Associates

Cooley reportedly pushes back start date for incoming associates; are summer programs at risk?

Cooley has pushed back its start date for new associates from November 2023 to January 2024, according to reports by Bloomberg Law and Law.com that rely on anonymous sources.

Apr 12, 2023 9:30 AM CDT

Lawyers report high level of satisfaction with their jobs, but stress remains an issue, survey finds

Eighty-three percent of surveyed attorneys report they are stressed at least some of the time, but 71% of the lawyers would not switch careers if given a chance for a do-over, according to survey findings by Law360 Pulse.

Apr 12, 2023 8:43 AM CDT

BigLaw associate’s admonition to be available 24/7 with ‘no exceptions, no excuses’ goes viral

A Paul Hastings associate’s best-practices advice to junior colleagues in an internal presentation wasn’t that far off the mark, legal observers said. But its tone was lacking.

Apr 6, 2023 9:30 AM CDT

10% of lawyers and staff members laid off at Silicon Valley-based law firm

Silicon Valley-based law firm Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian said in an internal memo Tuesday it is laying off 10% of its lawyers, paralegals and staff members in its U.S. offices “in response to current macroeconomic and market conditions.”

Apr 5, 2023 9:10 AM CDT

Associate cuts were not layoffs, BigLaw firm says

A spokesperson for Kirkland & Ellis says associate cuts last week were not layoffs.

Apr 4, 2023 11:51 AM CDT

Nearly $1,000 an hour is rate for second-year associates at these BigLaw firms

Billing rates for second-year associates at some BigLaw firms are nearing $1,000 an hour, according to a review of bankruptcy fee requests by 10 larger law firms.

Apr 3, 2023 9:20 AM CDT

Florida plastic surgeon accused of killing lawyer who disappeared after going to restroom

A Florida plastic surgeon who filed a lawsuit over alleged medical billing errors by his former employer has been charged with murdering a lawyer representing the defendants.

Mar 27, 2023 10:32 AM CDT

Associate uploaded over 7,900 documents to external Dropbox before quitting, Littler alleges

Updated: Littler Mendelson is accusing a “disgruntled” associate of uploading more than 7,900 documents to an external Dropbox in February.

Mar 23, 2023 3:44 PM CDT

Lateral hiring dropped last year, fueled by decline in associate market, NALP report says

Lateral hiring decreased by 11.5% in 2022 as a result of cooling in the market for lateral associates, according to a report by the National Association for Law Placement.

Mar 22, 2023 3:38 PM CDT

Wigdor blasts DLA Piper’s use of confidential arbitration in case of associate fired after seeking maternity leave

The Wigdor law firm is criticizing DLA Piper for using confidential, forced arbitration to decide the case of an associate fired after seeking maternity leave.

Mar 15, 2023 2:10 PM CDT

Dip in summer associate hiring at firms is bad omen for larger class of 2024, NALP says

Law students in the class of 2024 may find it more difficult to find a job with a larger law firm after graduation, according to one sign of the hiring market.

Feb 28, 2023 12:27 PM CST

Weekly Briefs: Newest SCOTUS justice writes second cert-denial dissent; Roe v. Wade archive to be auctioned

Justice Jackson dissents from cert denial—again Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson hasn’t yet written an opinion in an argued case before the U.S. Supreme Court, but she has written two dissents to denial of certiorari, along with a dissent to a refusal to grant an emergency stay to an execution. All…

Feb 24, 2023 3:40 PM CST

Cooley reportedly pushes back start date for incoming associates; are summer programs at risk?

Lawyers report high level of satisfaction with their jobs, but stress remains an issue, survey finds

BigLaw associate’s admonition to be available 24/7 with ‘no exceptions, no excuses’ goes viral

10% of lawyers and staff members laid off at Silicon Valley-based law firm

Associate cuts were not layoffs, BigLaw firm says

Nearly $1,000 an hour is rate for second-year associates at these BigLaw firms

Florida plastic surgeon accused of killing lawyer who disappeared after going to restroom

Associate uploaded over 7,900 documents to external Dropbox before quitting, Littler alleges

Lateral hiring dropped last year, fueled by decline in associate market, NALP report says

Wigdor blasts DLA Piper’s use of confidential arbitration in case of associate fired after seeking maternity leave

Dip in summer associate hiring at firms is bad omen for larger class of 2024, NALP says

Weekly Briefs: Newest SCOTUS justice writes second cert-denial dissent; Roe v. Wade archive to be auctioned

Former associate must repay law firm for failing to bill promised hours, top state court says

Goodwin Procter averaged gain or loss of 1 lateral associate each day since 2020

BigLaw firm lays off 12 associates and 26 staff members because of ‘economic headwinds’

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