Kirkland and Ellis Shakes Up Their Money Pot
Summary: It’s that time at Kirkland & Ellis to mix things up and reallocate how their partner profits for equity…
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Big Law Firms Only Slowly Hiring More Women
The gap between male and female lawyers is slowly closing in Big Law firms, up from 15 percent of partners…
Survey Finds Deep Dissatisfaction Among Women Partners
A survey of nearly 700 women law firm partners revealed an “intense dissatisfaction” with the compensation gap between men and…
Survey Shows Women Partners Are On The Increase
A survey released Monday by Project for Attorney Retention shows law firms have “made significant advances in retaining and promoting…
Revenue Down But Profits Up at Stevens & Lee
Gross revenue declined to $108.6 million at Stevens & Lee in 2009, a 1 percent decrease from the $109.7 million…
Kelley Drye Ends Mandatory Retirment Policy
Kelley Drye & Warren, which is facing an age-discrimination suit from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, said it is dropping…
Group Asks NALP For More Accurate Partnership Info
Citing a desire to better understand law firm diversity, a group of scholars and legal professionals sent a letter asking…
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…
Revenue and Profits down, PPP up at Dickstein Shapiro
As a firm, Dickstein Shapiro shared the country's economic woes in 2009 with revenues dropping by 4.78% and profits dipping…
Revenue, Profits Get a Boost at Crowell & Moring
Crowell & Moring reported 2009 gross revenue of $296 million – a 14.5 percent jump from 2008’s $339 million –…
Revenue and Profits Decrease at Munger, Tolles
Munger, Tolles & Olson reported decreases in both revenue and profits per equity partner in 2009. Revenue decreased 4.5% to…
Revenue and Profits Rise at Arnold & Porter
Arnold & Porter reported an increase in gross revenue in 2009, increasing 2% to $524 million. Overall head count at…