Being a stellar law student isn’t all it takes to win a U.S. Supreme Court clerkship. Perseverance is almost as important as the prerequisite U.S. Court of Appeals clerkship, a…
Mention “Skadden” to students at prestigious U.S. law schools, and most if not all will recognize a reference to what many would consider one of the nation’s most successful corporate…
Concerns about the economy are making law firm leaders less optimistic about the coming year, but they still predict partner profits will grow, according to a survey (reg.…
A “credit crisis” over associate bonuses reportedly is brewing at a recently merged megafirm, because the two have differing formulas about how they should be calculated.
For every high-profile, publicized axing of a well-known partner or abrupt, behind-the-scenes removal of an BigLaw associate from his or her office, there are far more “quiet firings.”
Summer associates participating in an American Lawyer survey gave the best grades to law firms that emphasized training and mentoring and offered exciting work.
Two more Magic Circle law firms have announced they will be matching their New York competitors by paying big special bonuses to their Big Apple associates.
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