FP Legal Post
This blog from Canada’s National Post covers law firm news from Canada, the U.S. and the U.K. But its authors also delight in writing cheeky posts about oddball law stories from all over the world.
Author: Jim Middlemiss is National Post's Legal Post editor; Julius Melnitzer is a legal affairs writer and author of a prison memoir Maximum, Minimum, Medium, and a novel, Dirty White Collar; Mitch Kowalski is a solicitor and freelance writer.
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Recent Posts from FP Legal Post
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Legal slaughterhouse: more associate pay cuts
1. Blank Rome has reduced associate starting salaries by $15,000. More senior associates face reductions between 2% and 10%. According to The Legal Intelligencer, the firm called the move a "market adjustment." 2. Fort Lauderdale-based…
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Stikeman cuddles Stampede homeless
Stikeman Elliott is partnering with Inn from the Cold in efforts to end homelessness in Calgary. The firm will top off the proceeds of revenues derived from the sale of teddy bears at its Stampede…
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Pro bono survives boom-bust
Despite the economy, the 200 top-grossing firms in the US had lawyers spend more hours on pro bono work in 2008 than ever before. As noted by The American Lawyer, both booms and busts have…
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Legal slaughterhouse: Alston cuts associate salaries
Atlanta-based Alston & Bird has cut the salaries of its 451 associates by US$5,000 each, saving $2.26 million this year. The firm had already suspended raises in January. The firm is not alone in Atlanta: the…
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Associate lockstep out at Orrick
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe has ditched its lockstep associate promotion program, substituting three partner tracks: associate, managing associate and senior associate. Individuals wishing to move up in the ranks will have to meet designated criteria.…
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GCs say law firms bluffing, will give them less work
An Altman Weil survey says corporate counsel don't believe that law firms are seriously rethinking their approach to billing and service. According to The Legal Intelligencer, 75% of chief legal officers rated their law firms'…
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Blakes tops Canadian, global M&A rankings
Blake, Cassels & Graydon was the big winner in mergermarket's M&A league tables for H1 2009. Here are some details: 1. Canadian rankings: As it did for all of 2008, Blakes topped the Canadian listings in value and volume. Other…
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Students paid to defer law school
According to The National Law Journal, The University of Miami is worried by a higher than normal rate of students accepting offers of admission into its law school. These students appear to be blissly unaware of the huge…
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Bennett Jones adds to Calgary stables
Bennett Jones LLP announces that Michael Whitt, Q.C. has joined its Calgary office. Michael advises technology-based businesses on intellectual property, technology and patent law and has experience dealing with information technology systems in support of health care and other…
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CLO survey shows tough times ahead for legal biz
In a survey that should concern managing partners around the world, only 5% of chief legal officers feel that law firms are "highly serious" about changing their business delivery model, while 75% indicate there is…