Large New York law firms froze pay for midlevel associates this year, while big firms in several other cities matched New York paychecks by giving their midlevels raises of about…
When Ryan Shores finished up his U.S. Supreme Court clerkship for the late Chief Justice William Rehnquist, the law firm he went to work for was Richmond,…
Only about 8 percent of midlevel associates surveyed by the American Lawyer expect to move to in-house positions in the next five years, while 43 percent expect to stay with…
Joining a small but growing number of well-known law firms that are abandoning a traditional attorney compensation system, Howrey says it is eliminating lockstep pay for its associates.
A law firm that replaced lockstep promotions with a system based on competency has seen the percentage of women lawyers leaving the firm drop below that of men.
Median pay for 2007 law grads who went into private practice has surpassed the $100,000 mark, but salaries for their counterparts in other legal jobs still pale in comparison.
A career expert has some advice for law firms running summer associate programs: Spend less money on late-night parties and more on training and mentoring programs.
Where have all the summer scandals gone? So far this season, not one comes to mind, laments law blogger David Lat. Can it really be true that much of the…
Apparently seeking to help associates maintain a better work/life balance, one of London’s major “magic circle” law firms has banned attorneys from using their BlackBerrys while on vacation.
A chart showing the salaries of 2006 law graduates illustrates a striking finding: The bulk of new lawyers are almost evenly divided into the haves and the have-nots.
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