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Biglaw Firms Thinking About ‘Cleaning Up’ Their Ranks

Clean up, clean up, every law firm, everywhere.... The post Biglaw Firms Thinking About ‘Cleaning Up’ Their Ranks appeared first on Above the Law.

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Financial Data: Here’s How Lawyers Get Paid

Data from the report showed that when lawyers offer clients multiple ways to pay invoices, they receive payment significantly faster. The post Financial Data: Here’s How Lawyers Get Paid appeared first on Above the Law.

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In cases challenging affirmative action, court will confront wide-ranging arguments on history, diversity, and the role of race in America

In 2003, the Supreme Court ruled in Grutter v. Bollinger that universities may consider race in their admissions processes as part of their efforts to achieve diversity on campus. On Oct. 31, the justices will hear oral arguments in a pair of cases asking

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Diversity by diktat: An obscure 1977 OMB memo forms the basis for today’s affirmative-action programs

This article is part of a symposium on the upcoming arguments in Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina and Students for Fair Admissions v. President & Fellows of Harvard College. A preview of the case is here. David E. Bernstein

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