Law Firm Associates, Bear Stearns and BS Work Thelen Lays Off 26 Associates, 85 Staffers Thelen Lays Off 26 Associates, 85 Staffers Spoiler Alert -- Michael Clayton Was an Associate Top Blogs Hit All the Right Links Law Firms Set Up 'Pipeline' for Minority Talent Associate Salary Spikes Pinch Partner Profits Uncertain Economy May Hurt Associates' Compensation Are TV Shows to Blame for Distrust of Lawyers? Skadden Blog's 'Hot Associate' Contest Is Put on Ice Minority Enrollment at Law Schools Is Faltering Small Law Firm Thrives as Real Estate Market Swoons D.C. Associate Bonuses 'Fairly Healthy' This Year Some Law School Grads Don't Go the Firm Route The Art of Retaining Laterals Donations to Law Schools Are Soaring Amid Attorney Departures, Akerman Senterfitt Offers Headhunters High Fees as Lure Are Senior Associates Making More Than New Partners? Younger Female Lawyers Play by Their Own Rules Summer Associate Forecast Brighter in '08 Lawyer Alleges Partner Told Her Not to Hire African-American Employees Midsize Firm Overhauls Traditional Class-Year Salary System for Associates Cadwalader Laying Off 35 in Wake of Slumping Markets Lawyer: Former 2L Beauty Queen Charged With Kidnapping Made Poor Choices in Men Stanford Professor Records 9th Circuit's Oral History Fla. Law Firm Accuses Ex-Associate of Stealing Clients Apple Deal Kills Blog That Leaked Product Information Williams & Connolly Raises First-Year Salaries to $180,000 Don't Like Your Grade? Sue Your Law School Latham Ramps Up Parental Benefits; Will Other Firms Follow? Fighting the Subtler Side of Sexism 10 Survival Tips for New Associates A Bounty of $5,000 to Name Troll Tracker A Bounty of $5,000 to Name Troll Tracker All's Too Quiet on West Coast Bonus Front New Pastures for Animal-Rights Lawyers Thacher Proffitt Warns Associates of Looming Layoffs To Make It in Manhattan, D.C. Law Firms Drop Millions Fine-Tuning Eyed for Student Debt Program Cozen O'Connor: Lawyer Suing for Sex Discrimination Was Fired for 'Poor Judgment' Law Student Sues Chinese Government for Censoring Steamy Scenes in Ang Lee Movie How New Lawyers Can Choose Assignments Wisely Why Associates Bail Out of Law Firm Life -- and Why It Matters NLJ 250 Shows Big Growth Spurt for Law Firms Clifford Chance Joins the N.Y. Bonus Wars Why Are Minority Female Associates Leaving Law Firms? Cravath to Give Associates Special Bonus Plus Year-End Bonus

THE 2007 SUMMER ASSOCIATES SURVEY
Size Does Matter /November 2007
Summer associates of 2007 craved real work and lots of attention. They found it at small to midsize firms.Summer associates of 2007 craved real work and lots of attention. They found it at small to midsize firms.
By Paul Jaskunas

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Only on the Web: From A to Z/November 2007
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How We Rank the Firms /November 2007
Interns weighed in on summer programs at almost 200 law firms.
By Tom Broucksou

Only on the Web: When Ignorance Isn't Bliss /November 2007
Getting the real story during callback interviews.
By Pamela Miller

The Secret of My Success /Summer 2007
In firms brimming with litigation talent, how can young lawyers stand out? Five strategies for breaking away from the pack.
By Elizabeth Goldberg

Obstacle Course /Summer 2007
To make it in the male-dominated world of litigation, women have to break through old stereotypes to build top-tier practices.
By Amy Kolz

EXHIBIT A
Just Say No /Summer 2007
Three lead plaintiffs-and the lawyer who filed the suit-challenge the BAR/BRI settlement.
By Joseph Rosenbloom

In the Money /Summer 2007
How some Bay Area associates are spending those $160,000 starting salaries.
By Petra Pasternak

A Whiter Shade of Pale? /Summer 2007
The University of Michigan's law school tries to adjust to life after affirmative action.
By Michael Bobelian

Off the Beaten Track /Summer 2007
Why some students are opting out of lucrative Big Law summer clerkships.
By Leigh Jones

Update: Heading South /Summer 2007
Despite objections, Ave Maria School of Law prepares to move.
By Sandhya Bathija

EDITOR'S NOTE
Getting Ahead /Summer 2007
For lawyers who are just starting their careers, the path to litigation stardom is no longer so clear-cut-if indeed it ever was.
By Emily Barker

RECESS
The Cash-Poor Wine Connoisseur /Summer 2007
How to choose cheap wines wisely.
By Elisabeth Preis

LAST WORD
Dining In /Summer 2007
How a lawyer saved his sanity, one meal at a time.
By Cameron Stracher