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BGR Group Holds Bipartisan Inauguration Party

The transitioning bipartisan firm, BGR Group, with a history of powerful Republican clients, partied into the late hours Tuesday during…

Judges to Lawyer: No “Right to Criticize Judges”

Michigan attorney Geoffrey Fieger has lost his "right-to-criticize-judges" lawsuit in a federal appeals court. The 6th US Circuit Court of…

Detroit’s Top Lawyer Resigns After “Ghetto Court” Remark

Attorney Kathleen Leavey, head of the City of Detroit Law Department, has resigned after referring to one of the city's…

Tip: Layoffs at Houston’s Bracewell & Guiliani

Bracewell & Guiliani's headquarters in Houston is laying off a lot of people in corporate and energy, according to a…

Squire Sanders Latest to Lay Off Staff; May Merge With Seyfarth Shaw

Alvin Davis, managing partner of Squire Sanders' Miami office, has told the National Law Journal that Miami employees laid off…

Morning News Roundup for Wednesday

This morning's top stories: Haynes and Boone, a 508-lawyer Dallas-based firm, is freezing salaries, as is Houston's Fulbright & Jaworski...…

19 States Consider Uniform Bar Exam

Nineteen US states are positioned to implement the uniform bar exam, or UBE. The exam, designed to create a consistent…

Ice Miller Cutting Support Staff

Indianapolis law firm Ice Miller is cutting about 2% of its total workforce, a reduction that won't include any attorneys…

Tip: Duval & Stachenfeld Laying Off 1st & 2nd Year Associates

New York City's Duval & Stachenfeld is laying off an undisclosed number of first and second year associates, according to…

Tip: Greenberg Traurig Laying Off “Numerous” Associates

A JDJournal tipster says that Miami's Greenberg Traurig is laying off "numerous" associates in New York City. Greenberg Traurig has…

UK’s Dentons to Cut Up to 80 Jobs

Denton Wilde Sapte has joined the ranks of London firms launching redundancy consultations, with up to 80 jobs at risk…

Attorney Cannot Be Prosecuted Over Bad Advice

A lawyer facing criminal charges for advising 10 nurses they could quit their jobs at a Long Island, NY nursing…