Midsize Firms / Regional Firms
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Holland & Knight, Layoffs, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Paralegals, Real Estate, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants
Nationwide Layoff Watch: More South Florida Suffering
The bad news continues to roll in. Becker & Poliakoff, which just announced across-the-board pay cuts for its lawyers, isn’t the only Florida firm that’s hurting. From a report by Julie Kay, for the upcoming issue of the National Law Journal: In another sign of the hard times facing the legal industry, particularly in real-estate […] -
Biglaw, Layoffs, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Money, Real Estate, Skaddenfreude
Nationwide Pay Raise Cut Watch: NY to 141?
Earlier this month, there was some discussion in the comments about law firms possibly cutting associate salaries to cope with the economic downturn. The scenario sounded far-fetched — but maybe it’s not as far-fetched as some might have hoped. Look, we aren’t saying that the sky is falling. There’s a world of difference between a […] - Sponsored
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Advertising, Blogging, Law Firm Names, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Weirdness, YouTube
Adventures in Law Firm Marketing: Lawyers in Lederhosen?
Most law firm name changes are pretty silly. The general approach: lop off all names after the first two. If you like, squish the surviving names together into one word, to make yourselves seem contemporary and cool. E.g., “WilmerHale.” (A law firm marketing firm would charge you five figures for that advice.) Okay, so how […]
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Biglaw, Litigators, McKee Nelson, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Securities Law, Wall Street
Nationwide Layoff Watch: McKee Nelson Says Further Cuts Are 'Unlikely'
An interesting article in today’s New York Times — by Lynnley Browning, author of the earlier Biglaw perks piece — focuses on the subprime mortgage mess and current investigations into the adequacy of disclosures to investors. Investigators are focused on Wall Street, but lawyers involved in the securitization process may also face scrutiny. Government investigation […] -
Associate Bonus Watch 2007, Bonuses, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Money, Skaddenfreude
Associate Bonus Watch: Midsize / Regional Firms
Our recent open thread about boutique law firms prompted another request for more beyond-Biglaw discussion: Not really a tip, but how ’bout a thread on midsize firms — not quite big law, which has been going on for a while, and not quite boutique, which you just recently posted. I’m talking 75-200 attorney type firms […] -
Biglaw, Job Searches, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Summer Associates
The American Lawyer Summer Associate Survey: Open Thread
The American Lawyer just announced the results of its 2007 summer associate survey. Interestingly enough, the highest-scoring firms weren’t necessarily the biggest firms with the most lavish programs. From Paul Jaskunas’s article: Small is beautiful, at least in the eyes of 2007’s summer associates. While respondents to our Summer Associates Survey liked big firms, they […] -
Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Kramer Levin, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Money, Perks / Fringe Benefits
Biglaw Perk Watch: Associate Client Fees
Here’s an interesting (and potentially lucrative) Biglaw benefit, which was recently brought to our attention: How about a Biglaw perk watch thread on associate client fees? For example, at Kramer Levin, if an associate brings a new client to the firm, he or she gets 7 percent of all fees collected from that client. The […] -
Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Money, Skaddenfreude
AGG Draws a Line in the Sand
The Atlanta firm Arnall Golden Gregory is refusing to match the recent round of raises to $145,000 for first year associates by Alson & Bird and several other competitor firms. They put a lot of thought into the decision: AGG matched the February increase on March 1. Ever since, Kitchens said, he and his partners […] - Sponsored
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Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Money, Skaddenfreude
AGG Draws a Line in the Sand
The Atlanta firm Arnall Golden Gregory is refusing to match the recent round of raises to $145,000 for first year associates by Alson & Bird and several other competitor firms. They put a lot of thought into the decision: AGG matched the February increase on March 1. Ever since, Kitchens said, he and his partners […] -
Email Scandals, Lawsuit of the Day, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Romance and Dating, Sex Scandals
Lawsuit of the Day: Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
Ah, the perils of office romance. This was passed along to us by a tipster, who wrote: “This new lawsuit involving one of Connecticut’s largest and oldest firms caught my eye this morning.” Stephanie Ancillai; Thomas Diascro v. Michael Lamoureux 10/29/2007 HHD-CV07-5014300-S Intentional infliction of emotional distress. Plaintiff Ancillai broke off relationship with defendant, who […] -
Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Job Searches, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Money
Fall Recruiting Open Thread: 'Lifestyle' Law Firms?
Is there such a thing as a “lifestyle” law firm? We’ve previously expressed skepticism: “[I]n every law school class, some people believe in kinder, gentler law firms. And lavender unicorns.” Interestingly enough, we’ve been hearing that this recruiting season, New York’s top Biglaw shops aren’t placing much emphasis on “lifestyle.” While firms continue to talk […] -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Job Searches, Layoffs, McKee Nelson, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Money
Nationwide Layoff Personnel Reconfiguration Watch: McKee Nelson
As noted recently in The American Lawyer, the credit market crisis isn’t good news for firms with big securitization / structured finance practices. We previously discussed the topic here. One firm mentioned in Ben Hallman and Aruna Viswanatha’s AmLaw article was McKee Nelson. Hallman and Viswanatha wrote: “[S]maller niche firms are more vulnerable [to credit […] -
Biglaw, Media and Journalism, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Money, Skaddenfreude
Are Midsize Firms Where It's At?
That’s the question posed in this very interesting article, by Leigh Jones for the National Law Journal. It begins: In recent weeks, some midsize firms have implemented drastic reductions to their billable-hour requirements for first-year associates in order to enhance training and to appease clients who are increasingly resistant to paying for new lawyers’ starts […]
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