Lawyers in the London office of DLA Piper who volunteered to walk away from their jobs in exchange for a sweeter severance package are getting only one month’s extra pay.
Law firms informing in-house counsel about planned fee increases aren’t being taken seriously, according to one corporate lawyer speaking at a conference last week.
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman has agreed on $10 million to settle a bankruptcy trustee’s claim that the law firm failed to disclose a conflict of interest in its representation of…
Despite dire predictions for the traditional BigLaw model by some observers, stunning layoffs now under way at many major firms responding to dismal economic conditions are a good sign as…
Bringing the law firm layoffs total since Feb. 27 close to the 2,700 mark, a regional business firm based in Connecticut has just announced that it is cutting five attorneys…
Two more well-known law firms have confirmed layoffs today: Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker is asking 44 associates and 87 staff members to leave in its U.S. offices, and Chadbourne…
Asked by a federal judge in Utah to recover money on behalf of investors allegedly fleeced by a claimed Ponzi scheme operator, Val Southwick, a receiver has focused on two…
Some lawyers are giving up their BlackBerrys for iPhones, preferring the latter gadget’s big screen and slick interface. Others are holding on to their BlackBerrys because they offer greater e-mail…
The most recent wave of law firm layoffs comes after law firms delayed job cuts, hoping the economy would improve enough to avoid such drastic measures, according to a law…