The firm’s New York City office will have a new partner-in-charge, as will its Middle East offices.

Kathleen J. Wu, a partner in Andrews Kurth in Dallas, discusses a notorious memo leaked from United Kingdom-based Clifford Chance. The memo, which reportedly only went to the firm’s female associates, gave presentation tips for young lawyers.

The Texas Supreme Court will hear a pair of cases that present significant questions for the beginning and the end of the arbitration process. Those include whether an “unconscionable attorney fees” provision voids an arbitration agreement and what parties must do to vacate an arbitration award for alleged evident partiality.

Fearing that a legislative committee may force University of Texas System lawyers to testify and give up documents?and jail the attorneys if they refuse?the U.T. System is asking for a legal opinion about the committee’s authority.

After seven years as a corporate associate with a big law firm, Patrick Maroney went in-house to expand his skills. “As an associate you get very good at doing certain things,” said Maroney, now general counsel of Moxie Software Inc. “I really wanted to be a more complete attorney.”