Losing Jobs: The legal sector lost 1,300 jobs in September, The Am Law Daily reports.
His Story: The lead prosecutor in the trial of Georgia death row inmate Troy Davis, who was executed last month, gives his side of the story in an op-ed in the Daily Report. Spencer Lawton, the district attorney in Chatham County from 1981 to 2008, writes that it was "no ordinary case."
Apple Lawyer: Former Apple Inc. general counsel Daniel Cooperman reflects on his time working for Steve Jobs, the company's co-founder who died last week. "He focused very, very sharply on making excellent products that people would love, and not doing lots of other things that would distract from that mission," Cooperman tells Corporate Counsel.
Official Briefing: Then-Acting Deputy Attorney General Gary Grindler was briefed in March 2010 on the controversial gun trafficking probe known as Operation Fast and Furious, CBS News reports. The deputy attorney general is the No. 2 U.S. Justice Department official.
Shocking Decision: A New Jersey lawyer who faces federal charges in a murder plot won't have to don a shock-delivering bracelet during his trial, The Star-Ledger reports. But U.S. District Judge William Martini said Paul Bergrin may have to wear it if he engages in "inappropriate" behavior in court.
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