Kevin J. Curnin didn’t charge a single billable hour last year. And, his clients, mostly nonprofit organizations in New York’s South Bronx, won’t pay the Stroock…
Lawyers and staff for the now-defunct firm Thelen have won class certification of their suit claiming the firm failed to give federally required 60 days notice that it would close…
Salary reductions at the Los Angeles-based Am Law 200 firm Allen Matkins may mean fewer layoffs. But is it also a sign that cracks are showing in the lockstep compensation…
Although major law firm layoffs have seemingly slowed down from the blistering pace set during the first 10 days of March, the end-of-month total is still a stunning figure.
Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell has confirmed that it laid off associates, counsel and staff today in all 13 of the law firm’s offices. Partners were spared, however.
The top four floors of a 12-story office building in Oakland, Calif., was evacuated today after a suspicious package was personally delivered to the office of civil rights attorney Mar 31, 2009 9:43 PM CDT
In a second round of layoffs since December, Reed Smith is letting go 26 attorneys and 74 staff members in its United States and United Kingdom offices because of a…
Some securities class action law firms are seeing an influx of cases spurred by the financial downturn and lots of resumés from lawyers working at large law firms.
The state of Connecticut is being sued by a group of prominent lawyers over its plan to transfer $2 million from the Client Security Fund to resolve a budget shortfall,…
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