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BCG Attorney Search’s Barnes Sues Competitor Kinney Recruiting

BCG Attorney Search’s Barnes Sues Competitor Kinney Recruiting

A major force in the legal recruiting industry is going against an upstart competitor – in court. A. Harrison Barnes, owner and founder of such companies as BCG Attorney Search and…

Akerman Senterfitt Cuts 5 Associates

Akerman Senterfitt Cuts 5 Associates

Florida’s Akerman Senterfitt, which in July announced a 10% cut in associate salaries, has laid off five associates. Two of the five let go are first-years. Akerman Senterfitt was founded…

Obama Nominates 3 to District Court Bench

Obama Nominates 3 to District Court Bench

In more Obamanomination news, the President has nominated three California lawyers to the United States District Court bench. Edward Chen has been nominated for the US District Court for the…

Obama Appoints Familiar Lawyers to Legal Services Corporation

Obama Appoints Familiar Lawyers to Legal Services Corporation

President Barack Obama has appointed two lawyers with whom he has close personal ties to the Legal Services Corporation. Martha Minow is the Dean of Harvard Law School, where she…

Watson Burton Finds Work for Trainees

Watson Burton Finds Work for Trainees

Commercial law firm Watson Burton has offered a job to only one or two of its eight qualifying trainees, according to blawgs. However, the firm has helped all but one…

Tipster: Layoffs at USC Law School

Tipster: Layoffs at USC Law School

According to a JDJournal tipster, there have been stealth layoffs at the USC Gould School of Law. With all of the recent focus on the University of California Law School…

Morning News Roundup for Friday

Morning News Roundup for Friday

Good morning! Here are the top stories: Boston’s Mintz Levin, which just laid off an undisclosed number of attorneys and staff, has cut associate salaries… Lobbying firm BGR Group has…

Tipster: More Layoffs Today at Fulbright & Jaworski [Update 2]

Tipster: More Layoffs Today at Fulbright & Jaworski [Update 2]

We have been covering rumors of ongoing stealth layoffs at Fulbright & Jaworski. We now believe that six associates and four staff were laid off in Los Angeles; 10 staff…

Laid Off Garden Stirling Employees Win Compensation

Laid Off Garden Stirling Employees Win Compensation

A Scottish employment tribunal has awarded £20,000 in compensation to two former staffers at Garden Stirling. The tribunal rejected claims made by 56-year-old paralegal assistant Linda Bruce, and 52-year-old financial…

Law Firm Hirings & Firings

Law Firm Hirings & Firings

Recent laterals and layoffs in the legal sector: John Brownlee joins Holland & Knight as partner in the firm’s McLean, Virginia and Washington DC offices. He was US Attorney in…