Studies have shown that salary and compensation at firms can still be markedly higher for white males than attorneys with a different ethnicity or gender. But if you feel you aren't being paid commensurate with your colleagues and with the value you bring to your firm, how should you proceed?
A former associate at Faegre Baker Daniels in Denver has agreed to a nine-month suspension for inflating her billable hours after returning from a two-week honeymoon in December.
Diversity at law firms, especially at the higher levels of partnership, continues to be a hot topic of discussion. But is that all that it is, a discussion item?
Minority law school enrollment recently topped 30 percent, but law firms are not making substantial progress in hiring and promoting minority lawyers, according to a Law360 survey.
What’s the buzz in BigLaw legal tech? Blockchain, project management and artificial intelligence are dominant topics, according to Michigan State University law professor Daniel W. Linna Jr.
DLA Piper estimated it increased revenue by $37.6 million by following advice gleaned from a data analytics study aimed at learning why revenue from some clients was staying flat or…
BigLaw firm Steptoe & Johnson has asked (PDF) a Los Angeles federal court to compel arbitration with a former associate suing for gender discrimination, Law.com reported.
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has had “very preliminary” talks of a potential merger with Williams & Connolly, according to Quinn Emanuel managing partner John Quinn.
After a successful test, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius plans to allow its associates in the U.S. and the U.K. to work remotely up to two days a week. Jackson Lewis and Baker McKenzie have also launched new flexible work programs.
General counsel at more than 25 major companies plan to share data on their law firms in an effort to learn whether firm size and practices, such as value billing, have any effect on satisfaction and results.
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