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14,307 Lawyers Predict the Future

Most American lawyers expect the recession to affect a broad swath of the legal profession and last for quite some time. Our survey was answered by 14,307 attorneys—more than 1.3 percent of the nation’s 1.1 million lawyers.

Jan 1, 2009 11:05 AM CST

Lighting a Path

George Escareno will be the first to admit that his path to law school was an unlikely one.

Jan 1, 2009 7:50 AM CST

Yes We Can

When Chere Estrin, the publisher of Know, a magazine for paralegals, was doing research for a story she came across innumerable statistics and articles about female lawyers.

Jan 1, 2009 7:10 AM CST

Laid Off? Find Out What to Do Next

White-shoe law firms Heller Ehrman and Thelen dissolve, leaving hundreds of lawyers to fend for themselves in an extremely competitive legal market. White & Case lays off 70 associates; Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft fires more than 130. Dechert gives performance-related notice to an undisclosed number of associates. What do you…

Jan 1, 2009 1:28 AM CST

Top 10 Legal Stories of 2008

You can learn a lot about what’s on lawyers’ minds by studying what they click on. In 2008, we posted more than 5,000 stories in our daily news feed about every conceivable legal topic. Those that attracted the largest number of readers dealt with the recession and its effect on…

Dec 24, 2008 7:59 PM CST

After 1-Year Hunt, Job Search Ends for Laid-Off Investment Banker

A laid-off New York investment banker’s long struggle to find another job in a horrendous economy may offer some lessons for lawyers in a similar predicament. Handing out resumes for a week while wearing a sandwich board stating “experienced MIT grad for hire,” near the intersection of 50th and Park…

Dec 24, 2008 7:39 PM CST

Dreier Group Jumps to Olshan Grundman

A group of trademark, copyright and unfair competition lawyers from the imploding Dreier law firm is leaving for New York’s Olshan Grundman Frome Rosenzweig & Wolosky. Steven R. Gursky, whose practice centers on anti-counterfeiting in the apparel industry, is leading the move, the National Law Journal (reg. req.) reports. The…

Dec 24, 2008 2:48 PM CST

Al Meyerhoff: Labor Lawyer Who Fought Sweatshops Dies at 61

Al Meyerhoff, a labor lawyer who lead a landmark class-action lawsuit against American clothiers operating sweatshops on the island of Saipan has died of complications from cancer at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was 61. Meyerhoff’s suit against retailers, including The Gap, resulted in a $20 million settlement…

Dec 23, 2008 10:55 PM CST

Wear Stilettos, ‘Embrace Feminity,’ Freshfields Urges Women

Put your best professional foot forward by wearing a skirt and stilettos, not pantsuits, a renowned London-based international law firm reportedly is telling its women lawyers and other female staffers. In fashion advice that appears likely to be controversial, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, a member of the so-called “magic-circle,” has “gently…

Dec 23, 2008 6:50 PM CST

Traffic Ticket, Friends and True Grit Helped Single Mom Become Lawyer

Latina Alston freely admits that she has made some mistakes in life, and, at not quite 30 years old, she is raising three children although she has never been married. However, she has also accomplished a feat that others with far more money and far fewer family responsibilities have failed…

Dec 23, 2008 4:59 PM CST

Cheaper Than a BMW, $20K Law Degree is a Bargain for Tenn. Residents

A law degree costs considerably less than a base model BMW at the next-door luxury car dealership, for those attending Nashville School of Law. At a total cost of a little less than $20,000 for current students, the law school is a bargain, reports the Nashville Business Journal. Buying a…

Dec 23, 2008 3:34 PM CST

Denver DA Would Get $62K Pay Raise Under Council Proposal

Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey would get a 43 percent pay raise totaling more than $60,000 over the next four years under a proposal being considered by the city council. Morrissey makes $145,000 a year and hasn’t gotten a raise in four years, the Rocky Mountain News reports. The proposal…

Dec 23, 2008 2:16 PM CST

Dechert Bonuses Include Billable Hours Sweetener of Up to $22.5K

At first glance, Dechert’s year-end bonuses for associates appear to mirror the market rate, starting at $17,500 for 2007 associates who bill at least 1,950 hours and topping out at $32,500. But Dechert has included a billable hours sweetener that could reach $22,500 for top-billing associates. The firm will pay…

Dec 23, 2008 1:14 PM CST

Key Money Laundering Charge Dropped Against Miami Defense Lawyer

A federal judge in Florida has tossed a key charge in the government’s money laundering case against a prominent Miami defense lawyer. U.S. District Judge Marcia Cooke of Miami tossed a count that alleged Ben Kuehne conspired to transfer $5.2 million in Colombian drug proceeds to pay legal fees, the…

Dec 23, 2008 12:46 PM CST

Thacher Proffitt Announces Expected Dissolution

Updated: Thacher Proffitt & Wood announced its expected dissolution Monday evening following news that the troubled law firm had lost about half its 200 lawyers to Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal. “It is anticipated that Thacher Proffitt will discontinue the practice of law and will begin an orderly dissolution after December…

Dec 23, 2008 1:30 AM CST

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