A midsize Atlanta law firm has created a new professional development structure that not only serves as a roadmap to partnership for associates but may help Apr 14, 2008 7:05 PM CDT
Unless you’re an intellectual property associate or a partner with a book of business in any practice area, now is probably not a good time to look for a lateral…
Associate attorneys at major law firms in India are still paid far less than their American and British counterparts. But competition among international firms for top talent has sent their…
Plumbers get paid at a significantly higher rate for after-hours jobs. But law firm associates are often asked—no, expected—to accept last-minute after-hours work assignments, not only for no additional pay…
A former Haitian associate has filed a $75 million discrimination lawsuit against Clifford Chance that contends the firm gave her boring work and fired her when she complained.
Ohio lawyer Robert “Rusty” Rittenhouse picks up some extra cash by doing magic tricks at wedding receptions, childrens’ parties and the like, inviting the inevitable jokes.
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