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NALP Foundation Report Reveals High Associate Hiring and Attrition Rates in 2022

The NALP Foundation for Law Career Research and Education's annual Update on Associate Attrition report released on April 18 shows…

BigLaw Firm Attributes Associate Job Cuts to Performance Evaluations

Ropes & Gray, a leading global law firm, has recently stated that any job cuts made at the firm result…

Federal Circuit Chief Moore Shocks Legal Community with Bold Move to Unseat Judge Newman

Chief Judge Kimberly A. Moore of the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has filed a complaint against…

Shearman & Sterling Implements Further Staff Reductions in Latest Cost-Cutting Move

Shearman & Sterling, a New York-based law firm, has announced that it will conduct another round of staff reductions, following…

Lawyers Love Their Jobs, But Battle Stress: Shocking Survey Results Revealed

A recent survey conducted by Law360 Pulse revealed that 83% of surveyed attorneys reported experiencing stress at least some of…

Cooley Postpones Commencement of First-Year Associates in Unprecedented Move

Cooley LLP, a Silicon Valley-based law firm, has postponed the start date for its incoming class of new associates until…

Top Cravath Partner Defects to Rival Davis Polk After Just Two Years

Davis, Polk & Wardwell has announced hiring David Portilla, a bank regulatory lawyer from Wall Street law firm Cravath, Swaine…

Shockwaves in the Legal Industry as Layoffs Surge Amidst Economic Slowdown

The legal industry is grappling with layoffs as the global economy faces headwinds, causing dealmaking demand to slow down. This…

Viral sensation: BigLaw associate’s call for 24/7 availability with “no exceptions, no excuses”

A presentation given by a Paul Hastings associate to junior colleagues containing advice on what to expect in BigLaw has…

Gunderson, Silicon Valley Law Firm, Announces Layoffs of Attorneys Across Multiple Offices

Silicon Valley-based law firm Gunderson Dettmer has recently announced layoffs affecting 10% of its attorneys, paralegals, and staff. The move…

Latham & Watkins Recruits Antitrust Partner from Linklaters in London

Latham & Watkins, a prominent U.S. law firm, has appointed Simon Pritchard, an experienced antitrust partner, to its London office.…

Lowenstein Sandler Shocks Industry with Sudden Layoffs due to Market Shift

Law firm Lowenstein Sandler has confirmed the layoff of 16 business services professionals in its New York, New Jersey, and…