Mentoring Program for Female Lawyers Redresses Discrimination
Hope you're interested in Canada this morning. Canada.com has a story about the frustrations faced by female lawyers, and a…
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Squire Sanders Latest to Lay Off Staff; May Merge With Seyfarth Shaw
Alvin Davis, managing partner of Squire Sanders' Miami office, has told the National Law Journal that Miami employees laid off…
Tip: Greenberg Traurig Laying Off “Numerous” Associates
A JDJournal tipster says that Miami's Greenberg Traurig is laying off "numerous" associates in New York City. Greenberg Traurig has…
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…
Wildman Harrold Lays Off “Approximately” 10 Attorneys [Update]
Wildman Harrold Allen & Dixon has confirmed that the Chicago-based law firm has laid off "approximately" 10 attorneys. About half…
Reduced Hours for Associates Instead of Layoffs?
The Project for Attorney Retention (PAR), an initiative of the Center for WorkLife Law at University of California Hastings College of…
Kirkland & Ellis Showing Associates, Partners the Door
Kirkland & Ellis is edging some senior associates and income partners toward the door as part of its "regular annual…
DLA Piper Freezes Associate Salaries
DLA Piper associates were greeted with this email on Friday: 2008 has indisputably been one of the most challenging economic…
Orrick Freezes 2009 Associates and Consultant Pay
Frisco's Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLC will freeze associate and consultant salaries in 2009. Associates were notified by the following…
How Should Law Firms Deal With a 0% Attrition Rate?
From Bruce MacEwen's blog: An unspoken, and certainly uncelebrated, aspect of the law firm associate personnel model is built-in attrition.…
O’Melveny & Myers Announces Associate Bonuses
"Multiple tipsters" tell Above the Law that O'Melveny & Myers associates in California and DC received voicemails today, confirming that…