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Simpson Thacher in Midst of Major Layoffs

Simpson Thacher in Midst of Major Layoffs

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett is holding widespread, unannounced layoffs at its New York City headquarters, causing considerable confusion and consternation for lawyers and staff there. On Friday evening, Simpson Thacher…

New York Law Firms Slash Summer Classes

New York Law Firms Slash Summer Classes

The New York Law Journal has published its annual survey of summer class sizes at New York Biglaw firms. Latham & Watkins had the largest cut in class size, of…

Update: Another Laid Off Lawyer Takes Her Own Life

Update: Another Laid Off Lawyer Takes Her Own Life

On April 30th we reported that Mark Levy, a partner at Kilpatrick Stockton, committed suicide at the firm’s DC office. Levy had been asked to leave the firm a day…

Report: Women Still Not Making Partner

According to a report released by the San Francisco-based Project for Attorney Retention, which surveyed 100 American law firms, only 23 of those firms had partnership classes consisting of at…

Simpson Thacher Assigns Associates Pro Bono Work

New York’s Simpson Thacher & Bartlett is sending some of its associates to year-long stints at nonprofit organizations. The firm has extended the duration of its public interest fellowships from…

Lawyers Raise $200,000 for Human Rights

Lawyers Raise $200,000 for Human Rights

An insurance company’s unusual “pyramid scheme” has raised siginificant funds for global human rights organizations. The legal department at Swiss insurance conglomerate ACE Limited created a novel program that leveraged…

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