Practice Management

Ex-lawyer Tom Girardi’s former CFO had escape plan and lavish spending habits, ex-fiancee testifies

The former chief financial officer of the now-collapsed Girardi Keese law firm in Los Angeles asked his former fiancee to flee to the Bahamas with him in 2022, she testified Tuesday in the embezzlement trial of disbarred lawyer Tom Girardi.

Aug 21, 2024 11:09 AM CDT

Joining handful of competitors, BigLaw firm requires NYC office presence 4 days per week

Latham & Watkins is requiring its lawyers in New York City to be in the office four days per week beginning in 2025.

Aug 21, 2024 9:08 AM CDT

Are insurance defense firms in ‘aggressive hiring mode’? New hires sought amid salary disadvantage

An administrative partner at Tyson & Mendes has painted a bleak picture for insurance defense law firms seeking to boost their head count.

Aug 21, 2024 8:44 AM CDT

Clifford Chance partner wrote ‘happily ever after’ post before he died in yacht disaster

Updated: A partner at Clifford Chance and his wife are among six people confirmed dead after a superyacht sank off the Sicily coast during a storm Monday.

Aug 20, 2024 11:43 AM CDT

Disbarred lawyer Tom Girardi has smaller hippocampus than 98% of population, neurologist testifies

Updated: A neurology professor testified last week that disbarred lawyer Tom Girardi has such a small brain hippocampus that 98% of people likely have a larger one.

Aug 19, 2024 2:33 PM CDT

Ex-bankruptcy judge who tried to avoid deposition in romance case ordered to take ethics training

A former bankruptcy judge has been sanctioned for trying to avoid a deposition by submitting to an unauthorized off-the-record interview with the law firm that employed his romantic partner.

Aug 19, 2024 12:37 PM CDT

New metric inspired by baseball stats aims to measure real value of lawyers’ work

The Thomson Reuters Institute is introducing a new metric that measures how well lawyers are generating fees and collecting them by comparing them to their peers.

Aug 19, 2024 9:18 AM CDT

‘Professional development strategy’ is reason for delayed start date for associates, midsize firm says

Midsize law firm Bass, Berry & Sims is pushing back the start date for its 22 incoming associates from September to January. The delay is a “professional development strategy” intended to give current junior associates more experience in transactional matters amid an uptick in such work, said Kerry Price, the…

Aug 15, 2024 11:25 AM CDT

Disbarred lawyer Tom Girardi ‘didn’t seem all there’ in late 2020, ex-employee testifies in embezzlement trial

A public defender representing disbarred lawyer Tom Girardi in his embezzlement trial asked a former accounting employee Tuesday about a secret bank account being used by other lawyers at his now-closed law firm.

Aug 14, 2024 12:47 PM CDT

This BigLaw firm tops ‘A-List’ despite lower gross revenues

Munger, Tolles & Olson is No. 1 in a ranking of “A-List” law firms that is based on a combination of cultural and financial factors.

Aug 14, 2024 8:46 AM CDT

Lawyer accused of misappropriating up to $282M allegedly handed firm control to disbarred attorney

Updated: A lawyer accused of misappropriating up to $282 million from as many as 60,000 debt-relief clients, either through intentional or “grossly negligent” conduct, had employed a disbarred lawyer alleged to be running the operation.

Aug 13, 2024 3:49 PM CDT

How to choose a legal tech company

While it’s clear that legal technology is necessary, what’s not so crystal is determining which legal tech company will be the best fit for your law firm.

Aug 13, 2024 9:07 AM CDT

Holland & Knight loses about half its Philadelphia lawyers to this firm

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.

Aug 12, 2024 1:18 PM CDT

BigLaw bonus leader makes announcement that will please associates

A law firm known for its industry-leading announcements on bonuses and pay hikes will be paying summer bonuses this year.

Aug 8, 2024 12:04 PM CDT

Former counsel sues BigLaw firm for alleged disability discrimination

A former counsel at Mayer Brown who was diagnosed with breast cancer in April 2022 has filed a disability bias lawsuit against the law firm.

Aug 8, 2024 11:48 AM CDT