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Recession Hits the Jury Pool

Readers of our page have seen numerous posts on the effect the recession has had on the court system around…

1,100 Legal Jobs Lost in January

This week the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the latest employment report. The legal sector lost 1,100 jobs in January,…

The State of the Union: What to Watch for

Tonight may well be the most important speech of President Obama's political life. His signature issue, health care reform, is…

Bonus Season – DLA Piper Says Yes

We don't know yet how much, but DLA Piper /a>has informed its associates that there will be bonuses this year.…

2,000 Jobs Lost in September for the Legal Sector

Unless you live in a cave, by now you've probably heard that the latest numbers from the US Bureau of…

Law Firm Mergers are up in Third Quarter

According to a new report from Altman Weil 13 US law firms announced mergers in the third quarter. Although still…

Bryan Cave Pays Associates to Not Come to Work

In 1933 the Federal Government began paying farmers to not grow crops, in the hopes that reducing the supply would…

Survey: Legal Industry May Be ‘Stabilizing’

According to the Hildebrandt International Peer Monitor Economic Index, the economic health of the legal industry has stopped declining for…

Dundas and Wilson To Cut 50 Jobs

Dundas and Wilson, Scotland’s biggest law firm, plans to cut 50 jobs from all three of its offices, citing a…

Legal Industry Lost 1,300 Jobs in January

The legal services industry continued to slash payrolls in January with a loss of 1,300 jobs, according to the US…

UK Lawyers In Trouble

The troubles affecting the financial sector are beginning to spread to the legal industry in the UK. Large law firms…

South Korean Blogger Jailed Without Bail

He goes by the username “Minerva,” after the Greek goddess of wisdom. He rose from anonymity in South Korea, for…