Last year’s law school graduates snagged fewer private practice jobs than any class since 1996, according to an analysis of the statistics by the National Association for Law Placement.
Four antitrust partners at Cadwalader are jumping to Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, including the chair of Cadwalader’s antitrust practice, Charles “Rick” Rule.
The legal market was “blindsided” in the second quarter by slumping demand for legal services, along with rising expenses and falling productivity, according to a report by Thomson Reuters Peer…
A nonequity partner at Sedgwick has filed a suit on behalf of women at the firm that contends they are denied equal pay and equal opportunities for advancement because of…
Thousands of hacked Democratic National Committee emails revealed by WikiLeaks includes advice from a Perkins Coie lawyer on the need to “push back” at a fundraising allegation by the Bernie…
A civil asset forfeiture case filed by the U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday claims $3.5 billion was stolen from a Malaysian-owned economic development company, and some of the money temporarily…
Updated: A motion for sanctions filed by Venable partner Thomas Wallerstein claims his opposing counsel threw a cup of coffee at him during a Boston deposition, staining his luggage and…
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe announced on Friday that it will give a boost to new associates with student debt by paying them an extra $100 a month towards principal.
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