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Survey: Legal Department Spending Took Rare Drop in ’09

Survey: Legal Department Spending Took Rare Drop in ’09

Law departments reduced their total legal spending for the first time in 10 years in 2009, according to the 2010 Law Department Survey from Hildebrandt Baker Robins. According to the survey,…

In-House Counsel Look to Rein In Legal Spending

In-House Counsel Look to Rein In Legal Spending

A study from Robert Half Legal reveals 25 percent of in-house counsel surveyed plan to decrease its work with outside firms in the next 12 months and 61 percent expect…

Employment Lawsuit Has Lady Gaga Crying Foul

Employment Lawsuit Has Lady Gaga Crying Foul

Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, has been hit with a lawsuit by her former boyfriend and business associate Rob Fusari.  He alleges that he was Germanotta’s mentor…

Morning Roundup

Morning  Roundup

Good morning everyone! Today is Tuesday, February 23, and here’s a look back at yesterday’s stories… Steve Epstein joined Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson as a partner… Albert P.…

Morning Roundup

Morning Roundup

Good morning! Today is Wednesday, January 6, and here’s a look back at yesterday’s news. A federal judge has upheld most of a new law regulating tobacco companies and advertising……

Female Lawyers Still Earning Less Than Males

Female Lawyers Still Earning Less Than Males

According to The Law Society, the representative body for solicitors in England and Wales, female solicitors earn 29% less than male colleagues in the UK. This is slightly better than…

Addleshaw Goddard Offers Reduced Hours, Sabbaticals

Addleshaw Goddard Offers Reduced Hours, Sabbaticals

Addleshaw Goddard, which laid off 19 partners in February and 85 staff in May, has approved new measures to save money on compensation. Some attorneys will work a four-day week…

Akin Gump to Lawyers: Bonuses If You’re Good, Penalties If You’re Naughty

Akin Gump to Lawyers: Bonuses If You’re Good, Penalties If You’re Naughty

Dallas’ Akin Gump is altering its salary plan to reward lawyers who are on track to bill 2,000 hours by the end of the year. Those lawyers receive a supplemental…

California Judges to Lose Perks; Some May Leave State

California Judges to Lose Perks; Some May Leave State

The California Supreme Court has voted unanimously not to review Sturgeon v. County of Los Angeles, which means judges in the nation’s largest county may lose up to $50,000 a year in…

Sullivan & Cromwell Halves Associate Bonuses

Sullivan & Cromwell Halves Associate Bonuses

Just hours after we reported that Allen & Overy cut its associate bonuses in half, comes the news that New York’s Sullivan & Cromwell has informed its associates of the same…

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