The total number of lawyers joining Polsinelli from Holland & Knight is 47, including 35 lawyers who are establishing a Philadelphia office for their new law firm.
Law firms are typically paying $20,000 to $40,000 in referral bonuses to employees who refer associates to their firms for placement, according to one recruiting partner. But some firms are exceeding that figure.
Litigators in this city outpaced all other litigators on billing rates in 2023, according to a recent survey from the National Association of Legal Fee Analysis.
Is the summer-bonus bandwagon for associates getting revved up? Law firms in California, Texas and New York have announced summer bonuses collectively ranging from $2,500 to $30,000.
Surveyed law students at 149 different schools most often chose Kirkland & Ellis as a top place to work in a summer associate position, according to a new survey by Law360 Pulse.
Littler Mendelson told a Texas court last week it is dropping its lawsuit accusing a former associate of uploading confidential law firm documents to her Dropbox.
A majority of surveyed legal professionals are satisfied with their law firms’ attendance policies, a “rather shocking turnaround” from discussions about the issue immediately following the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report by the Thomson Reuters Institute.
Ownership mindset. Is it the secret to success, or something everyone talks about but no one really knows what it means? Maybe both. The purpose of this installment of Survival Guide, Esq. is to demystify the concept of ownership mindset as well as provide a few practical tips on how to cultivate and demonstrate it.
A disbarred New York lawyer who served time for stealing $10.7 million from clients is facing more prison time after pleading guilty in a scheme to defraud the government out of $1.4 million in COVID-19 relief funds.
A former paralegal is under investigation for the unlicensed practice of law for allegedly holding herself out as an attorney in Chatham County, Georgia, for a period of years.
If you want to get hired by Sullivan & Cromwell, be prepared for an “extremely vigilant” review of your background for clues that you participated in or created “a climate of harassment, intimidation and discrimination,” according to the law firm’s senior chair.
