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Wildman Harrold Lays Off “Approximately” 10 Attorneys [Update]

Wildman Harrold Allen & Dixon has confirmed that the Chicago-based law firm has laid off "approximately" 10 attorneys. About half…

US Legal Market Lost 7000 Jobs in 2008

According to the Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics, the legal services industry in the United States shed some 7,000 jobs…

Reduced Hours for Associates Instead of Layoffs?

The Project for Attorney Retention (PAR), an initiative of the Center for WorkLife Law at University of California Hastings College of…

Pollster Rejoins Atlanta’s McKenna Long

Matt Towery, CEO of InsiderAdvantage/Poll Position, is rejoining Atlanta-based law firm McKenna Long & Aldridge as of counsel. The last…

Are Biglaw Firms Freezing Salaries Without Telling Anyone?

Anonymous sources are telling Above the Law that their 2009 paychecks are identical to their 2008 ones -- with no…

Deaf Dog, All-Judge Band, to Play Kennedy Center

Deaf Dog & The Indictments is the world's only (almost) all-judge band (the one non-judge is a PhD, so it's…

Wait, Judges Can’t Solicit Political Support from The Bench? Who Knew?

The New York state Commission on Judicial Conduct has admonished Judge Ellen Yacknin for soliciting, from the bench, support from…

Chadbourne & Parke Poaches Squires from Goldman Sachs

New York's Chadbourne & Parke has poached John A. Squires from Goldman Sachs, where he was chief intellectual property counsel.…

Lawyer Appointed to Probe $38.5M Dreier Debt

Steven J. Reisman, a partner in New York's Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle, has been appointed to investigate allegations that…

Illinois House Impeaches Blago

The Illinois House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to impeach the Pepperdine University School of Law's most prestigious alum, Governor Rod…

RIAA Lawyer Joins Venable LLP

George Borkowski, the ex-RIAA lawyer who helped torpedo the Napster and Grokster file-sharing services, is leaving a slimy trail to…

US Attorney for Colorado Leaves to Join Private Practice [Video]

From LawCrossing: United States Attorney for Colorado Troy A. Eid has announced his plan to resign and return to private…