morning news roundup

Morning News Roundup for Thursday

This morning's stories: Kathleen Leavey, head of the City of Detroit Law Department, has resigned after referring to one of…

This morning's top stories: Haynes and Boone, a 508-lawyer Dallas-based firm, is freezing salaries, as is Houston's Fulbright & Jaworski...…

Some of our top stories for this morning: London-based Magic Circle firm Allen & Overy is the second to announce…

Good morning! Washington DC's Arent Fox will freeze associate base compensation at the current 2008 rates for 2009... Former Nevada…

Happy Weekend! Here are the top stories: Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg has cut attorneys following annual performance reviews... Larry Stein,…

Here's the big news this AM: Six Dreier LLP survivors have joined Boston’s Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo PC, in the…

This morning's top stories: The London office of Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft has been rocked by the mass walkout of seven…

This morning's stories: US law firm mergers rose slightly in 2008 over 2007; and experts are predicting the trend will…

This morning's top news: The Project for Attorney Retention is suggesting to struggling law firms that they cut associate hours rather than laying…

This morning's top stories: The Commission on Judicial Conduct has admonished Judge Ellen Yacknin for soliciting support from an attorney…

This morning's top posts: Baker & McKenzie is firing six of its New York associates, as a result of the…

This morning's stories: Philadelphia’s Morgan Lewis & Bockius will adopt a "merit-based" bonus system for associates in 2009... US District…