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Study: Growing Pay Gap for Associates

A study by the National Association for Law Placement, or NALP, shows a widening disparity in law firm associate salaries,…

Schnader, which held layoffs in April, has cut associate salaries by $10,000; and partners have agreed to a 5% reduction…

Florida's Ruden McClosky, which laid off two lawyers and 18 staff in May, is cutting associate and non-equity partner compensation…

Good morning! Here are the top stories: International law firm Taylor Wessing will hire only 13 of its 24 trainees…

London's Barlow Lyde & Gilbert has launched a redundancy consultation targeting 49 lawyers. Trainees and staffers will not be affected.…

Bermuda’s Appleby Global, which just announced a merger with the Isle of Man’s Dickinson Cruickshank, is opening an office in…

Last week we reported that Los Angeles' American Discovery is hiring 100 attorneys for its document review offices in the…

Recent laterals and layoffs in the legal sector: Linklaters has hired Robin Maxwell away from Goodwin Procter for its New…

Pillsbury has missed its own deadline to inform 22 of its 54 incoming associates that they will be deferred again,…

Like Dentons before it, Taylor Wessing will only hire half of their trainees. Thirteen of its 24 2009 trainees will…

Good morning! Here are the top stories: This week in law firm layoffs: 30 lawyers, 43 staff We now know…

Tennessee's Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel has brought on two new attorney hires. Robert M. "Mark" Addison joins as partner from…