Associates
1819 ABA Journal Associates articles.
Columbia Law School has decided to push back on-campus interviews for summer associates until January 2021 amid pressure from law firms, according to a published report.
Several other law schools…
Mar 24, 2020 10:41 AM CDT
Offer rates from summer associate programs reached a historic high of nearly 98% last year, according to a report by the National Association for Law Placement.
Mar 19, 2020 2:33 PM CDT
The Kansas Supreme Court has suspended a lawyer, who forged the signatures of a judge and a clerk, for two years. In its Feb. 28 opinion, the court said its suspension of Laurel Kupka is “warranted given the serious nature of the respondent’s acts.”
Mar 4, 2020 12:51 PM CST
Recent partner defections at Boies Schiller Flexner are a sign of the firm’s natural evolution, according to one of the law firm’s new managing partners, Nicholas Gravante.
Feb 12, 2020 10:46 AM CST
In this new episode of Asked and Answered, Ripa Rashid of Culture at Work talks to the ABA Journal’s Stephanie Francis Ward about how can firms keep female and minority lawyers from leaving and the potentially high cost if and when they depart.
Dec 30, 2019 6:00 AM CST
The percentage of black associates in major law firms finally surpassed 2009 figures this year, according to a new diversity report by the National Association for Law Placement.
Dec 18, 2019 1:39 PM CST
Missing ex-Littler associate died in a car crash
A former Littler Mendelson associate who was reported missing had died in a car crash, police in Georgia announced Friday. Demetrice Allen’s…
Dec 17, 2019 3:43 PM CST
A BigLaw partner who relied on her assistant to create first-draft billing records based on her work product has been suspended for six months for overbilling.
Dec 16, 2019 2:52 PM CST
Law firms have an eye on expansion as revenues continue to grow.
Dec 12, 2019 7:00 AM CST
Jones Day has filed a motion seeking sanctions against plaintiffs who filed
a $200 million lawsuit alleging that the law firm discriminates based on gender and motherhood.
Dec 10, 2019 2:34 PM CST
A startup called Legal Innovators is hiring and training law grads who show promise and is offering them to law firms and corporations at reduced rates.
Dec 10, 2019 1:12 PM CST
Five out of seven plaintiffs who sued Morrison & Foerster for alleged “mommy track” bias have settled their claims after a mediation session, according to a court filing.
Dec 3, 2019 11:35 AM CST
Most law firms that are announcing associate bonuses are sticking with the bonus range of $15,000 to $100,000
set by Milbank.
Nov 26, 2019 9:16 AM CST
Pryor Cashman settles associate’s age bias suit
Pryor Cashman has settled a lawsuit by an associate who said the firm violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act when it fired…
Nov 15, 2019 4:37 PM CST
More BigLaw firms are announcing associate bonuses after Milbank
was the first to reveal on Nov. 7 that it will keep year-end payments the same as last year.
Nov 14, 2019 11:50 AM CST
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