Some prominent BigLaw firms are among the early adopters of the new .law domain name extension. DLA Piper; Russell and Goldstein; and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom have each…
If jurors feel hunger pangs during the trial of three former Dewey & LeBoeuf leaders, there’s good reason: Upscale restaurants are a backdrop for meetings discussing management decisions in the…
Lawyers hate mistakes. They can be career-killers if you make them as an associate. Lawyers worry that clients will fire them or sue them if they make a mistake as…
Dewey & LeBoeuf inflated bills sent to clients the law firm didn’t expect to ante up, in order to increase the amount of booked receivables, a former director of the…
Corrected: At the close of the first day of the ABA’s House of Delegates meeting, the House’s Committee on Issues of Concern presented talks that were “intended to be provocative.”
Introducing Paulette Brown, outgoing ABA president William Hubbard joked that Brown clearly has the strength and stamina to take up the presidency—because if you try to join her on…
A company that fired its law firm, then accepted a $4 million settlement from the U.S. Department of Defense, can’t sue the firm on the ground the settlement should have…
Most of the 90 partners who left K&L Gates in the last seven months were nonequity partners who left after a process of “rational” performance reviews, according to law firm…
Corrected: Women who have brought change to the legal profession by cutting paths that might ease the journey for those following can plot and plan all they want, but sometimes…
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., speaking to an oft-cheering audience on his home turf, exhorted lawyers to do more pro bono work and to help finance free legal services…
The benefits of having a diverse workplace are well-established. In fact, a lack of diversity can even have a negative effect on the bottom line. So why haven’t law firms…
There are still some considerable obstacles when it comes to attorneys and bar associations embracing legal technology and collaborating with legal service providers to close the access-to-justice gap for millions…