X

American Lawyer

Schedule Set for ALM’s Second Litigation Summit

ALM’s The American Lawyer, The National Law Journal and Corporate Counsel will present the second annual "The Litigation Summit: The…

Cravath Considers Marketing Team

Corporate law firm Cravath, Swaine & Moore plans to employ new tactics to help drum up business, according to a…

Morning Roundup

Good morning everyone! Today is Monday, July 12th. Here's a quick look back at Friday's stories. Is Lindsay Lohan hitting…

Jenner & Block Rated Nation’s Top Pro Bono Firm

Jenner & Block was named the top law firm in the country for pro bono service for the third year…

Report Shows Legal Sector Again Shedding Jobs

The latest numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed the legal sector lost 3,900 jobs in June. And that’s…

Munger, Tolles Tops AmLaw A-List

Kudos!  The Los Angeles based firm Munger Tolles & Olson has been placed for the third year running at the top…

Baker & McKenzie Replaces Skadden Atop AM Law 100

American Lawyer released its top 100 law firms Thursday and, as it notes in its summary of the rankings, things…

Law Firm Diversity Declines in 2009

According to Am Law Daily’s annual “Diversity Scorecard” the largest 191 U.S. law firms became less diverse in 2009. In…

AmLaw: Cadwalader Still #1 for Layoffs

The American Lawyer has updated its list of AmLaw 200 law firms by percentage layoffs since January, 2008. More than…

Survey: McKee Nelson Best for Handling Layoffs

Out of 92 firms surveyed, McKee Nelson did the best job of handling layoffs this year. According to The American…

AmLaw: Cadwalader #1 for Layoffs

The American Lawyer has assembled a list of AmLaw 200 law firms by percentage layoffs since January, 2008. More than…

ABA: Law Firms Working on Collapsed M&A Deals May Never Get Paid

The ABA Journal reports: Law firms working on mergers and acquisitions typically get paid when and if a deal closes.…