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Working Mother Magazine and Flex-Time Lawyers have announced their 2009 Best Law Firms for Women. The accolade is awarded based on attention...
Dorsey & Whitney, which in June laid off 55 staff members and cut associate salaries, has canceled its 2010 Summer Associate programs,...
Blogs are now reporting that in June, Gilbert Oshinsky laid off four attorneys and nine staff. The staffers included five senior secretaries,...
The Syracuse, New York firm of Hancock & Estabrook has hired three new associates. Meghan S. Gaffey joins the firm’s corporate and...
Good morning! Happy birthday to one-time lawyer Claus von Bülow! Here are the top stories: The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that...
Connecticut’s Democratic Attorney General, Richard Blumenthal, is shutting down the Nationwide Home Relief Law Group, an “illegal” law firm Blumenthal says bilked...
Paul Hastings has hired a team of three IP attorneys from Skadden. Jeff Randall joins Paul Hastings’ Palo Alto and Washington DC...
Stonington, Connecticut’s Kepple Morgan & Avena has merged with New London’s Cole-Chu & Cipparone, creating the most unwieldy law firm name ever:...
British blogs are reporting that Linklaters wants to avoid legal action from a former employee let go during a massive redundancy consultation...
Ohama, Nebraska’s Kutak Rock has launched an office in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and brought on a former Wolf Block attorney to run it....
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday that the US legal services industry lost another 2,700 jobs in July, a 0.23% drop....
Good morning! Here are the top stories: Last week in law firm layoffs: 22 lawyers, 33 staff A JDJournal tipster reports that...
A Silent Majority? Some Lawyers Refuse to Stay Quiet While many of the nation’s...
Biglaw and the Boundaries of Disability Discrimination: The Case Against Ballard Spahr There are...
Chaos Reigns: U.S. News Releases Two Conflicting 2025 Law School Rankings The 2025 U.S....
Lewis Brisbois Can’t Shake Its Reputation for Internal Chaos Despite efforts to stabilize its...
Introduction: The Cost of Capitulation The American legal system is facing an existential test....
Hundreds of Law Professors Defend Biglaw in Legal Fight Against Trump’s Executive Orders In...
Introduction: Trump Targets U.S. Law Firms In an unprecedented move, the Trump administration has...
Constitutional Showdown as Law Firms Respond to Executive Orders Targeting Their Clients, Hiring Practices,...
Introduction: The Silent Struggle of First-Generation Law Students Law school is a rigorous intellectual...
Alarming Results from U.S. Judiciary Workplace Survey Reveal Widespread Misconduct and Urgent Need for...