Layoffs at Sonnenschein
A spokesman for Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal confirmed today that the firm has laid off some associates but has not…
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Wednesday Morning Roundup
After a slow news day on Monday, things picked up quite a bit yesterday. Here's a recap of the top…
Morgan Lewis Update
Last week we reported that Morgan Lewis was not making any offers to its summer associates in the Washington DC…
Mayer Brown Asks Deferred Associates to Start Early
For the second time in two weeks, a major law firm has bucked the trend and asked associates to start…
Fish and Richardon – Update
UPDATED On Friday we reported that Fish & Richardson is closing up shop in Austin. In an update to this…
Justice Department to Hire Fifty Lawyers
Uncle Sam wants you! The Justice Department has proposed hiring at least fifty new lawyers to bolster its civil rights…
Ethics Concerns Scuttle Massachussetts Clerkship Plan
It seemed like a match made in heaven - thanks to a struggling economy, Massachusetts was unable to fill all…
University of Illinois Law School Scandal – the Bill is Due
Back in Julof y we learned about a scandal at the University of Illinois. Former Governor Rod Blagojevich used his…
Tuesday Roundup
Monday was a slow news day. The biggest story of the day was one we wrote about on Friday thanks…
Out with the old, in with the new for Cooley
After losing four partners last week, Cooley Godward Kronish is picking up three new partners in Palo Alto. Heidi Keefe,…
Giant lateral moves from Marvel to Disney
In what has to be the largest industry merger of the year, Disney picked up 5000 new cartoon characters from…
Facebook fact finding in Florida
Online social networking doesn't quite make the cut as one of the four f's of human behaviour, but it's close.…