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This thirty first edition of The Lawyer's Almanac provides vitalfacts and figures on the courts, government, law schools, lawyers, and theirwork and organizations. Complete and up-to-date, it is the standard referenceguide on the American legal scene and is useful for attorneys, law librarians,judges, law students, journalists, and anyone who needs quick access toinformation on the legal profession.This 2012 Edition includes sections on legal research sites onthe Internet, listings for government agencies, as well as the most up-to-datebar examination statistics, and more. Included in The Lawyer's Almanacis a complete picture of the workload in the nation's courts. The reader candiscern which types of cases are being litigated heavily; the nature of thecurrent caseloads; and the manner in which these cases were resolved.The Lawyer's Almanac reflects the size and density of the legalprofession. It includes a detailed listing of the nation's 700 largest lawfirms, along with their contact information, data on law firm finances, anddetailed statistical analysis of corporate attorney compensation.The 2012 Edition of The Lawyer's Almanac includesthe complete text of the mandatory continuing legal education (MCLE)requirements for the state jurisdictions that have them, along with contactinformation for each MCLE state. In addition, the 2012 Editionincludes a complete listing of bankruptcy courts and judges, on astate-by-state basis.