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A former San Antonio lawyer has pleaded to federal charges for persuading his clients to deposit funds with him and then using the money for his benefit.

Perkins Coie has agreed to expand its diversity fellowship program after it was sued by a conservative group that opposes affirmative action.

The legal services sector added 5,100 jobs in September after a loss of 3,900 jobs in August, according to preliminary and seasonally adjusted figures issued Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Students who want to attend law school online and full time now have an option.

A democracy lawyer and legal scholars studying global migration and incarceration practices will each receive $800,000 after being named 2023 MacArthur Foundation fellows.

Foley & Lardner alleges that legal recruiter Mark Bruce International Inc. failed to refund a recruiting fee as required by a contract provision governing lateral hires who don’t work out.

Special counsel Jack Smith is reportedly asking witnesses whether lawyer Rudy Giuliani was drinking when he advised then-President Donald Trump on election night in 2020 and whether Trump was aware of the lawyer’s alcohol issues.

A former partner at Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll has pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography after his arrest as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse.

Female lawyers are spending less time on self-care and experiencing more burnout than their male counterparts, according to new survey findings.

A New York lawyer has been censured for accessing a judge’s computer while she was experiencing mental health issues that partly stemmed from the COVID-19 pandemic.