Ropes & Gray has hired its first e-discovery counsel, making it one of a handful of law firms that have a lawyer on board who focuses exclusively on the issue.
Apparently seeking to help associates maintain a better work/life balance, one of London’s major “magic circle” law firms has banned attorneys from using their BlackBerrys while on vacation.
A chart showing the salaries of 2006 law graduates illustrates a striking finding: The bulk of new lawyers are almost evenly divided into the haves and the have-nots.
A small practitioner in Claremont, Calif., will reportedly be bringing in $50,000 per month for the next five years, under a five-year contract approved Tuesday by the Rialto city council.…
News of the failed romance of late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel and comedienne Sarah Silverman had an unexpected effect on a Northeastern automotive lemon law firm.
Updated: A partner at Covington & Burling who represents 15 Guantanamo detainees took off his pants at a news conference in Yemen on Monday to illustrate the humiliating strip searches…
In a civil theft verdict that could hit two attorneys with some $2 million in damages, a Florida jury found late last month that two longtime associates of a well-known…
In a case that is expected to be watched with considerable interest not only by United Kingdom law firms but by other employers with mandatory retirement policies, a British solicitor…
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