Large law firms in New York are increasingly seeking to collect unpaid fees from clients by filing suit or seeking arbitration, an analysis of court filings in New York suggests.
Lawyers for the dissolved law firm Heller Ehrman are urging the California Supreme Court to rule that the firm is entitled to claw back hourly fees from partners who jump…
Updated: Cravath, Swaine & Moore raised the bar when it began paying first-year associates $180,000 this summer, but its bonus announcement on Monday will sound familiar.
Sutherland Asbill & Brennan and Eversheds have confirmed they are discussing a merger that would create a law firm with more than 2,300 lawyers in 29 countries.
Dentons will eliminate approximately 25 jobs in the United Kingdom in preparation for the opening of its new shared-services hub in Warsaw, Poland. The hub, which officially launched on Monday,…
Jones Day is hosting programs at 18 of its offices on Friday to introduce lawyers and executives to a referral program being developed with the ABA that will link veterans…
The percentage of women promoted to partnership in U.S. offices at many of the nation’s top law firms reached a five-year high of 37.3 percent this year, according to an…
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