New Law Firm Perk: Work Shorter Week Until Gas Shortage Ends

At least one law firm is responding to a temporary gasoline shortage in the southeastern United States by creating a new perk for staffers.

Until the situation is back to…

Oct 2, 2008 6:10 PM CDT

Heller Ehrman to Vote Today to Dissolve

Although a vote won’t be taken until today, the struggling Heller Ehrman has no choice but to dissolve, the…

Sep 25, 2008 11:58 PM CDT

Worried Heller Staffers Vent on New Blog with Catchy Name

Heller Ehrman recently suffered twin blows when Mayer Brown called off merger talks with the firm and a legal publication reported that up to 40 of…

Sep 17, 2008 2:30 PM CDT

25 Tyler Cooper Lawyers Will Open New Hinckley Allen Office in Hartford, Conn.

As of next week, a venerable 100-lawyer New England law firm will be expanding its attorney roster by about 25 percent, as it adds 25 lawyers from a Connecticut counterpart…

Sep 9, 2008 11:00 PM CDT

‘Rush’ From $1.4M Law Firm Thefts Followed By Jail Term

A former legal assistant who pleaded guilty earlier this year to fraud and forgery in connection with the misappropriation of $1.4 million from a major Canadian law firm’s accounts was…

Sep 9, 2008 6:39 PM CDT

Duane Morris’ Staff Cuts Extend Beyond Marketing Department

The staff cuts reported earlier this week in Duane Morris’ marketing and business development units aren’t the only job losses at the law firm.

Fifteen staffers in other departments have…

Aug 22, 2008 11:14 AM CDT

Fried Frank Cuts Administrative Staff

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson has cut its administrative staff in New York and Washington, D.C.

The firm says the layoffs amount to less than 10 percent of its…

Aug 19, 2008 2:20 PM CDT

Virtual Paralegals May Be Slow to Gain Acceptance

Some paralegals are offering to do legal work as independent contractors through Internet connections, but law firms may be slow to use their services.

Cynthia Matthews of Wethersfield, Conn., is…

Aug 14, 2008 4:52 PM CDT

Court Upholds Firing of Paralegal Over Smoke Breaks

A New York appeals court has upheld a Rochester law firm’s decision to fire a paralegal who defied a policy that banned smoke breaks for hourly employees.

Karen Kridel had…

Aug 8, 2008 11:19 AM CDT

Paid Well to Do Little, Staffer Relies on Luck, Trial Tech Skills

When Michael Skrzypek began working at Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison, he knew so little about computers that a supervisor once had to tell him he was trying to put a…

Aug 4, 2008 10:47 PM CDT

Bingham Lays Off 10 More Staffers

Updated: Bingham McCutchen has laid off 10 staffers at its Hartford, Conn., office. The cuts follow the layoffs of 17 staffers in the San Francisco…

Jul 30, 2008 2:44 PM CDT

Big PI Lawyer a ‘Sexual Predator’ Who Cheated Clients, Ex-Staffer Says

A former paralegal for a well-known Texas plaintiffs lawyer has reportedly dropped a bombshell in the form of a wrongful termination suit.

Angela Robinson, who was fired in April, contends…

Jul 29, 2008 7:44 PM CDT

Lawyer, Paralegal Blame Each Other for $200,000 in Missing Client Money

Recent testimony by an ex-attorney in Florida and her former paralegal, office manager and best friend sheds considerable light on why their law firm had trouble managing its money and…

Jul 7, 2008 3:35 PM CDT

IT and Litigation Support Paralegals Earn a Median of $115K

Paralegals who are litigation support/technology managers earn the most, with a median base compensation of $115,000, a new survey finds.

The survey by Altman Weil Publications Group also found that…

Jul 3, 2008 11:37 AM CDT

Milberg Plea: Feds Will Drop Charges, Law Firm Will Pay $75M

A plea deal has been agreed to between the government and the Milberg plaintiffs securities firm.

The feds will drop the charges against Milberg, which was indicted along…

Jun 16, 2008 11:51 PM CDT