Morning News Roundup for Wednesday
Good morning! Here are the top stories: Pinsent Masons will outsource litigation work to a firm in South Africa... A…
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Kaye Scholer Slashes Associate Pay
Kaye Scholer is cutting pay for associates who bill under 1,600 hours this year. First- and second-years who aren't on…
Cozen O’Connor Brings on Lawyers
Cozen O’Connor added two lawyers to its New York office last week. Angelo Savino joins from Mound Cotton as a…
Deacons Australia to Merge with Norton Rose
Deacons Australia will join the Norton Rose Group. The decision follows successful votes by the respective partnerships yesterday. The new…
American Discovery to Hire 100 Attorneys
Document review and research services provider American Discovery is expanding its Insurance Litigation Practice Area, hiring an additional 100 attorneys…
Study: Lateral Partners Moving “Downstream”
A new study by management consultant firm KermaPartners reveals that increasingly, law firm partners are taking jobs with less profitable…
Pinsent Masons Sends Litigation Work to South Africa
Pinsent Masons, which is in the midst of a redundancy consultation, will outsource litigation work to a firm in South…
Morning News Roundup for Tuesday
Good morning! Here are the top stories: Barnes & Thornburg has acquired the Parsinen Law Firm in Minneapolis... At least…
Phoenix Legal Not in Formal Deal with Lovells
Phoenix Legal says recent press reports that the Indian commercial law firm has penned a formal agreement with the UK's…
Howrey Adopts Apprenticeship Model for First Years
Howrey, which laid off 25 staff in April, is adopting an "apprenticeship" program for its incoming associates, similar to that…
University of Minnesota Law School May Raise Tuition 15%
In an effort to minimize tuition increases for undergraduates, the University of Minnesota is considering major tuition increases for professional…
Kummer Kaempfer Group Arrives at Greenberg Traurig
In May we reported that Las Vegas, Nevada’s Kummer Kaempfer was losing founding partner Thomas Kummer and managing partner Michael…