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Herbert Smith Avoids Involuntary Redundancies

Herbert Smith, which announced in April a redundancy consultation at its London HQ, targeting 84 positions, will not need to…

McDermott Will & Emery has cut pay for its summer associates to $135,000, down from the Biglaw standard $160,000. McDermott…

Ladas & Parry has hired Michael Cornman, Jay Bondell, and Meyer Gross, all former partners at New York intellectual property…

When Mayer Brown laid off 45 lawyers and 90 staff in April, it promised "placement opportunities with pro bono organizations…

Torrance, California-based personal injury law firm AgnewBrusavich has awarded 27 scholarships to seniors from 16 local high schools. The firm…

Seven bankruptcy lawyers at the Los Angeles office of Kirkland & Ellis have left the firm to join Jones Day.…

Foley & Lardner, which announced three hires earlier this month, has brought on three more lawyers in New York. Barry…

The Young Lawyers Division of the Philadelphia Bar Association will award its Diversity Scholarships to five local law students at…

Online sources say that Jones Day has announced a salary freeze affecting all support personnel and staff across the firm,…

Columbia Law School has announced its Social Justice Pathways Fellowship program, which is basically equivalent to the kinds of public…

According to Citi Private Bank's Managing Partner Confidence Index, 71% of survey respondents expect demand for legal services to be…

Akin Gump has announced the hiring of partners Nicholas Porritt and William White for its litigation practice in Washington DC.…