Jenner & Block is opening a new office Los Angeles, putting at the helm two litigation partners lured from the local office of Kirkland & Ellis. The new LA outpost…
The layoff numbers have hit a depressing mark: In the last 15 months, more than 10,000 lawyers and legal staffers have lost their jobs at major law firms.
A legal consultant says summer associate programs could be on the way out, spurred by the economic downturn and by firms’ informal analyses showing that lawyers hired from the programs…
In a trial that begins today, New Jersey law firm Lowenstein Sandler is fighting a tort claim that it caused the collapse of another, smaller law firm.
Sixth-year associate Heather Eisenlord hopes to visit as many as 15 locations in an upcoming year-long world trip. During that time, she might practice not-for-profit law, or teach English to…
For years, David Koller had been following what he calls the money train, seeking the best—and highest-paying—jobs to help him advance in his career and pay “the nut” on his…
Last year, some summer associates were complaining about too much fattening food and alcohol. “They throw numerous social events that last for eight hours, including heavy drinking,…
Chapman and Cutler announced a program 18 months ago that gave third-year associates a choice: They could work more hours for more pay, or fewer hours…
Less than two weeks after announcing that it planned to lay off 11 attorneys and 19 staff members, a Northeast regional firm is opening a new office in Providence, R.I.,…
A hedge fund based in the United Kingdom has just raised another $47 million that may now be invested in commercial litigation cases in the United States.
Amidst all the fingerpointing over the dismal state of the economy, excessive executive bonuses and the billable hour, the obvious hasn’t yet been stated, a well-known Yale law grad writes.
Above the Law founder David Lat actually entered the legal blogosphere in 2004 as the anonymous “Article III Groupie” via the legal blog Apr 9, 2009 8:39 PM CDT