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Friday, October 28, 2016

Posner says Supreme Court is 'awful'; top two justices are OK but not great

Oct 25, 2016, 9:20 am CDT

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Aug 23, 2016, 8:25 am CDT

Bullying abounds at BigLaw firms, but it often goes unaddressed, survey finds

Oct 24, 2016, 9:46 am CDT

Who would Clinton nominate to Supreme Court? Typical criteria indicate this judge could be the one

Oct 27, 2016, 7:00 am CDT

Lawyer accuses Justice Thomas of groping her at a party in 1999; he calls the claim 'preposterous'

Oct 27, 2016, 1:15 pm CDT

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Oct 23, 2016, 3:16 pm CDT

Chemerinsky: Is court delaying some oral arguments in hopes of 9th justice?

Oct 27, 2016, 8:30 am CDT

Cruz hints GOP won't vote to replace Scalia if Clinton wins; he floats idea of smaller court

Oct 27, 2016, 10:01 am CDT

Pennsylvania's former attorney general is sentenced to jail

Oct 24, 2016, 2:56 pm CDT

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Oct 24, 2016, 8:30 am CDT

Legal ed council approves stricter ABA standard for bar passage rates amid diversity concerns

Oct 21, 2016, 3:05 pm CDT

ABA official expressed concern but didn't ban report calling Trump 'a libel bully,' spokeswoman says

Oct 25, 2016, 1:48 pm CDT

If Trump challenges election results, what happens next?

Oct 24, 2016, 8:00 am CDT

How can law firms remove barriers to women in the profession?

Oct 21, 2016, 6:00 pm CDT

Test your news knowledge with this week's Know It All quiz

Oct 24, 2016, 1:45 pm CDT

Like polo and sailing? Listing it on a law firm resume helped men but not women, study finds

Oct 24, 2016, 7:00 am CDT

Question of the Week

We want to hear from you

What nonwork pursuits have you noted on your resume?

A recent study found that when male applicants for law firm jobs noted on their resums hobbies that indicate they had a privileged upbringing—sailing, polo, et cetera—it helped them get interviews. Female applicants who noted such hobbies didn't reap the same benefits.

So this week, we'd like to ask you: What nonwork pursuits have you noted on your resum? Volunteer work? Musical instruments you can play? Participation or achievements in college sports? Do you think that including that personal information helped you land interviews? If you have never included personal information on a resum, why not?

Answer in the comments.

Read the answers to last week's question: Does the US need a defender general?

Featured answer:

Posted by Matthew Valerio, Vermont Defender General: “I do not know whether the U.S. needs a Defender General. I know in Vermont the position serves as a counterweight to the impulse to erode constitutional principles of criminal law, the instinct to reduce defense funding, and the influence of elected prosecutors in the legislative process. It has worked for Vermont. I do not know if it would work on a national level.”

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