2015 Summer Associate Salaries of the Top Law Firms Summary: Here are the summer associate salaries of the top law firms in the United States. (40956 views)
2015 8th Year Salaries and Bonuses of the Top Law Firms Summary: Here are the 8th year salaries and bonuses of the top law firms in the United States. (14862 views)
2015 7th Year Salaries and Bonuses of the Top Law Firms Summary: Here are the 7th year salaries and bonuses of the top law firms in the United States. (5049 views)
2015 6th Year Salaries and Bonuses of the Top Law Firms Summary: Here are the 6th year salaries and bonuses of the top law firms in the United States. (4587 views)
2015 5th Year Salaries and Bonuses of the Top Law Firms Summary: Here are the 5th year salaries and bonuses of the top law firms in the United States. (8852 views)
2015 4th Year Salaries and Bonuses of the Top Law Firms Summary: Here are the 4th year salaries and bonuses of the top law firms in the United States. (6246 views)
2015 3rd Year Salaries and Bonuses of the Top Law Firms Summary: Here are the 3rd year salaries and bonuses of the top law firms in the United States. (5899 views)
2015 2nd Year Salaries and Bonuses of the Top Law Firms Summary: Here are the 2nd year salaries and bonuses of the top law firms in the United States. (5435 views)
2015 1st Year Salaries and Bonuses of the Top Law Firms Summary: Here are the 1st year salaries and bonuses of the top law firms in the United States. (25161 views)
The 10 Richest Attorneys in the United States Summary: Below is a list of the ten attorneys in the United States with the highest-reported earnings. (1381 views)
Law Practice Settings Summary: This guide discusses the practice settings available to law students and attorneys. Learn more about each setting and decide which is right for you. (183 views)
Directory of the Top Legal Blogs Summary: Here is a directory of the top 216 legal blogs. These blogs cover a variety of legal topics and are written in many different styles. (455 views)
Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) The Center for Science in the Public Interest was established in 1971 as a consumer organization, focusing on health and science; specifically, it was founded by “three scientists who believed that consumers needed knowledgeable experts representing their interests before the federal government, just as industry has scientists representing its point of view.” (6 views)
Center for Rural Affairs (CRA) The Center for Rural Affairs (formerly the Small Farm Advocacy Project) was founded to investigate government policies that discriminate against family-size farms or provide competitive advantages to farms that are larger than family size. Its goals, therefore, are “to expose and change laws and policies that favor large farms.” (8 views)
The Authors Guild (Authors League of America, Inc. (ALA)) The Authors League of America, Inc., was founded in 1912 by a group of authors to protect the copyright, contract, free expression, and tax interests of creators of literary property. This action came in the wake of an adverse copyright decision by a U.S. District Court in 1910. (124 views)
Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) Founded in 1968 by four lawyers at the large corporate law firm of Arnold and Porter (including an individual who had "served both in the Solicitor General's Office and as an early architect of the [Office of Economic Opportunity] Legal Services Program" (Council, 1976, p. 62), and former Justice Arthur Goldberg), the Center for Law and Social Policy remains one of the... (179 views)
Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise (CDFE) A group of entrepreneurs, educators, and legislators and students who were concerned about restrictions being imposed on America’s free enterprise system founded the Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise on July 4, 1976, believing that a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) educational foundation was needed to underwrite education projects. Today the center relies on volunteer... (21 views)
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) In 1966 several civil rights activists, including Arthur Kinoy and William Kuntsler, founded the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), originally called the Civil Rights Legal Defense Fund and later the Law Center for Constitutional Rights. The dearth of lawyers willing to take on controversial litigation led Kinoy and Kuntsler to create a permanent, privately funded... (71 views)
Center for Auto Safety Established in 1968 by Ralph Nader and the Consumers Union, the Center for Auto Safety was an outgrowth of the "Corvair" scandal. After the ordeal, "Nader realized that his singlehanded, sporadic monitoring of the auto industry would be ineffective." Thus, he and the union created the center as an independent (but affiliated) organization "to keep a sharp eye on the... (79 views)
Business and Professional People for the Public Interest (BPI) In 1969 several business and professional people established the Business and Professional People for the Public Interest "as a Public Interest Law Center to serve the collective needs of the Chicago Metropolitan area," including issues of fair housing, clean environment, and effective education. Thus, the BPI is something of a paradox: "it was Chicago's and the nation's... (74 views)
Anti-Defamation League (ADL) In 1913 a group of B'nai B'rith members who saw a need for an organized public effort to counter anti-Semitic actions, activities, and attitudes founded the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) of B'nai B'rith in Chicago. Its mandate is to "stop the defamation of the Jewish people ... [and] to secure justice and fair treatment for all citizens alike." It was not originally founded... (62 views)
Americans United for Life Legal Defense Foundation (AULLDF) Americans United for Life (AUL) was one of several organizations founded in the early 1970s to lobby against liberalized abortion codes being considered by state legislatures across the United States. More specifically, "political and intellectual leaders" founded AUL in Washington, D.C., "to provide a non- sectarian national, educational organization to combat legalized... (205 views)
Directory of Oil Companies with Legal Departments Summary: Here is a United States directory of oil companies and the contact in each company’s legal department. (757 views)
Directory of Immigration Law Firms in New York City Summary: LawCrossing has researched the largest immigration law firms in New York City. (1425 views)
Directory of Construction Law Firms in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Summary: The ten largest construction firms in Ft. Lauderdale are expanded on in more detail in this article. (264 views)
Directory of Securities Compliance Firms on the East Coast Summary: LawCrossing has compiled a list of the largest securities compliances firms on the East Coast. (155 views)
Directory of Litigation Practices in Westchester County, New York Summary: There are dozens of law firms in Westchester County, New York. The firms with the largest litigation departments in this county are described below. (83 views)
Asian Law Caucus The Asian Law Caucus was founded in 1972 by an attorney, several law students and community volunteers in Oakland, California, to provide legal services to impoverished Asians who lacked access to the system due to cultural/ language barriers or financial capabilities. In 1975, the organization became a member of the United Way, ensuring that a substantial proportion of... (5 views)
Asian-American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) The Asian-American Legal Defense and Education Fund was created in 1974 by attorneys, activists, and members of the community to use the legal and educational systems to attack myriad problems suffered by the Asian-American community who did not have access to legal assistance. Thus, the AALDEF offers extensive bilingual counseling. It relies on a four-person staff,... (83 views)
Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest (ACLPI) The Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest was founded in November by two Phoenix lawyers-Herb Ely, who in 1984 was honored by the American Bar Association with its first Pro Bono Award, and Bruce Meyerson- to fill a void in public interest law in Arizona. When the center was first established, it had no staff but a commitment from several local law firms to donate... (625 views)