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Barnes & Thornburg Brings on 5 Lawyers

Barnes & Thornburg, which recently acquired the 22-attorney Parsinen Law Firm, has brought on five new attorneys. Heather L. Fesko…

The Chicago Tribune has uncovered a "jobs-for-entry" scandal at the University of Illinois College of Law, in which the law…

Good morning! Here are the top stories: Boston's Ropes & Gray, which in March deferred its 2009 associate class, is…

Keddies Lawyers has been conducting stealth layoffs, with some 40 firm employees, both lawyers and staff, shown the door. The…

Diaz Reus & Targ has launched a new office in Shanghai, China. Firm partners Robert Q. Lee and Adam Ehrlich…

According to online sources, former Am Law 100 firm Cahill Gordon laid off an undisclosed number of associates last week,…

Seyfarth Shaw, which last week brought on a new team of corporate and technology partners from Alston & Bird, is…

Bingham McCutchen will merge with McKee Nelson on August 1st, operating under the Bingham McCutchen name. The new firm will…

Boston-based Ropes & Gray, which in March deferred its 2009 associate class, is deferring its current summer associates to "no…

Good morning! Here are the top stories: This week in law firm layoffs: 49 lawyers, 11 staff, 175 undisclosed... A…

Winstead, which in April canceled its 2009 summer associate program, has let go 20 employees, according to the Dallas Morning…

A JDJournal tipster tells us that the UK's Mishcon de Reya, which in January cut two partners and 15 staff,…