Sullivan & Cromwell reportedly told several of the nation’s top law schools that it would require students to respond to job offers within two weeks, but quickly abandoned the plan.
Even first-year associates should be thinking about developing legal business, and “smart socializing” can help them do so, reports the Legal Intelligencer in an article reprinted in…
A former employee in the accounting department of a Maryland law firm has pleaded guilty yesterday to wire fraud and arson concerning a fire he allegedly set in order to…
A federal judge in West Virginia has dismissed a lawsuit against the founding partner of a Pittsburgh, Pa., law firm accused of conspiring with others to file fraudulent asbestos claims…
In what may be a signpost to the future for other BigLaw firms, two major legal partnerships are planning to implement fixed-fee payment structures for corporate clients.
A Clifford Chance spokesperson is adding some context to a newspaper report that says the law firm is giving its lawyers a 90 pound lingerie and blouse allowance if they…
A law firm may showcase successful verdicts and settlements on its website, as long as enough information is provided and an “appropriate disclaimer” is included, according to a North Carolina…
O’Melveny and Myers acknowledges problems with its business model and unveils plans to become a fixed-fee leader for high-end legal services in a confidential five-year strategic plan leaked to a…
A former managing partner of the Atlanta office of Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi is leaving the 250-attorney firm after 23 years there to join a small competitor.
What a difference a year makes. It wasn’t unusual for a BigLaw firm in Texas to make offers to almost all the law students in its summer program as recently…
As the legal profession copes with the worst economic conditions many practitioners have ever experienced, it might not seem like the right time for anyone with a secure job to…
A group of corporate and litigation attorneys has left Kelley Drye & Warren for K&L Gates. They are the first addition to their new firm’s Chicago office since K&L Gates…
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