Law firms informing in-house counsel about planned fee increases aren’t being taken seriously, according to one corporate lawyer speaking at a conference last week.
Big law firms are being more careful with staff-wide memos these days. They ought to. Anything that might prove juicy if stuck with a fork is likely to be leaked—as…
Contrary to media reports suggesting widespread lawyer dissatisfaction, a new study of 4,160 individuals who became lawyers in 2000 has found that three out of four say they are either…
A 43-year-old Los Angeles lawyer who was laid off from her in-house job more than a year ago still has no permanent job, as unemployment takes a toll on her…
Contrary to all the media reports about lawyer dissatisfaction, a new study of 4,160 individuals who became lawyers in 2000 has found that 76 percent report they are either extremely…
Corrected: Among those reportedly being cut from the corporate ranks of Merrill Lynch after the investment bank’s merger with Bank of America last year is Merrill Lynch vice chairman and…
The vice president and deputy general counsel of the Association of Corporate Counsel is surprised at the ways job applicants manage to flub their interviews.
The billable hour has long troubled in-house lawyers who say the billing method discourages efficiency and associates who complain of being judged based on the amount of time they spend…
There is a tried-and-true method to make sure children are fair when dividing a cookie. One child divides the cookie in half, and the second child chooses which half to…
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