Law Firms Provide Safe Rides for New Year’s Revelers
Law firms across the nation are starting a New Year's tradition -- sponsoring cab rides for intoxicated revelers. Woods &…
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When Companies Go Under, Law Firms Become Employment Casualties [Video]
From LawCrossing.com: In recent months, when companies have been forced to succumb to mergers or bankruptcy in the wake of the economic…
Greenspoon Marder Expands, Adds Four Lawyers
Fort Lauderdale, Florida's Greenspoon Marder has opened a new office in Stuart, Florida, adding four attorneys. The 72-lawyer firm added…
Two Thirds of Law Firms Expect Lower 2009 Revenues; 51% to Terminate Staff
Two-thirds of all US law firms expect lower 2009 revenues, although the economic harm to date has mostly hurt large…
How Should Law Firms Deal With a 0% Attrition Rate?
From Bruce MacEwen's blog: An unspoken, and certainly uncelebrated, aspect of the law firm associate personnel model is built-in attrition.…
Three Philadelphia Law Firms Cut Staff
Three law firms in The City of Brotherly Love have laid off lawyers or support staff in recent days. A…
Blog: Drinker Biddle and Wolf Block To Have Xmas Layoffs
Above the Law claims that Philadelphia's Drinker Biddle & Reath will let 20 people go on Friday, one week before…
Linklaters’ Top-Paid Lawyer Earned “Satisfactory” £3.4 Million in 2008
Linklaters LLP, the second-largest London law firm by revenue, paid its top earner £3.4 million pounds ($5 million in real…
Law Students Face Drought in Summer Associate Posts
A shortage of legal work in 2009 is sure to dry up the pool of summer associate positions for law…
Former Bush Solicitor General Returns to King & Spalding
Former Bush Administration Solicitor General Paul Clement is returning to the Washington, DC office of Atlanta's King & Spalding. "We…
“Onslaught of Bankruptcies” Means Steady Increase in Law Jobs
From the AE Feldman Blog: Executive search firm, A.E. Feldman, says the surge in bankruptcies is creating opportunities for candidates…
White & Case Lawyers Bill as Much as $1,260 an Hour
Over 70% percent of large law firms surveyed raised their billing rates this year, with one firm charging more than…