It may not have the sexy appeal of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, but a new hottie lawyers calendar features photos that may be just as interesting, at least to…
Remarks made earlier this month by Dennis Jacobs, chief judge of the New York City-based 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, riled up both our readers and…
After a week in London, home of four of the world’s six largest law firms, the founder of the social networking company Legal OnRamp brought home his observations and predictions…
The chairman of Dechert says overall associate head count is up at the law firm, despite some performance-related firings, and any talk of new layoffs is “bull.”
Facing multiple misconduct complaints, U.S. District Judge Edward W. Nottingham, chief of the federal court in Colorado, has resigned, effective Oct. 29.
Three laid-off employees of Heller Ehrman have filed a class action suit that contends the law firm failed to follow federal and state laws requiring 60-day notification before layoffs.
Joseph Margulies will talk about his role in coordinating the litigation challenging the Bush administration’s post-9/11 detention policy at 5 p.m. CT on Tuesday, Oct. 21, at the ABA’s headquarters…
Updated: Law school rank and grade point average aren’t the best predictors of success at large law firms, according to a study of more than 1,300 associates from one firm.
A first-year associate at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton made an Excel reformatting error that mistakenly added 179 contracts to an agreement to buy Lehman Brothers assets, according to a…
After the failure of merger talks with Nixon Peabody, Thelen is reportedly asking that firms and others hire some of its practice groups or take over office space.
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