It’s Official: Mayer Brown Freezing Salaries
Above the Law reported two weekends back the rumor that Biglaw colossus Mayer Brown would freeze salaries for 2009. Now…
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Cooley Godward Lays Off 52 Attorneys, 62 Staff [Update]
Tipsters to Above the Law are telling the legal tabloid blog that "Cooley Godward has decided to make significant layoffs…
ATL: Blank Rome May Lay Off Up to 50 Associates
Above the Law, always the first to hear about law firm layoffs, informs the blogosphere that Philadelphia's Blank Rome is…
Are Biglaw Firms Freezing Salaries Without Telling Anyone?
Anonymous sources are telling Above the Law that their 2009 paychecks are identical to their 2008 ones -- with no…
No Bonuses? Pay Freezes? How About Having to Pay to Work?
Above the Law quotes an unnamed source at Clifford Chance , that partners will have to actually pay the firm…
Lawyer of the Day: P’Ta Mon
I discovered this ad via Digg, and immediately decided to see if it was legit. It is. P'Ta Mon (pronounced…
ATL’s Law School Students of the Year
Above the Law has announced its Law School Students of the Year, although the accolade is clearly a sarcastic one.…
ATL Readers Choose “Lawyer of the Year,” and It’s Exactly Who You’d Expect
Above the Law has announced its Lawyer of the Year, based on a reader poll. And it's exactly who you'd…
Rumor: More Layoffs Looming for DLA Piper? [Update]
DLA Piper, the world's largest law firm (by number of lawyers) which employs more than 3,700 counsel in 28 countries, may…