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The billable hour is the master at most big law firms. Associates and partners are slaves to the six-minute increment. Critics of this billing system say it puts the needs of the law firm before the needs of the client. ...

The issue of upper-level executive pay can raise the ire of many, as it might be hard to comprehend salary and benefits in the tens or hundreds of millions. It’s especially easy to rile up the masses if one compares ...

The news has been the talk of the legal world: average first-year associate pay at the mega-firms has exploded to more than $160,000. Some commentators say this opens up tremendous opportunity for smaller firms with a more “rational” pay structure. ...

Years ago a sage accountant taught me that the difference between “tools” and “toys” is that “tools” are tax deductible! This article presents a few items that are clearly tools and a few that might not pass inspection for tax ...

Can I forget what happened in November? As that was the start of a rather slow time in my business, I wish I could, but forget firing someone? Forget canning eight out of 93? I don’t think so. U.S. Attorney ...

Imagine you’re a rape victim, just hours after the most traumatic moment in your life. You’ve gathered the courage to report the attack to the authorities. You’ve endured the questions, the clinical tests and the search of your personal belongings. ...

Memorials at Virginia Tech include a board with handwritten messages. The Virginia Tech community continues to mourn the loss of the 32 victims killed Monday morning on the school campus. Photo by Joshua Lott/Bloomberg News This week our nation stands ...

Imagine you’re a rape victim, just hours after the most traumatic moment in your life. You’ve gathered the courage to report the attack to the authorities. You’ve endured the questions, the clinical tests and the search of your personal belongings. ...

Imagine you’re a rape victim, just hours after the most traumatic moment in your life. You’ve gathered the courage to report the attack to the authorities. You’ve endured the questions, the clinical tests and the search of your personal belongings. ...

In supporting the Partial Birth Abortion Act, Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy partially quotes the court’s 1992 ruling upholding abortion rights but leaves out the government’s interest in women’s health. He also said the ban on the procedure was justifiable ...

As I write these lines on Monday morning, reports of the deadliest mass killing spree in U.S. history are being broadcast. At least one gunman has killed as many as 31 people and wounded dozens more on the campus of ...