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Baker and McKenzie Open In Abu Dhabi

Baker & McKenzie has officially opened its Abu Dhabi office, having received a professional license from the Abu Dhabi Department…

Jenner and Block Partner To Speak On Guantanamo

Jeff Colman, a partner at Jenner and Block in Chicago, will visit the University of Wisconsin at Madison to give…

Utah To Start Mentor Program For New Lawyers

The state of Utah will become the third in the nation, after Georgia and Delaware, to require people new to…

Maine Bar Foundation Announces Grants

The Maine Bar Foundation, an organization of 3,100 lawyers licensed to practice in Maine, announced the recipients of its 2009…

Asbestos Trial Begins In Montana

Opening statements began on the case of U.S. vs. W.R. Grace and Co. and five executives of the company.  W.R.…

LA Courts Need Interpreters Of Rare Languages

Los Angeles has always prided itself on being a very diverse city.  More than one-third of the city’s population was…

Update: Allen & Overy to Cut 450 Jobs

Last week we reported that Allen & Overy, the UK’s fourth-biggest law firm by revenue, would cut as many as…

A&L Goodbody Cuts 45, Slashes Pay 10%

A&L Goodbody will cut 45 jobs, and the firm’s 555 remaining staff are likely to have their pay cut by…

Allen & Overy Cuts 150 Lawyers, Freezes Pay

Allen & Overy, the UK's fourth-biggest law firm by revenue, will cut as many as 150 lawyers, sever ties with…

Update: Linklaters Makes 30 Redundant

Final details of Linklaters ’ "New World" are starting to emerge, with 14 associates in the firm’s banking practice and…

Thring Townsend to Cut 20 Staff

Bath & Swindon, UK-based Thring Townsend Lee & Pembertons has begun a 30-day period of consultation with employees across its…

L’Estrange and Brett Fires Five

Belfast, UK-based L’Estrange and Brett has made two solicitors and three secretaries redundant. One of the city's oldest and largest…