2016 Am Law 100 List Shows Law Firm Growth Slowdown
Summary: This week, The American Lawyer released its annual list, Am Law 100. The American Lawyer released its list of…
ABA Journal
ABA Recommends Protections for Law School Faculty
As the legal industry sheds jobs and as sluggish growth in the sector continues as a trend, law schools are…
ABA Defers Vote on Proposal to Push Back Law School Graduate Employment Reporting
A proposal to push back the reporting of law school graduate employment rates by a month was deferred to August…
Zvi Goffer and Two Others Convicted in Insider-Trading Case
The ABA Journal reported on a fraud conspiracy case that involves convict Zvi Goffer and two others who are charged…
Jones Day Drops The Axe in L.A and Dallas
Jones Day, this year’s No. 4 ranked law firm in the AM Law 200, has laid off staff at its…
Intellectual Property Firm Darby & Darby Is Closing
In a statement issued to The ABA Journal, Darby & Darby, an intellectual property boutique in operation for over a…
Dewey & LeBoeuf Lays Off 30 Administrative Staffers
The ABA Journal has confirmed with Dewey & LeBoeuf that the firm laid off 30 administrative staff members today. These…
76% of Young Lawyers Happy with Their Career Choice
A new study by the American Bar Foundation, of 4,160 individuals who became lawyers in 2000, has found that 76%…
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…
Lawyers Dressing Up to Avoid Being Laid Off
The ABA Journal reports that more lawyers are dressing up for work, ditching their causal wear to impress superiors and…
Bienenstock to Make GM Into “Futuristic” Automaker
Yesterday we reported that General Motors had hired Dewey LeBoeuf’s Martin Bienenstock, who worked on the Enron bankruptcy and was…
White & Case Lawyers Bill as Much as $1,260 an Hour
Over 70% percent of large law firms surveyed raised their billing rates this year, with one firm charging more than…