Law firm increases clerkship bonus to $105K

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has increased its clerkship signing bonus to $105,000. Clerks who complete two qualifying clerkships would get an additional $20,000 bonus. Above the Law and Law360 had the story. On Tuesday, Above the Law published a form letter from Quinn Emanuel sent to a number of…

Feb 1, 2018 2:15 PM CST

Dechert says outsourcing was reason for layoffs of lawsuit plaintiffs

Dechert says in response to a discrimination lawsuit that it laid off two payroll managers because it upgraded its technology and outsourced their jobs.

Feb 1, 2018 8:00 AM CST

Nearly 1 million UK law firm passwords are available on the dark web, report says

Websites that collect stolen and leaked credentials had about 1.16 million email addresses from the 500 top law firms in the United Kingdom, according to cybersecurity firm report.

Jan 25, 2018 7:00 AM CST

Former Winston partner appeals decision sending her gender bias case to arbitration

A former Winston & Strawn partner is asking a California appeals court to vacate a judge’s order that sends her gender bias case against the firm to arbitration. Constance Ramos’ petition for a writ of mandate argues that Winston & Strawn’s arbitration clause applies only to matters concerning the terms…

Jan 23, 2018 11:59 AM CST

Former Dentons associate is sentenced to prison after misdemeanor plea in alleged extortion plot

A former Dentons associate has been sentenced to five months in prison after pleading guilty to a lesser charge in an alleged extortion plot against his law firm.

Jan 23, 2018 8:00 AM CST

11th Circuit refuses to reinstate fired Dolphins coach’s defamation suit against Paul Weiss law firm

A federal appeals court has refused to reinstate a lawsuit by a fired Miami Dolphins coach who claimed the law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison defamed him in an investigative report of bullying by team members. The Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against former…

Jan 19, 2018 8:00 AM CST

Tax issues reportedly slow merger talks between Bryan Cave and UK law firm

Tax issues have reportedly held up merger talks between Bryan Cave and U.K. law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner. The firms are discussing full financial integration rather than a merger using the looser Swiss verein structure, and that will create tax issues, the American Lawyer reports. The story relies on unidentified…

Jan 17, 2018 12:46 PM CST

Large law firms’ secret information from big-money clients entice cyberthieves

If personal and confidential data are the currency in today’s electronic world, then law firms are sitting on a gold mine.

Jan 1, 2018 2:50 AM CST

Millennial lawyers are forging their own paths—and it’s wrong to call them lazy

As younger attorneys flood the workforce and begin replacing the retiring baby boomer ranks, even the most conservative law firms are realizing the need to reshape corporate culture and embrace millennials’ tech-savvy, self-confident and flexible point of view.

Jan 1, 2018 12:00 AM CST

The top 10 legal news stories of 2017

It’s hard to imagine a year more packed with major legal news than 2017, much of it generated by President Donald Trump's administration. We may never get used to the frenetic pace. Here are 10 stories—themes, really—that dominated legal news reports.

Dec 22, 2017 9:00 AM CST

Ex-BigLaw partner who claimed he was duped by in-house counsel is suspended for altered bills

The Georgia Supreme Court has suspended a former BigLaw partner for submitting altered bills to a corporate client that included work done for personal clients of an in-house lawyer.

Dec 18, 2017 8:00 AM CST

SeaWorld sanctions motion claims Covington recruited ‘puppet plaintiffs’ in consumer class action

SeaWorld contends in a sanctions motion that Covington & Burling should pay more than $1.9 million in attorney fees incurred by the park for defense of a “frivolous” class action brought for alleged improper purposes. The Dec. 1 motion claims Covington lawyers worked with an advocacy group to find “puppet…

Dec 6, 2017 7:00 AM CST

Former Paul Weiss lawyer gets prison time for child porn

A former staff attorney at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison was sentenced to five years in prison last Friday for distributing videos of child sexual abuse. The lawyer, Jason Mark Sims, will also be on supervised release for 10 years, Law.com reports. He pleaded guilty in the case on…

Dec 5, 2017 8:00 AM CST

Nixon Peabody opens tech incubator for LGBTQ entrepreneurs

Nixon Peabody’s San Francisco office is now home to a rainbow crew of LGBTQ startups, with seven already part of the new StartOut Growth Lab and about a dozen in the pipeline.

Dec 1, 2017 1:50 AM CST

Lessons from the past can propel your future

Dec 1, 2017 1:35 AM CST