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BigLaw firm lays off 43 business staffers

Hogan Lovells has laid off 43 members of its business services staff in the United States and Mexico.

Oct 26, 2020 9:27 AM CDT

Afternoon Briefs: Lawyers favor Biden in individual donations; cities sue over ‘anarchist’ label

Lawyers favor Biden campaign in individual donations Presidential campaign donations by individual lawyers heavily favor Joe Biden, according to a Reuters analysis. Individual lawyers gave $29 million to Biden’s campaign and just under $1.75 million to the re-election campaign of President Donald Trump. The Biden predilection includes lawyers at Jones…

Oct 23, 2020 4:15 PM CDT

Afternoon Briefs: 1 murder count tossed in George Floyd case; DOJ lawyer turned away from courthouse

Judge tosses one murder charge against officer in George Floyd death A Minnesota judge on Thursday tossed one of the charges against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd. Judge Peter Cahill of Hennepin County dismissed a third-degree murder charge but allowed charges of second-degree…

Oct 22, 2020 4:59 PM CDT

Former Greenberg Traurig lawyer is an ‘alleged serial bank robber’

A former Greenberg Traurig lawyer was arrested in Coral Gables, Florida, on Tuesday evening as a suspect in two bank robberies and three attempted bank robberies.

Oct 22, 2020 11:10 AM CDT

BigLaw partner settles suit alleging rape by bartender

A Mayer Brown partner has settled a lawsuit against Brennan’s of Houston for an alleged October 2015 rape by a bartender who worked there.

Oct 21, 2020 4:30 PM CDT

These BigLaw firms had the most partner exits; one firm says pandemic changed career plans

Kirkland & Ellis had the most partner departures this year among larger law firms, followed by Boies Schiller Flexner, according to an analysis of lateral partner movement by legal consulting firm Decipher.

Oct 20, 2020 2:40 PM CDT

Afternoon Briefs: Secretaries get extra bonuses at this law firm; AG Barr warns of liberal DAs

Secretaries at this law firm get extra bonuses; associates left out Goodwin Procter will pay an extra $1,000 to all secretaries to recognize “hard work during these challenging times,” according to an internal email obtained by two legal publications. The law firm won’t be paying special bonuses to associates, however.…

Oct 19, 2020 1:34 PM CDT

BigLaw firm offers buyouts to staff members

Greenberg Traurig has offered voluntary buyouts to staff members at a majority of its U.S. offices.

Oct 19, 2020 11:53 AM CDT

Seyfarth Shaw is in ‘restoration phase’ after malware attack

Seyfarth Shaw announced Thursday that the law firm has worked tirelessly this week to protect its confidential data after a malware attack last weekend.

Oct 16, 2020 10:09 AM CDT

Afternoon Briefs: Another BigLaw firm pays special bonuses; judge charged with stealing campaign funds

Willkie Farr will pay special bonuses Willkie Farr & Gallagher has announced that it will be paying special bonuses ranging from $7,500 to $40,000, falling in line with a scale set by Davis Polk & Wardwell. The firm also expects to pay year-end bonuses “in accordance with our normal practices,”…

Oct 9, 2020 3:31 PM CDT

Baker Botts lays off 50 staff members, citing workplace shift created by COVID-19 pandemic

Baker Botts will lay off 50 staff members in office services and secretarial services, the law firm confirmed Thursday.

Oct 9, 2020 11:30 AM CDT

As its workforce shrinks, this BigLaw firm restores salaries and reorganizes

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner has cut 4% of its global workforce and reorganized practice groups since undertaking a strategic review last year.

Oct 8, 2020 10:41 AM CDT

Sidley Austin will provide scholarships, internships to law students to settle Labor Department diversity probe

Sidley Austin has agreed to improve its tracking of demographic statistics on summer associate applicants, associate bonuses and staff member promotions to settle allegations that it failed to adequately collect the data.

Oct 8, 2020 10:09 AM CDT

Afternoon Briefs: Top DOJ officials backed family separations; judge forgives gunman who killed her son

Top DOJ officials said to be ‘driving force’ in family separations Former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and his deputy attorney general, Rod Rosenstein, told federal prosecutors in 2018 that they had to prosecute immigrants who were in the country illegally, even if it meant separating families, according to a…

Oct 7, 2020 4:24 PM CDT

Sheppard Mullin lays off staffers as it restores pay

Lawyers and staff members at Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton will be getting full paychecks and make-whole payments for money withheld because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Oct 7, 2020 9:19 AM CDT