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Update of the Update: Morgan & Finnegan Declares Bankruptcy

Morgan & Finnegan has officially filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. If you have any further details, please send us a…

McDermott Will & Emery associates have been paid their 2008 bonuses, with fourth years getting up to $60,000. However, the…

New York Judge Richard Lowe has issued an injunction barring Morgan & Finnegan from selling or transferring assets, in a…

The UK's Allen & Overy, which announced in February its plan to lay off 450 jobs, has informed staff of…

The Project for Attorney Retention says reducing associate working hours will save a firm more money than cutting associate positions.…

Washington DC-based intellectual property firm Sughrue Mion has fired a third of its incoming first year class, and canceled its…

Hmm.. no confirmed law firm layoffs yesterday. Let's hope today goes as well. McMillan is merging with Thackray Burgess, increasing…

Various blogs report that stealth layoffs are underway at Atlanta's Alston & Bird. The firings seem to be taking place…

Perth, Australia law firm Christensen Vaughan will merge with national firm Gadens Lawyers, to form an expanded commercial legal practice…

Legal Times is merging with one of its sibling publications, The National Law Journal. The combined publication will focus on…

The blawgosphere is roiling this morning over US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's off-handed remark on Friday that there…

Many law firms are using the economic meltdown as an excuse to end seniority-based pay for associates, adopting "merit-based" systems…