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4 days per week in the office gains steam as 3 more BigLaw firms announce stricter policies

Three more BigLaw firms announced four-days-per-week attendance policies this week as the move for more time in the office picks up.

Nov 6, 2025 11:51 AM CST

More firms are helping lawyers stress less over money

Zooming in on the legal profession, 67% of all young lawyers and 68% of young lawyers with student loan debt feel stressed or anxious because of their finances, according to a 2024 survey by the ABA Young Lawyers Division. The survey also found early career lawyers with high debt are delaying marriage and having children and are struggling to reach savings and investment goals.

Nov 3, 2025 2:14 PM CST

37 lawyers from this BigLaw firm are joining Orrick

Thirty-seven lawyers have jumped to Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe from Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft.

Oct 7, 2025 9:49 AM CDT

Former associate who alleged sex assault by BigLaw partner is sued for defamation

Baker & McKenzie has sued a former associate for defamation in an updated lawsuit, alleging she made “unequivocally false” accusations on LinkedIn that she had been sexually assaulted by Maurice Bellan, the managing partner of the firm’s office in Washington, D.C.

Oct 2, 2025 2:52 PM CDT

BigLaw associate wins ‘Big Brother,’ attributes victory to hiding profession and channeling Elle Woods

The winner of the latest season of the Big Brother reality TV show, revealed Sunday, is a BigLaw associate who said she used her attorney skills to deliver her final winning speech.

Oct 1, 2025 2:24 PM CDT

Sexual harassment suit against Polsinelli continues, without arbitration, after judge’s ruling

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has refused to toss claims or to compel arbitration in a $20 million lawsuit alleging that Polsinelli retaliated against an international corporate attorney after she reported sexual harassment by two influential partners.

Sep 24, 2025 9:22 AM CDT

These law firms rank highest for midlevel associate satisfaction; Trump deals and AI are on their minds

The top law firm for midlevel associate satisfaction is O’Melveny & Myers, according to an American Lawyer survey published by Law.com.

Sep 16, 2025 8:57 AM CDT

Lawyer is accused of cyberstalking BigLaw attorneys with posts referring to sex files, sniper and silencer

Updated: A Texas lawyer is accused in a federal complaint of cyberstalking and transmitting threatening communications to a partner at an “international law firm,” as well as an associate also working at such a firm.

Sep 15, 2025 11:25 AM CDT

US still pursuing ex-BigLaw associate after grand jury declines to indict in alleged National Guard confrontation

Updated: The federal government filed a trimmed criminal complaint against a fired Covington & Burling associate Tuesday, the same day that a federal grand jury declined to indict him on three charges for a confrontation with National Guard members.

Sep 11, 2025 9:36 AM CDT

Following viral resignation letter, former Skadden associate is now talking about ICE on TikTok

Former BigLaw associate Rachel Cohen has a knack for viral content. She demonstrated her online prowess in March when she posted her conditional resignation letter pledging to leave Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. She ultimately left the firm. Now, she is taking her activism to TikTok and Instagram in a series of viral posts.

Sep 9, 2025 1:41 PM CDT

‘Strapped’ former BigLaw associate is arrested for alleged confrontation with National Guard members

A fired Covington & Burling associate was arrested last week for allegedly thrusting his shoulder into a member of the National Guard and making threatening statements to other National Guard members patrolling Washington, D.C.

Sep 4, 2025 1:27 PM CDT

EEOC data requests to law firms were not mandatory, agency says in court filing

A letter to 20 BigLaw firms seeking detailed information about diversity-program applicants and other attorney job seekers constituted “informal information gathering” rather than a mandatory demand, according to a court filing by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Aug 19, 2025 4:18 PM CDT

4 days per week in the office gains steam as 3 more BigLaw firms announce stricter policies

More firms are helping lawyers stress less over money

37 lawyers from this BigLaw firm are joining Orrick

Former associate who alleged sex assault by BigLaw partner is sued for defamation

BigLaw associate wins ‘Big Brother,’ attributes victory to hiding profession and channeling Elle Woods

Sexual harassment suit against Polsinelli continues, without arbitration, after judge’s ruling

These law firms rank highest for midlevel associate satisfaction; Trump deals and AI are on their minds

Lawyer is accused of cyberstalking BigLaw attorneys with posts referring to sex files, sniper and silencer

US still pursuing ex-BigLaw associate after grand jury declines to indict in alleged National Guard confrontation

Following viral resignation letter, former Skadden associate is now talking about ICE on TikTok

‘Strapped’ former BigLaw associate is arrested for alleged confrontation with National Guard members

EEOC data requests to law firms were not mandatory, agency says in court filing

Maritime lawyer has second job as Miami Heat dancer and team captain

Lawyers who quit BigLaw mostly jobless, but 2 work for opposition firm and another runs for Congress

Judge tosses fired associate’s suit alleging WilmerHale discriminated based on his Cameroonian origin

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