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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…

Study: Biglaw Firms Must Do More for Diversity

Study: Biglaw Firms Must Do More for Diversity

A new study by the Minority Corporate Council Association says biglaw firms must do more to ensure that minority, female and LGBT attorneys have the same career opportunities as their…

Wolf Block May Dissolve

Wolf Block May Dissolve

Philadelphia-based Wolf Block’s partners will meet today to discuss dissolving the 106-year-old law firm. A large group of Wolf Block lawyers are talking to Cozen O’Connor about joining the firm.…

Law Firm Layoffs Spark Lawsuits

The ABA Journal notes that an unprecedented wave of law firm layoffs is leading to a second wave of ex-employee lawsuits. The suits could air “salacious allegations that once remained…

Detroit’s Top Lawyer Resigns After “Ghetto Court” Remark

Detroit’s Top Lawyer Resigns After “Ghetto Court” Remark

Attorney Kathleen Leavey, head of the City of Detroit Law Department, has resigned after referring to one of the city’s courts as “a ghetto court.” Leavey said her comment was…

Muslim Former Foley & Lardner Associate Alleges Discrimination

Muslim Former Foley & Lardner Associate Alleges Discrimination

Zafar Hasan, a former associate in Foley & Lardner’s Chicago office, can proceed with an employment discrimination suit against the law firm, the 7th US Circuit Court of Appeals today…