A legal secretary at Saul Ewing in Washington, D.C., has been accused of using the law firm’s credit card to help finance a trip involving her exotic dancer business.
Stymied in his efforts to determine whether the Bank of America and executives complied with disclosure requirements concerning its merger with Merrill Lynch by what he terms an “indiscriminate” use…
When Robert Cave agreed to help Colleen Boland negotiate a settlement agreement to resolve alimony and child support issues with her ex-husband, the Hogan & Hartson partner thought of the…
Some big law firms are cutting annual pay for new associates from $160,000 to $145,000, but the cuts need to go deeper, according to a law firm consultant.
The exposure of the fen-phen lawyers accused of bilking their clients out of $94 million in settlement money began in 2004 when a woman walked into the office of Lexington,…
Graduates of elite law schools are less satisfied with their jobs at large law firms than graduates of less selective schools, according two researchers for the American Bar Foundation.
A management partner at Bryan Cave says the law firm is taking steps to ensure that deferred associates have appropriate “resources,” but isn’t confirming a report that the law firm…
Federal prosecutors have accused a purchasing specialist at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati of conspiring with top employees of an office supply company to bilk the law firm out of…
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