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Another BigLaw firm joins the list of firms laying off staff

Legal consultants have predicted that law firms would continue to cut administrative staff that supported lawyers before the COVID-19 pandemic, and they weren’t wrong. “These changes reflect long-term trends in the legal market,” a spokesperson said.

Sep 8, 2020 12:37 PM CDT

Afternoon Briefs: Federal courthouse closed because of COVID-19; appeals court blocks abortion-referral ban

COVID-19 cases reportedly lead to federal court shutdown

The federal courthouse in Brooklyn, New York, was temporarily closed Friday after several security officers from the building reportedly tested positive for…

Sep 4, 2020 3:07 PM CDT

Afternoon Briefs: Another firm trims salary cuts; lawyer is accused of writing $400K in bad checks

Kelley Drye trims some salary cuts

Kelley Drye & Warren is reducing 10% pay cuts to 5% cuts for associates, special counsels and staff earning more than $100,000. Reductions…

Sep 3, 2020 4:16 PM CDT

Skadden is latest firm to announce layoffs; experts say more law firms will follow

As several law firms announced layoffs this week, consultants warned of more bloodletting ahead. One consultant spoke of overcapacity among nonequity partners. Others said staff members are at risk as lawyers working at home are becoming more self-sufficient.

Sep 3, 2020 1:37 PM CDT

Layoffs hit furloughed staffers at 2 BigLaw firms, lawyers and staffers at another

Updated: Layoffs are hitting workers at Baker McKenzie, Davis Wright Tremaine and Venable.

Sep 2, 2020 9:33 AM CDT

Afternoon Briefs: State files 100th lawsuit challenging Trump policies; 2 more firms reverse pay cuts

California files 100th suit against Trump administration

California and 21 other states have filed a lawsuit challenging a Trump administration rule that curtails the scope of environmental reviews conducted to…

Aug 31, 2020 4:45 PM CDT

Afternoon Briefs: Bankruptcy classes more popular; John Pierce representing teen in Kenosha shootings

More law students are taking bankruptcy classes

Some law professors are reporting the demand for their bankruptcy classes is booming. Ronald Mann, a Columbia Law School professor, told Thomson Reuters…

Aug 28, 2020 4:22 PM CDT

Growing number of law firms at least partly roll back salary cuts

Salary cuts are easing for lawyers and staffers at many law firms that adopted austerity measures to controls costs during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Aug 26, 2020 3:54 PM CDT

Afternoon Briefs: Steve Bannon charged; more BigLaw firms trim pay cuts

Steve Bannon charged with defrauding donors

President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist Stephen Bannon is among four people charged with defrauding donors to an online crowdfunding campaign called “We…

Aug 20, 2020 4:52 PM CDT

Afternoon Briefs: Lawyer is accused of $20M money laundering scam; BigLaw firm trims salary cuts

Lawyer is charged in alleged $20M cryptocurrency scam

Lawyer Scott Hughes, 44, of Newport Beach, California, has been accused of helping launder at least $20 million in an alleged cryptocurrency…

Aug 19, 2020 4:29 PM CDT

Salaries and job rates up for 2019 law grads, reaching highest point since Great Recession

Law graduates in the class of 2019 saw employment and salary gains that are the highest since the Great Recession, according to figures released Wednesday by the National Association for Law Placement.

Aug 12, 2020 11:32 AM CDT

Afternoon Briefs: BigLaw firm eases pay cuts; virtual law firm expands into US

Katten Muchin partly restores pay

Katten Muchin Rosenman has trimmed pay cuts announced in April. The firm had cut pay by up to 20% for lawyers and business professionals…

Aug 6, 2020 4:56 PM CDT

Quinn Emanuel seeks fee amounting to $18,500 per hour; will judge approve it?

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan is asking to be paid $185 million for representing insurers suing the federal government for compensation under the Affordable Care Act.

Aug 5, 2020 10:28 AM CDT

Pay is at least partly restored at these law firms; some lawyers will get bonuses

Associates and staffers at some law firms are getting good news after seeing lower paychecks in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jul 30, 2020 12:06 PM CDT

Partner distributions resume at some law firms amid coronavirus crisis

At least two large law firms are resuming partner distributions after trimming them in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jul 22, 2020 9:47 AM CDT

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