Sidley Austin had an all associates meeting in Washington DC today. Details, or rumors at least, are beginning to trickle out from the meeting, but nothing hard and fast as…
This one comes to us from South Carolina where the state legislature approved a new license plate design available for purchase containing the words “I believe” and the image of…
Today is Wednesday, November 11. At 11 am on November 11, 1918, all fighting stopped in World War 1 and Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the day Armistice Day. It wasn’t until…
A recent survey done of the top 250 law firms in the U.S. shows a loss of over 5,000 lawyers over the past year. 5,259 lawyers, to be exact, were…
With the news that eight of his properties and several vintage automobiles have been siezed by prosecutors, you might expect that Scott Rothstein would be hunkered down licking his wounds…
Stick this one in the “It could be worse…” file. At an all associates meeting today, Covington & Burling announced a freeze on associate salaries for all offices other than…
Katten has split its deferred class of incoming associates into three groups. The lucky group will start in February, as re-scheduled. The second group is being pushed back to October…
Just a few weeks after announcing it was moving away from lockstep compensation and doing away with associate classes, Reed Smith is cutting associate salaries by 20% for all incoming…
John Allen Muhammad, better known as the DC Sniper, is scheduled for execution tonight after the Supreme Court turned down his appeal. Virginia Governor Tim Kaine has also turned down…
Scott Rothstein, the lawyer whose firm has gone into receivership after he was accused of defrauding investors through a ponzi scheme, faces more bad news today. The government is seeking…
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