Associates at big law firms hard-hit by the economic downturn should expect to see lower bonuses this year, according to an attorney compensation consultant.
Chadbourne & Parke informed its lawyers and staffers in a memo yesterday that some of them may have to be reassigned to busier practice areas because of a hiring freeze.
When Natasha Hsieh sought a summer associate position at DLA Piper, she found that her experience growing up in Taiwan, as well as California, was a big advantage for her…
A review of costs at O’Melveny & Myers this year has resulted in staff layoffs, but ousted associates were fired for performance rather than cost-saving reasons, according to a firm…
Wal-Mart general counsel Tom Mars says he is considering initiatives to lower associate billing rates at the company’s outside law firms “to some point where they reflect value.”
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.”
Perkins Coie wooed Heller Ehrman’s entire Madison, Wis. office, including 16 intellectual property litigators and 10 staffers, with its winning bid in an auction-style process the Oct 20, 2008 8:37 PM CDT
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