Law:

Midlevel Associates: The Paycheck Report
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Yes, They Charge More: They're Experts
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Lawyer of the Day: Peter 'P'Ta Mon' John
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UK Firm Moves Partners to NY to Kickstart Wall St. Practice
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London Calling (Finally) for NY BigLaw Firm
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L.A. Partner's Departure Is Latest Blow for Mayer Brown
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A "Crim Pro" Lesson, Courtesy of Sen. Larry Craig
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A Judge Named Alito
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Is Affirmative Action at Law School Actually Hurting Minorities?
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So Who's in the Mood for Curry Goat?
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What Every Lawyer Should Know About the Economics of a Law Practice
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Did Bill Lerach Channel Richard Nixon?
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Did Lerach Channel "The Godfather II"?
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Phone Caller of the Day: Bill Lerach
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Lerach's Exit Strategy
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Recruiters List the Resume Essentials for GC Wannabes
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Umbrella Rulings Can't Cover All Data
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Who's the Lawyer? Suit to Decide
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eBay Scheme Earns Reprimand for Lawyer
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Say What?!
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Attorneys Leaving Posts as President Bush's Term Nears End
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How to Improve the Lawyer-Secretary Work Relationship
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Dewey-LeBoeuf tie-up to back European push
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In-house lawyers reconsider careers as salary gap widens
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Federal Judges Fleeing the Bench?
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Religion:

Davenport diocese gets bankruptcy extension
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Real Estate:

Banks Press American Home for Mortgages
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Crisis for Tarragon Continues
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Falor loses control of third Chicago hotel
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H&R Block reopens Option One talks, posts big loss
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U.S. Congress split on solution to subprime crisis
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Builders' debt cut as bankruptcy fears continue to linger
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"A taste for credit"
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Housing Bailout Chatter Gets Louder
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Mortgage applications fall 4.2%; fewer seek ARMs
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Did Bernanke Really Say That
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Court allows AHM to auction 5700 mortgages
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Judge says former Magnus workers must wait to be paid
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Foreclosures skyrocket; Maryland takes action
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Thornburg Offering Convertible Shares
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Freddie Mac posted a 45% drop in earnings
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Publishing:

Publishing the O.J. Simpson book: Another chapter in a bizarre saga
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Orders for Simpson Book Soar
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Hollinger creditors press case
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Corporate Reform:

Shareholder rights groups aim to shoot down SEC proposals
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After 4 Years, Last Charges Dropped in Quattrone Case
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SEC Prevails in Long Fight Over Corporate Documents
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Credit Cards:

A Credit Card Crackdown?
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Finance:

Bankruptcy Exit Loans Look Uncertain
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A battle looms over the $24 billion required for KKR to take over First Data as banks and their private-equity clients lock horns over financing
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Autos:

ResCap, Labor Talks Weigh on GM
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Federal-Mogul Gets OK for $3.5B Loan
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Judge approves deals ending Delphi's last labor disputes
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Economy:

On Poverty, Maybe We're All Wrong
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Three paths for Bernanke
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The economy was stronger during the spring than earlier estimated
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US pay gap widens on hedge fund boom
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Top fund managers made 22,300 times average wage
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The Fed is watching financial markets closely and is "prepared to act as needed" should market disruptions threaten the economy, Bernanke said in a letter to Sen. Schumer
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Recession fears as more hedge funds crumble
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Nobel Laureate Sees No Recession in US
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Economy surges ahead at 4 percent annual rate
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Hedge Funds:

Basis Capital's Yield Alpha Fund Seeks Bankruptcy Protection in U.S.
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SEC rule to tackle hedge fund fraud
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Canadian insurer battles hedge funds in court over research reports
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Not all hedge funds hit by credit woes
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Asia hedge funds' simplicity may be saving grace
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French Hedge Fund Postpones Redemptions, Cites Sentinel
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Hedge funds are responsible for nearly 30% of all U.S. bond trading
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Health Care:

Tenet Healthcare: Tired Of Being Bankrupt
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Tenet Says It Has Resources To Execute Turnaround
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Patients in US turn to no-interest loans for health care
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Wariness Urged in Using Credit Cards for Medical Bills
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Wall Street:

Credit, loan losses may crush Wall Street results
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Wall Street worries about Fed
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Traders say JPY funded carry trades starting to look top−heavy
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Stocks are pointing to a lower start Thursday
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Downgrades
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Mass Torts:

Judge: Secrecy May Have Cost WR Grace In Tersigni Investigation
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Mining:

Judge OKs Asarco's $27 million settlement
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Family Law:

Another Court Holds that Trustee Does Not Have the Ability to Administer Exempt Property for DSO Creditors
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Aviation:

Union skeptical on NWA gains
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Theme Parks:

Time extended for Wild West sale
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Timber:

Palco mill and non-officer bonus plans approved
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Rating Agencies:

Credit-rating agencies to get long, hard look from Washington
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Accounting:

Herz stays mum on subprime meltdown
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Fair value fingered for market crash
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Deloitte records 15% revenue surge
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Some debt's never too old for collection efforts
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings
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Bankruptcy Jobs:

(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12)
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Telecoms:

Is EarthLink's Fuse Burning Out?
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San Francisco's Free Wi-Fi Network Close to Death
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Student Debt:

College Students, Watch Your Credit
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The College Credit Scam
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Cash Management:

Ex-CBOT exec named trustee in Sentinel case
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Sentinel Investor Looking to Collect
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Food/Drink:

Trustee asks judge to void sale of Le-Nature's plant
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Ponzi:

Eimicke Associates' collapse heads to grand jury
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Media:

Charter Looks to Put off Debt Maturity
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Bankruptcy Reform:

A nonbailout solution offered
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Will cooler heads prevail in latest crisis?
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Utilities:

Calpine Files Notice to Reset Disclosure Statement Hearing
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Pensions:

Retirees face 'guaranteed income gap,' Fidelity warns
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Tax:

IRS Is Denied Work Papers of Textron
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Judge Orders a Web Site Selling Tax-Evasion Advice to Close
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HR 3056, Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007
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Debtors Defeat Bankruptcy Trustee in Battle Over Tax Refunds
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Banking:

Think about world peace; while you're doing that I'll be over here stealing your stuff
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European 10-Year Bond Yields Near 3-Month Low on Credit Concern
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UK:

Liquidity crisis could spark $43bn 'firesales'
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Pound Falls Against Dollar Before BOE Says Home Loans Declined
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Britain's Housing Lenders Tighten Subprime Credit
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Australia:

Australian fund Basis Yield files for bankruptcy
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Show Us Your SIVs And Conduits
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Cayman Islands:

Basis Yield Files Bankruptcy Over Subprime Defaults
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Basis Capital Files For Bankruptcy Seeks Cayman Protection, Just Like Those Bear Stearns Funds
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New Zealand:

Timeline of finance companies going into receivership
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Germany:

German state-owned bank WestLB booked an $826 million charge for proprietary trading losses
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Wider WestLB Probe Hurts Sale Prospects
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Bank Inquiry Reaches Executives
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