fighting for billions of dollars: a public court proceeding conducted largely in secret.

Google Logo1 REUTERS-Robert Galbraith

FTC staff recommends Google be sued over patents - report

11/1/2012

The report says Google should be sued for violating U.S. antitrust law because it asked courts to stop sales of some products which infringe on its essential patents.

Career Tracker

CAREER TRACKER: Lawyers on the move -- Nov. 1, 2012

11/1/2012

Akin Gump adds three to its energy practice in D.C.; Covington & Burling opens Seoul office.

Barclays trader. REUTERS Brendan McDermid

Barclays traders plotted to rig power market

11/1/2012

A series of emails and instant messages is at the heart of federal energy regulators' effort to impose record fines over a complex plan to manipulate California markets.

Google REUTERS Baz Ratner

Rosetta Stone and Google settle trademark lawsuit

10/31/2012

The language-software maker has agreed to drop its lawsuit in which it had accused Google of selling its trademarks to third-party advertisers for use as search keywords.

Money REUTERS Kacper Pempel

California judge rules large Arizona campaign donation can be audited

10/31/2012

The $11 million donation is one of the single, largest contributions in the 2012 election season in California.

Man with briefcase, file photo. REUTERS Tim Wimborne

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe taps new chairman

10/30/2012

The San Francisco law firm selected Silicon Valley partner Mitchell Zuklie to succeed the firm's longtime chairman, Ralph Baxter.

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CAREER TRACKER: Lawyers on the move -- Oct. 29, 2012

10/29/2012

Doreen Davis has left Morgan Lewis to join Jones Day in New York; Katten Muchin hires David Dickstein as partner.

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