Drinker Biddle is moving to a merit based pay system, becoming the latest in a string of major law firms to abandon lockstep compensation. Under the new plan associates in…
Good morning everyone! It’s Thursday, the 10th of December, and here’s a look back at yesterday’s news. DLA Piper has brought in a new partner… Senate Democrats have reached a…
Drinker Biddle first opened its doors in Los Angeles back in 2001 but the office never picked up steam and had dwindled down to one partner, two associates, and one…
Drinker Biddle managed to avoid deferring its incoming associates this year by cutting salaries, as we reported back in May. Apparently that wasn’t enough, as sources are reporting more than…
In a year marked by layoffs, deferred start dates and low offer rates, this almost sounds like good news. Drinker Biddle made offers to 25 out of 37 summer associates,…
Working Mother Magazine and Flex-Time Lawyers have announced their 2009 Best Law Firms for Women. The accolade is awarded based on attention to work-life and women’s issues, and the increased…
Recent laterals and layoffs in the legal sector: Greg L. Berk joins Orange County, California’s Carlton DiSante & Freudenberger as a partner, to chair the new Immigration Practice Group. He…
Recent laterals and layoffs in the legal sector: James Donato joins Shearman & Sterling’s San Francisco office as a partner. He was previously with Cooley. Donato is an antitrust lawyer…
Howrey, which laid off 25 staff in April, is adopting an “apprenticeship” program for its incoming associates, similar to that proposed by Drinker Biddle in May. Under Howrey’s Tier 1…
DLA Piper has shed four attorneys from its real estate practice in recent months. Pamela Westhoff left the firm’s Los Angeles office, joining Sheppard Mullin as a partner. San Francisco…
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