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Top 10 Cities with Great Quality of Life and Law Firm Presence

Summary: What are the best places to live that also have big and medium-sized law firms? In 2015, the population of Denver,…

Law Firms Use Bonus Clawbacks to Curb Lateral Poaching

Summary: Law firms are fighting back against lateral poaching. Law firms find new associates using two methods--hiring recent law school…

Susman Puts Other Bonuses to Shame

Summary: Susman Godrey delivered their bonuses to associates this year in a big bundle, bigger than any other firm has…

Sioux City Attorney Charged with Hit-and-Run

Summary: A Sioux City attorney will spend time in jail for hitting two pedestrians and a car without stopping at…

Certain Law Firms Will Be Hurt by Associate Salary Increase, Report Claims

Summary: A report states that certain law firms will be hurt financially because of the Cravath Effect.  In June, Cravath,…

Crowell and Herrick Explore Merger Option

Summary: Crowell & Moring and Herrick Feinstein have entered into discussions about merging the two firms into a larger Am…

Midsize Firms Avoid Bonus Race

Summary: Midsize and midmarket law firms are refraining from joining in on the end-of-year bonus competition between Big Law and…

Boutiques Join in On Bonus Season

Summary: A new trend of beating the bonus rates set by Cravath has started with another boutique announcing their higher…

Florida Attorney Caught Bringing Loaded Gun to Courthouse

Summary: A Florida attorney was discovered with a loaded gun in his backpack as he entered the courthouse to attend…

Two Law Firms Step Forward to Up the Bonus Scale

Summary: One law firm is upping the associate bonus scale amount while another is including more than just associates in…

Austin Attorney Slammed for Fabricating Evidence

Summary: A judge has ordered an Austin-area attorney to pay over $175K for making up evidence and make false statements.…

A Poem for Female Attorneys Who’ve Ever Encountered “Mansplaining”

Summary: While female attorneys may not be able to stop mansplaining, at least they can laugh about it.  It's hard…