Biglaw Partner Removed From Firm After Wife’s Remains Found In Stairwell
The firm reacted 'swiftly' once made aware of the allegations.
Biglaw Firm Admits To ‘Painful’ Mistake After Displaying Lynching Artwork
That's a pretty big whoopsie.
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It saves the firm a boatload of money.
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These firms are showing associates the money -- if they're in the right market, that is.
Biglaw Partner’s Suspension Quadrupled On Appeal Following Fraudulent Billing Scandal
The order says 'clients were intentionally, dishonestly, and excessively billed for the time.'
Biglaw Firm Rolls Back Salary Cuts Earlier Than Anticipated
The firm is hopeful they'll be able to do make-whole payments in the next phase of recovery.
Am Law 100 Firm Cuts Associate Salaries And Expects Reduced Pay To Last Through The End Of The Year
Salary and 401K cuts on the horizon.
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Biglaw Partner’s Legal License Suspended For Overbilling
She billed clients 3,173 hours that year.
Morning Docket: 12.17.19
* Harvey Weinstein is trying to delay a civil lawsuit because he is suffering from back injuries. [New York Post] * Coca-Cola is looking for a new general counsel. They should make candidates take the “Pepsi Challenge.” [Corporate Counsel]
Biglaw Firm’s Great New Benefit For New Parents: Bill Less
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Morning Docket: 08.15.17
* Credit where credit is due: Attorney General Jeff Sessions wins qualified praise for his forceful condemnation of the Charlottesville violence. [New York Times]
* Donald Trump needs all the legal help he can get -- so he's surely pleased and proud about daughter Tiffany Trump starting up at Georgetown Law this month. (More on this later.) [Washington Post]
* And wouldn't it be incredibly awkward interesting to have Tiffany as a classmate in your Con Law class this semester? [New York Times via How Appealing]
* The ABA will reconsider its controversial, much-criticized changes to how law schools report graduate employment data. [Law.com]
* Taylor Swift prevails in her lawsuit accusing DJ David Mueller of groping her during a photo op. [Law360]
* Merger mania spreads -- from Biglaw to boutiques. [Law.com]
* Tech company DreamHost will resist -- a Justice Department effort to acquire information about visitors to an anti-Trump website set up to coordinate Inauguration Day protests. [Washington Post]
* An investors' lawyer claims that his lawsuit against Duane Morris "could bankrupt that firm." [Law.com]
* There are reasonable arguments for and against splitting up the Ninth Circuit, but the ABA's position is clear: firmly opposed. [ABA Journal]
Biglaw Managing Partner Is Fearful After Enduring Hate Speech
The law is supposed to be a noble profession -- let’s band together do what we can to prevent incidents like this from happening.