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Obama Helps D.C. Firms

Obama Helps D.C. Firms

President Obama has made decent changes that are benefiting lawyers and law firms in the Washington, D.C.  area. As promised, more work has been made for the government, which has…

Jones Walker Re-Elects William H. Hines as Managing Partner

Jones Walker Re-Elects William H. Hines as Managing Partner

The partnership of Jones Walker has re-elected William H. Hines as managing partner of the firm. Hines will serve a second consecutive five-year term as managing partner, effective Jan. 1…

D.C. Bar Reports That, Despite Economy, Good Being Done

D.C. Bar Reports That, Despite Economy, Good Being Done

The Washington Business Journal:  Major DC firms are still doing work pro bono despite downsizing and the current economic lag.  The report was just released by the District of Columbia…

DC AG Limits FH; AFGE Is MAD

DC AG Limits FH; AFGE Is MAD

District of Columbia Attorney General Peter Nickles is amending a flexible hours plan for attorneys, and the American Federation of Government Employees, Local 1403 is challenging the move. Since it…

Roetzel & Andress “Regretfully Releases” 13 Associates

Roetzel & Andress has “regretfully released” 13 associates and 18 non-lawyers, firm President Jeffrey Casto has announced. Three of the lawyers were at its headquarters in Akron, Ohio, and three…

Clifford Chance Launches Fellowship for 1Ls

Clifford Chance announced today a joint effort with the Georgetown University Law Center to establish the Clifford Chance International Public Interest Summer Fellowship Program. The Clifford Chance Fellowships will provide…

Arnold & Porter “Best” DC Law Firm for Employees

Fortune Magazine says DC law firm Arnold & Porter is not only the best DC law firm for which to work; it is the 21st best company to work for…

O’Melveny & Myers Announces Associate Bonuses

O’Melveny & Myers Announces Associate Bonuses

“Multiple tipsters” tell Above the Law that O’Melveny & Myers associates in California and DC received voicemails today, confirming that first year associate bonuses would be $27,500. The bonus scale…