Associates

Lawyers who quit BigLaw mostly jobless, but 2 work for opposition firm and another runs for Congress

Most lawyers remain unemployed after quitting their BigLaw firms in protest over pro bono deals reached with President Donald Trump to avoid punitive executive orders, according to a tally by Bloomberg Law.

Aug 12, 2025 11:34 AM CDT

Judge tosses fired associate’s suit alleging WilmerHale discriminated based on his Cameroonian origin

A fired associate at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr won’t be able to pursue his October 2023 lawsuit against the law firm and a former counsel who worked there.

Aug 7, 2025 2:47 PM CDT

This BigLaw firm will pay summer bonuses of up to $25K

Taking the BigLaw lead, Milbank has announced that it will pay summer bonuses to associates and counsel ranging from $6,000 to $25,000.

Aug 7, 2025 1:02 PM CDT

2 BigLaw firms make mass lateral hires involving at least 52 lawyers

Crowell & Moring and Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer are hiring large groups of lawyers from other law firms.

Aug 6, 2025 1:48 PM CDT

Former Eckert Seamans associate says he agreed to disbarment after he was misled about confidentiality

A former associate at Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott has agreed to disbarment to resolve ethics allegations that he pocketed fees for legal work and sought money from clients and acquaintances under false pretenses.

Aug 5, 2025 12:50 PM CDT

Suit by fired BigLaw associate alleges ‘egregious and open racism’ that included ‘white power’ comment

Updated: A Black female associate was “unceremoniously terminated” from McDermott Will & Emery after she complained about a “particularly harmful act of discrimination” in summer 2024, according to a July 30 lawsuit.

Jul 31, 2025 9:44 AM CDT

This BigLaw firm has deferred start dates for some associates

A&O Shearman has deferred start dates to January for a group of its new associates.

Jul 28, 2025 12:21 PM CDT

Davis Polk associate says he was fired after refusing to stop publishing columns on legal issues

Updated: A Davis Polk associate says he was fired four hours after presenting the law firm with a column he intended to publish on the Trump administration’s ability to track protesters. Ryan W. Powers says he wrote the column on June 12, the day after he was told his previous…

Jul 17, 2025 11:56 AM CDT

Is this the year for associate raises?

Law firm associates hoping for a bump in the salary scale this year may have to keep waiting, according to a recruiter who spoke with Bloomberg Law.

Jul 10, 2025 2:58 PM CDT

Didn’t get a summer associate offer? You’re not alone

Law students hoping to land a coveted law firm spot post-graduation are facing a changing job market. The traditional summer associate role is no longer a direct route to a job. Instead, law firms are finding new recruiting strategies.

Jul 9, 2025 12:15 PM CDT

7 partners leave this BigLaw firm for new boutique after pro bono deal

More lawyers from Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison are joining a litigation boutique formed by four partners of the BigLaw firm.

Jun 12, 2025 9:34 AM CDT

Lawyer who sued Major Lindsey for allegedly shunning her was ‘able to resolve the matter’

A lawyer who alleged that Major, Lindsey & Africa blackballed her for suing her former law firm has agreed to dismiss her lawsuit against the legal recruiter.

Jun 4, 2025 9:33 AM CDT

Lack of oversight may be why younger lawyers use fake AI citations

While an attorney’s duty to supervise a more junior lawyer or nonlawyers dates back several decades, artificial intelligence and remote work are creating new wrinkles involving the scope of that duty.

Jun 1, 2025 1:50 AM CDT

Think new BigLaw associates are all making $225K? Think again, new NALP report says

Despite reports of $225,000 starting salaries for BigLaw associates, most law firms are paying less, according to a report released Wednesday by the National Association for Law Placement.

May 29, 2025 10:55 AM CDT

Divorce lawyer accused of involvement in fatal stabbing of client because he wanted trial delay

A former Ohio lawyer has been charged in connection with the fatal stabbing of his divorce client outside his Cleveland office in March 2013, a crime said to have been orchestrated because the attorney wanted to delay the client’s trial.

May 5, 2025 1:21 PM CDT