Morning Roundup
Good morning everyone! Today is Thursday, September 9th. Here's a quick recap of yesterday's stories. Winston & Strawn LLP added two partners…
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Houston’s AZA Law Firm Named as Formidable Opponent in National Corporate Counsel Survey
Houston’s Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Anaipakos Law Firm was named an "awesome opponent" in a survey conducted by Wellesley, Mass.-based BTI…
Law Firm Mergers Ramp Up in Second Quarter
Law firm merger activity picked up during the second quarter of 2010, with a total of ten completed mergers involving…
Management Shakeup at Troutman Sanders
Stephen E. Lewis, head of Troutman Sanders corporate practice, will take over as managing partner of the firm beginning Jan. 1,…
Chadbourne & Parke Restoring Salaries
In April, Chadbourne & Parke cut associate salaries and promised that some or all of the money would be returned…
FTC Closes its Doors to New Applicants
Deferrals, layoffs, low offer rates for summer associates... what's next? Apparently things have gotten so bad that even the federal…
Survey: Legal Industry May Be ‘Stabilizing’
According to the Hildebrandt International Peer Monitor Economic Index, the economic health of the legal industry has stopped declining for…
BLS: Legal Industry Lost 2,700 Jobs in July
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday that the US legal services industry lost another 2,700 jobs in July, a…
Labor Bureau Says Legal Industry Lost 25,000 Jobs in Recession
According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 34% of the legal services jobs created since the 2001 recession have…
US Legal Sector Lost 4,200 Jobs in February
According to a report issued Friday by the US Department of Labor, the legal services sector shrank by 4,200 in…
Legal Industry Lost 1,300 Jobs in January
The legal services industry continued to slash payrolls in January with a loss of 1,300 jobs, according to the US…