Associates

About one-fifth of lawyers and staffers considered suicide at some point in their careers, new survey says

A new survey of lawyers and staff members hailing mostly from BigLaw has found that anxiety, depression and isolation remain at concerning levels, despite a slight decrease in the percentages since the survey last year.

May 10, 2022 12:55 PM CDT

As associate hiring spiked in 2021, how many new hires left within the first year?

Associate hiring and attrition spiked last year, leading to “boomerang” hiring and a greater percentage of associates leaving within one year, according to a survey of law firms released last week by the NALP Foundation for Law Career Research and Education.

May 2, 2022 9:29 AM CDT

DLA Piper adds 27 private equity lawyers; ‘this is just the beginning,’ says US vice chairman

A group of 27 private equity lawyers is leaving Honigman to join DLA Piper in Chicago.

Apr 22, 2022 9:28 AM CDT

What factors drive attorney turnover? Compensation isn’t the only issue, new report says

Compensation may be the proximate cause that entices associates to leave their law firms, but “the root cause may run deeper,” according to a report released Thursday.

Apr 21, 2022 2:51 PM CDT

Which law firms are tops for flexibility? For culture? Yale Law Women releases 2022 findings

There is some good news to celebrate, as women and people of color continue to progress in the legal field, according to Yale Law Women’s Top Firms Report for 2022.

Apr 21, 2022 9:09 AM CDT

Law firms increasingly offer title of partner to lure lateral associates

Law firms are increasingly dangling the prospect of partnership status to lure needed associates from other law firms.

Apr 12, 2022 3:02 PM CDT

43 restructuring lawyers jump from this law firm to Paul Hastings

Forty-three restructuring lawyers, including 18 partners, are leaving Stroock & Stroock & Lavan to join Paul Hastings in what is one of the largest lateral group moves of the 21st century.

Apr 1, 2022 9:59 AM CDT

Lateral hiring rebounded at an unprecedented rate of nearly 111% in 2021, NALP says

Lateral hiring at law firms was up nearly 111% in 2021 following a 30% decline in 2020, according to the National Association for Law Placement.

Mar 30, 2022 10:31 AM CDT

Fewer associates appear ready to move to new firms after ‘great reshuffling,’ recruiters say

The hot market for associates is cooling slightly, as associates appear more reluctant to make lateral moves and law firms are becoming more cautious in hiring, recruiters told Law.com.

Mar 15, 2022 2:52 PM CDT

Alleged phony lawyer practiced law at New York law firm

A Buffalo, New York, law firm hired a phony lawyer who represented at least nine clients, according to a press release announcing charges against the alleged fraudster.

Mar 10, 2022 9:38 AM CST

Yale law grad, a ‘Survivor’ contestant, says career can’t rule out ‘lifelong dreams that you’ve had for decades’

Keller Lenkner associate Daniel Strunk is back on the job in Washington, D.C., after participating as a Survivor contestant in season 42, which premiered March 9. He has been a Survivor fan since he was 7 or 8 years old.

Mar 10, 2022 8:38 AM CST

After BigLaw associate goes missing, her husband is named a person of interest

The FBI and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation have joined the search for an Indianapolis associate at Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani who has been missing since late February.

Mar 9, 2022 11:37 AM CST

Surpassed as associate pay leader, Davis Polk matches Cravath as other firms join in

For nearly a week and a half, Davis Polk & Wardwell set the scale for associate pay when it announced that it was paying $215,000 to $396,500 to associates.

Mar 7, 2022 10:41 AM CST

Weekly Briefs: Summer associates see higher offer rates; judge won’t dissolve NRA

Offer rates climb for summer associates Offer rates for summer associate spots last year reached their highest mark since 2007, according to a report released Tuesday by the National Association for Law Placement. Fifty-eight percent of callback interviews resulted in offers for summer positions, according to the report, Perspectives on…

Mar 4, 2022 2:18 PM CST

After Davis Polk sets new bar for associate raises, Cravath ups the ante

Updated: All eyes were on Cravath, Swaine & Moore after Davis Polk & Wardwell announced associate raises last week that set a new, higher standard.

Mar 1, 2022 9:21 AM CST