Troutman Sanders Closing Three Offices in Asia
Summary: Troutman Sanders to exit Asia in May of this year. By the end of May, Troutman Sanders will close…
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Female Employees at Herbert Smith Freehills Paid Less Than Male Counterparts
Summary: Herbert Smith Freehills shared that they paid female employees 19% less in wages than men in the law firm. Herbert…
Why Changes in the Legal Marketplace Matter
Summary: The legal industry has been adapting to a changing marketplace where consumers now control the field. The legal industry…
Former CEO of Health Diagnostic Laboratory Inc. Sues LeClairRyan
Summary: National law firm LeClairRyan is being sued by a former client for providing bad legal advice that caused the…
Susman Godfrey Beats Cravath’s Associate Bonus Scale
Summary: Susman Godfrey's 2017 year-end bonuses beat the Cravath scale. Houston-based law firm, Susman Godfrey, announced Monday that it will…
Do Lawyers like David Boies Ride the Ethics Line too Closely?
Summary: David Boies is known for taking on big cases, one of which involved a dispute between a man and…
Cravath Sets the Scale for This Year’s Bonus Season
Summary: Cravath announced its annual year-end associate bonus on Monday. On Monday, Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP announced its year-end…
Husch Blackwell Cut Number of Partners by Four Percent
Summary: Husch Blackwell will cut 40 lawyers from its firm before the end of the year as a number of…
Non-Lawyers in Texas Law Firms Increase Their Roles
Summary: Law firms have increasingly hired non-lawyers to help with business decisions. Non-lawyers are gaining more power at Texas law…
Study Finds Successful Lawyers More Likely to Be Depressed
Summary: A new study found a correlation between lawyer's success and deterioration of their mental health. Some mistakenly believe that success…
Merger Discussions between Hunton & Williams and Andrews Kurth
Summary: Law firms Hunton & Williams and Andrew Kurth Kenyon are rumored to be deep in merger discussions. Hunton &…
Shearman & Sterling Enacts New Parental Leave Policies
Summary: Shearman & Sterling has made big improvements to their parental leave policies in the United States. Generous parental leave…