Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft
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Biglaw
This Biglaw Firm Won't Be Moving To A 4-Day In-Office Attendance Policy -- Yet
But attendance will be taken into account for performance reviews. Yikes.... -
Biglaw
Yet Another Am Law 100 Firm Defers Incoming Associates To January 2024
This is unwelcome news for those who expected to start working at the firm this fall. - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
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Biglaw
Biglaw Firm Cuts Associate And Staff Jobs In Latest Layoffs
Cadwalader is letting associates go following 'performance reviews.'
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Biglaw
Biglaw Partner Leaves Firm To Represent Donald Trump In Criminal Case
Bye-bye Biglaw, hello Trumpland. -
Biglaw
This Biglaw Firm Is Raising Associate Salaries For The Third Time In 2022
Third time's the charm when it comes to compensation. -
Biglaw
For The Second Time In A Week, Biglaw Firm Raises Associate Salaries
The firm is showing it can roll with the compensation punches. -
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Biglaw
Biglaw Bonus News Continues To Impress As Another Firm Announces Associate Bonuses
The question remains, how does your firm stack up? - Sponsored
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 06.19.18
* Florida Coastal seeks restraining order against ABA requirement that the school to let students know that they’ll probably not be passing the bar exam. [Daily Business Review]
* Kris Kobach lost his effort to disenfranchise likely Democratic voters based on a series of rank fabrications… but the best part is the judge ordered him to attend CLE as punishment for his cluelessness throughout the trial. [Courthouse News Service]
* Cadwalader Cabinet functions as the “Bloomberg Terminal for financial regulation.” [American Lawyer]
* … And then promptly loses its financial services co-chair to Debevoise. So it’s an up and down kind of day down there. [American Lawyer]
* MillerCoors and Pabst locked in bitter legal battle. Why do mommy and daddy have to fight like this? [CNBC]
* Conversations with minority partners. [Law360]
* A call for Silicon Valley to get behind a privacy law. [Politico]
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Biglaw, Summer Associates
Higher Pay For Fewer Summer Associates -- But Layoffs May Be Looming
Don't let those cushy paychecks distract you from the underlying news here... -
Biglaw, Politics
The Best Apps To Track Trump’s Legal Changes
A Biglaw firm, a T-14 law school and more get in on the action. -
Biglaw, Layoffs, Partner Issues
'Project Rightsize' Strikes Again: Another Office Bites The Dust
On a happier note, congrats to the firm's ten new partners and seven new special counsel! -
Biglaw, Career Alternatives
Biglaw Or Big Toys? The Decision Was Easy For This Partner
Work-life balance actually matters in the toy business. How was this Biglaw partner to know?
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 10.18.16
* “I promise you that we will be united against any Supreme Court nominee that Hillary Clinton, if she were president, would put up.” So much for honoring the will of the people: Senator John McCain has pledged that Senate Republicans will continue to block Supreme Court nominees from receiving hearings to replace the late Antonin Scalia on the high court. We’ll have more on this later today. [CNN]
* Matthew Apperson, the man who fired a gun at George Zimmerman during a road rage incident, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after being convicted of attempted second-degree murder and aggravated assault. Apperson’s wife said Zimmerman is getting “a hall pass to go out there and continue to be reckless.” [New York Daily News]
* “Returning to Cadwalader at an exciting time of growth for the firm was an easy decision.” After losing two of its litigation practice leaders earlier this year, Cadwalader has started to replenish its ranks by rehiring Jason M. Halper, a former 14-year veteran of the firm who decamped to Orrick in 2014. Welcome back! [Big Law Business]
* Sigfredo Garcia, the suspected shooter in the murder of Florida State law professor Dan Markel, was supposed to be tried on November 14, but his trial date was pushed back to December 6. In the meantime, perhaps co-defendant Katherine Magbanua will be inclined to flip on those who allegedly arranged the hit. [Tallahassee Democrat]
* Citing a lack of evidence, a judge has thrown out riot charges against radio journalist Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! for her coverage of the North Dakota oil pipeline protests. She says she’ll continue to cover the protests, noting that “[t]he state’s attorney must respect freedom of the press and the First Amendment.” [New York Times]
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Biglaw, Lateral Moves, Partner Issues
Musical Chairs: The Latest Lawyer Losses At A Top Biglaw Firm
A number of these partners were current or former practice chairs. -
Biglaw, Layoffs
Biglaw Firm To Close Two Offices, Lay Off 25 Lawyers
Is your law firm conducting lawyer layoffs? -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 08.09.16
* Did Cadwalader make the wrong move in canceling its summer program? [Law and More]
* The American Bar Associate needs to embrace change or be “left in the dust,” ABA executive director Jack Rives declared at the organization’s annual meeting. [ABA Journal]
* If your legal practice includes international arbitration, get ready to head to India. The Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration (MCIA) begins proceedings this month and hopes to attract corporations as a popular arbitration destination. [Forbes]
* The Paul, Weiss investigation into Roger Ailes that has grown in scope is uncovering all manner of interesting tidbits about the cable news giant. [Vanity Fair]
* Looking to elevate your Foreign Corrupt Practices Act skillz? [FCPA Professor]
* How did this Supreme Court Term fare in terms of transparency? [Fix the Court]
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Biglaw, Summer Associates
After Rainmaker Departures, Biglaw Firm Cancels Summer Program
This firm is forgoing its D.C. summer program in 2017. -
Antitrust, Biglaw, Lateral Moves, Partner Issues
Musical Chairs: Cadwalader Antitrust Stars Decamp For Paul, Weiss
What does this move say about the futures of the two firms? -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 08.05.16
* Judge Olu Stevens, who famously said he would not “check his First Amendment rights at the courthouse door,” will be dropping his suit against the Kentucky Judicial Conduct Commission. He remains charged with six counts of misconduct related to public comments made about the exclusion of black jurors. [WDRB] * Four partners from Cadwalader […]