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2397 ABA Journal Large Firm articles.
Milbank announced Thursday that it is raising associate pay by $10,000 to $20,000, depending on class year, a move that cracks the scale set just last year.
Jan 20, 2022 11:33 AM CST
Cooley has reportedly refused to fire an associate at the behest of its client Elon Musk, co-founder and CEO of Tesla, and it is apparently losing some Tesla business as a result, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
Jan 19, 2022 10:29 AM CST
A London barrister has sued Ropes & Gray for an alleged “unrelenting” workload that left her unable to continue with her career.
Jan 19, 2022 9:30 AM CST
The percentage of summer associates of color in major U.S. law firms increased by nearly 5 percentage points in 2021, increasing to 41.34%, according to a report released Wednesday by the National Association for Law Placement.
Jan 12, 2022 9:38 AM CST
The omicron coronavirus variant is leading some BigLaw firms to push back a return to the office or even to tell employees to stay home—for now.
Dec 21, 2021 2:42 PM CST
A federal judge has sanctioned three lawyers from Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel for “vitriolic and unsubstantiated allegations” that the opposing counsel resorted to anti-Semitic stereotypes to influence jurors.
Dec 20, 2021 4:13 PM CST
A federal judge has ordered Davis Wright Tremaine and one of its partners to pay more than $40,000 in sanctions for failing to mention “long-standing, settled caselaw” that barred the court from issuing an injunction sought by the law firm.
Dec 20, 2021 2:38 PM CST
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan announced Monday that it will allow all its lawyers in the United States to work from home indefinitely.
Dec 20, 2021 11:03 AM CST
Derek Chauvin pleads guilty to federal civil rights charge
Fired Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin pleaded guilty Wednesday to a federal charge of violating the civil rights of George Floyd,…
Dec 17, 2021 3:14 PM CST
Updated: Debevoise & Plimpton has claimed in a lawsuit that cybersquatters are using its name in an attempt to profit from ads and seek sensitive information in phishing schemes.
Dec 15, 2021 11:55 AM CST
Some boutique law firms are matching or even surpassing BigLaw’s year-end associate bonus scale of up to $115,000 for the most senior associates.
Dec 14, 2021 9:48 AM CST
Latham & Watkins will cancel "further indoor holiday parties" after multiple people tested positive for COVID-19 following a Dec. 2 party hosted by the law firm’s New York corporate department, according to a Latham spokesperson.
Dec 13, 2021 8:58 AM CST
A former Greenberg Traurig lawyer was sentenced to 40 months in prison after pleading guilty to two bank robberies and three attempted bank robberies in South Florida.
Dec 10, 2021 12:40 PM CST
Cravath, Swaine & Moore—the first law firm to announce year-end associate bonuses of up to $115,000—has matched additional special bonuses being paid by Davis Polk & Wardwell.
Dec 8, 2021 10:16 AM CST
Several major law firms in the United States and Europe are offering jobs to associates without interviewing them, according to a story by Law.com.
Dec 7, 2021 11:20 AM CST
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