Associate salaries have jumped considerably since 1968, when Cravath, Swaine & Moore raised pay for first-year associates to an unheard of $15,000 a year.
Felicia Klein Fisher grew up in the New York City suburbs, hoping and expecting to be a lawyer. After graduating from St. John’s University School of Law in 1995 and…
An upstate congresswoman from New York who once worked at two different well-known law firms is expected to be appointed to replace former Sen. Hillary Clinton.
Five law firms have landed on Fortune magazine’s list of 100 best places to work, an accomplishment they are touting on their websites and in press releases.
Citing the need to focus on health concerns regarding her uncle, Sen. Ted Kennedy, Caroline Kennedy reportedly has decided not to seek appointment to a U.S. Senate seat.
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