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Selections from National Law Journal Daily Headlines September 3, 2009

By David Badertscher, PLL

Source: NLJ.com, September 3, 2009.

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Mandatory retirement was wrongly imposed on company's patent counsel, Conn. court rules

"Lawyers chafing under firms' retirement policies might consider the type of in-house post a federal judge deemed outside the scope of executive jobs that can legally include a retirement age. The judge ruled that a Connecticut pharmaceutical company violated the ADEA by forcing its chief patent counsel to retire at 65."

 

Chicago hires outside counsel to defend police

"With a little help from private practitioners, the city of Chicago plans to start fighting back when it comes to civil rights lawsuits filed against its police officers for alleged abuse and misconduct. So far the city has selected six outside law firms to take more of the cases to trial. "

 

Miranda's last defender succumbs to cancer

"Peter D. Baird, the last attorney directly involved in the legal defense of Ernesto Arturo Miranda ? whose seminal U.S. Supreme Court case lead to the enshrinement of the Miranda warning against self-incrimination ? died on Aug. 27 of leukemia. Baird, 68, was a partner at Phoenix firm Lewis and Roca, where he specialized commercial and professional liability cases."

 

THE PRACTICE

This fall, guarantee yourself an interview and an opportunity

"Take a turn on the other side of the table. Proactively interviewing an expert in a particular area or a well-known legal figure will allow you to reactively demonstrate your enthusiasm for the law in your new job, and possibly even a client interview."

Full post as published by New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library on September 03, 2009 (boomark / email).