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We’re Doing This for Your Own Good… Really!

Do you wake up every morning hoping that today will be the day that your firm will improve attorney development,…

Merger Update, As Promised

A scant few hours ago I promised to bring you any updates on the Hogan & Hartson/Lovells merger talks, and…

Morning Roundup

Good morning everyone! It's Thursday, October 29th and here in Las Vegas it feels like winter has already arrived. As…

Foley & Lardner Score Big Contract with NIH

The National Institute of Health has awarded a ten year, $208 million contract to Milwaukee based Foley & Lardner. The…

McGuireWoods Issues Offers for Summer Class

The weather has turned cold, the leaves are falling from the trees in bright shades of orange and red, pumpkins…

Another One for Ropes & Gray in London

We told you last week that Ropes & Gray is opening a new office in London. The office is being…

Pepsi Faces $1.2 Billion Default Judgement

Pepsi Co is the victim of its own bureaucracy in a Wisconsin case that ended in a default judgement earlier…

Swine Flu Claims the Life of Texas Lawyer Sidney Davis Jr

Sidney Davis Jr, a partner at Texas firm Touchstone Bernays, died from complications of the H1N1 virus, better known as…

Morning Roundup

Good morning everyone! Here's a quick look back at yesterday's news... Reed Smith is the latest firm to abandon lockstep…

Reed Smith Joins the Move Away from Lockstep

Citing client concerns with billing practices, Reed Smith announced a new compensation plan today. The new plan, which the company…

Good News/Bad News for Women in BigLaw

The National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL) has released its fourth annual National Survey on Retention and Promotion of Women…

New California Law Provides Free Counsel in Some Civil Matters

Governor Schwarzenegger signed a bill today that guarantees legal counsel to indigent respondents in some civil matters, such as foreclosures…