Former North Carolina Democratic Governor Mike Easley is joining the Raleigh offices of Richmond, Virginia’s McGuire Woods. Two former aides from Easley’s scandal-ridden administration, Franklin Freeman and Ruffin Poole, will…
Many law firms are using the economic meltdown as an excuse to end seniority-based pay for associates, adopting “merit-based” systems similar to those used outside the legal profession. Examples in…
McGuireWoods chairman Richard Cullen left a voicemail to his attorneys yesterday evening, announcing that first year salaries will be cut 10%, from $160,000 to $144,000. Salaries for all other associates…
According to a survey by consulting firm Hildebrandt International, US law firm mergers rose slightly in 2008 over 2007; and experts are predicting the trend will increase in 2009 due to…
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