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Lawyers Come and Go at Morgan Lewis

Lawyers Come and Go at Morgan Lewis

This week Morgan Lewis lost energy partner Jim Glasgow to Pillsbury, but gained Baker Botts‘ global Oil & Gas Practice head David Asmus. Michael King joins Asmus as a partner…

DLA Piper Defers its Deferred Associates

DLA Piper Defers its Deferred Associates

DLA Piper is making major changes to its associate program, including further deferrals of associates who were deferred back in April. Eighty-five new lawyers were deferred to January, 2010. Now…

Layoffs at Harvard Law

Layoffs at Harvard Law

In May, a JDJournal tipster let us know that Harvard Law School planned to cut staff after a 10% budget cut. Yesterday, the axe fell, as Harvard University announced began…

Morning News Roundup for Thursday

Morning News Roundup for Thursday

Good morning! It’s National Catfish Day. So… there’s that. Here are the top stories: Labor law firm Ogletree Deakins has brought on two associates from Kiesewetter Wise for its New…

BuckleySandler Adds More Lawyers

BuckleySandler Adds More Lawyers

BuckleySandler, founded in March when two Skadden partners left the firm’s Washington DC office, has grown to 55 lawyers with the addition of two lawyers. Stephen Ambrose Jr. joins from…

Dykema Cuts 17 Attorneys, 30 Staff [Correction]

Dykema Cuts 17 Attorneys, 30 Staff [Correction]

This week, big law firm layoffs are back. Dykema, which according to a JDJournal tipster has laid off at least 20 lawyers and 30 staff, has confirmed that 17 attorneys…

Miller Canfield Lays Off 13 More Lawyers

Miller Canfield Lays Off 13 More Lawyers

Detroit’s Miller Canfield, which according to tipsters laid off 25 people last Monday, has let go another 13 attorneys this Monday, according to press reports. The layoffs affected various offices…

Ogletree Brings on Lawyers in New Orleans

Ogletree Brings on Lawyers in New Orleans

Labor law firm Ogletree Deakins has brought on two associates from Kiesewetter Wise for its New Orleans, Louisiana labor & employment law practice group. Elizabeth Harper Emmett represents management in…

Morning News Roundup for Wednesday

Morning News Roundup for Wednesday

Good morning! Here are the top stories: Pinsent Masons will outsource litigation work to a firm in South Africa… A study by KermaPartners reveals that partners are taking jobs with…

Kaye Scholer Slashes Associate Pay

Kaye Scholer Slashes Associate Pay

Kaye Scholer is cutting pay for associates who bill under 1,600 hours this year. First- and second-years who aren’t on track to meet 1,600 hours this year will have their…