Biglaw Firm Gives Great News Before The Holiday Weekend — All Salary Cuts Are Over
And the firm is considering make-whole payments before the end of the year.
Announcing Salary Cuts The Friday Afternoon Before A 3-Day Weekend Leads To Some ANGRY Associates
Associates will see 20 percent cuts as of June 1.
Keeping Law School Accessible When Federal Loans Fall Short
As federal borrowing caps tighten financing options for law students, one organization is stepping in to negotiate the terms they can't secure alone.
Biglaw Firm Enacts Voluntary Leave Amid COVID-19 Upheaval
All in all, a fairly kind austerity measure.
Biglaw Firm Cuts Associate Salaries As It Continues Soldiering On With Merger
Attorneys are seeing a 20 percent pay cut.
Summer Associate Programs Canceled At Firms That Needed To Delay Merger Due To COVID-19 Outbreak
This proposed combination is off to an incredibly rocky start.
Biglaw Merger Postponed Due To ‘Unprecedented’ Coronavirus Challenges
Hopefully things will turn around by summer so these firms can combine.
What Biglaw Can Learn From Personal Injury Firms
How a former insurance agent built a Houston injury practice around systems, empathy, and disciplined advocacy.
Pepper Hamilton And Troutman Sanders Planning To Merge
Two firms look to create another 1,000+ attorney firm.
Biglaw Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Alleges Partner Wanted To Be ‘Sugar Daddy’
Another Biglaw firm is on the defense against claims of sexual harassment.
ATL Holiday Card Contest: The Finalists! (2018)
Which of these law firm holiday cards is the best of 2018? Cast your vote!
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Another Biglaw Firm Matches Market Salaries… Kinda
Associates don't seem happy.
Morning Docket: 07.20.18
* What will happen if SCOTUS were to overturn Roe v. Wade? For one, abortion wouldn't automatically become illegal across America -- that would be up to each individual state. In fact, some states have "trigger laws" ready to go to ban abortion if Roe is ever overturned. Hopefully this won't happen any time soon, or ever. [BuzzFeed] * The University of Illinois at Chicago is moving forward with its planned merger with John Marshall Law School to to establish the UI Chicago John Marshall College of Law. Dean Vikram Amar of Illinois Law wants to make very sure that everyone knows this is "not a joint enterprise in any way." [News-Gazette; Chicago Tribune] * Bless their hearts, but it looks like Winstead won't be taking Troutman Sanders to the rodeo after all. According to inside sources, this Texas-sized merger was simply not meant to be due to billing rates and preferred clientele. [Texas Lawyer] * All rise for new royalty at Dechert, for Sheila L. Birnbaum, the "Queen of Torts" is here! Her Majesty left Quinn Emanuel and brought 28 other lawyers and staff with her to form a product liability and mass torts team at the firm. [Big Law Business] * The White House has named Steven Dillingham as its nominee to direct the U.S. Census Bureau. In case you weren't aware, Dillingham has a law degree from the University of South Carolina. No word yet on whether he's still practicing. [NPR]
Are We Looking At A Texas-Sized Biglaw Merger?
Everything, even the Biglaw merger market, is bigger in Texas.
Eleventh Circuit Benchslaps Biglaw Partner And District Court For Not Following Order
They made the panel MAD.
Biglaw Firm To Close Three Offices, Likely Perform Layoffs
How many lawyers will be affected by the office closures?