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Dechert Lays Off 19 Lawyers

Today Philadelphia's Dechert is laying off 19 attorneys due to a "reduction in demand." The layoffs are just the latest…

A tipster to Above the Law reports that major layoffs are taking place today at Bryan Cave. The firm had…

Perkins Coie has filed a breach of contract suit against former intellectual property associate David Xue. According to court documents,…

The National Law Journal reports that public universities and law schools are making their faculty and staff take unpaid time…

Happy Birthday, Charles Darwin! This morning's top stories: Japan’s Federation of Bar Associations has shaken up the island nation’s international…

Minneapolis intellectual-property law firm Merchant & Gould is cutting 33 jobs, or 13% of its work force, citing the economic…

Crowell & Moring has added two new hires to its International Dispute Resolution Group. Pieter Bekker, formerly of McDermott Will…

Will judges, upset about recent pay freezes, start fleeing the bench for higher-paying law firm jobs? Texas State District Judge…

New York City's Brooklyn Law School has announced it will freeze faculty salaries, in order to keep 2009 tuition increases…

US Based Law Firm Baker Botts reported a 6.16 percent increase in global revenue during the most recent financial year.…

Tipsters are telling Above the Law that dissolving law firm Morgan & Finnegan is unable to cover cheques issued to…

Julie E. Kamps, a former associate with Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, has filed a complaint with the US…