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Freshfields to Freeze Associate Pay

London's Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP LLP informed staff yesterday that salaries for associates will be held at 2008 levels. The…

This morning's top stories: Defunct law firm Thelen LLP is telling courts it couldn’t possibly pay its employees accrued vacation,…

San Diego, California's Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps has cut 12 attorneys and 15 staff positions. The cuts came in…

From the Indiana University News Room, a new lecture series discusses alternative careers for law school grads. Facing an uncertain…

King & Spalding announced today a significant expansion of its intellectual property practice with the addition of three new partners.…

Lovells has launched a redundancy consultation that could see up to 94 London staff lose their jobs. The month-long consultation,…

We reported last month that former Cohen, Milstein, Hausfeld & Toll partner Michael Hausfeld was ousted from the firm. Now…

Hogan & Hartson has confirmed it is extending a buyout offer to between 250 and 300 of its support staff.…

Profits for Los Angeles-based Latham & Watkins fell 21% in 2008, one of the biggest falls so far reported by…

Mauricio R. Celis, the majority partner in former Corpus Christi, Texas, law firm CGT Law Group, goes to trial in…

Defunct law firm Thelen LLP is telling courts it couldn't possibly pay its employees accrued vacation, or give 60 days'…

Ladies and gentlemen, your top news stories: The ABA Journal notes that an unprecedented wave of law firm layoffs is…