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Law Firms Lead with LGBT Benefits

Law firms more than other types of firms in their respective industries are offering equitable benefits to lesbian, gay, bisexual…

Holland & Knight Changes Their Policies to Attract More Women

Florida’s Holland & Knight wants to attract more female lawyers to their firm. That is why they’ve beaten the local…

The Effects of Government Shutdown In and Out of Law Firms

So what’s the toll from the government shutdown? Aside from various agencies and employees being told they can be cut…

After mergers, Broomfield Law Firm Splits Into Three

Corporations, firms, universities, these collective bodies are like alien life-forms, bizarre entities that can fuse together into one, and then…

More Associates Satisfied with Large Firms than in Over a Decade?

More associates are happy with their large law firm jobs than in a decade. How is this possible? With places…

“Asset Deals” an Increasingly Popular Alternative to Law Firm Mergers

Law firms have alternatives to flat out mergers. They could make an asset deal, an arrangement sometimes preferable for the…

Firm Billing Rates Compared

How does in-house counsel stack up in billing rates across the board? A new study by TyMetrix Legal Analytics and…

Despite Rising Economy, Law Firms Remain Demoralized

The economy is doing better than we expected, and that’s good news for everybody. Well, almost everybody. Law firms seem…

Law Firms Urged to Create Succession Plans

A principal from the firm of Altman Weil said that the fear of alienating clients since the recession has become…

Legal Services Industry Adds 1,000 Jobs in December

In the month of December, the legal services sector in the United States gained 1,000 jobs despite the national unemployment…

FBI Arrests 26 People for Immigration Fraud; 21 from Law Firms

In a press release from the FBI, 26 people have been charged by federal prosecutors with filing hundreds of asylum…

Weird Electives at Law Schools Raise Questions

In today's struggling legal industry, law students are still forced to take courses that many would never think twice about…