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Crowell Law Firm Appoints New Tax Co-Leader, Recruited from Hogan Lovells

U.S. law firm Crowell & Moring made an announcement on Thursday regarding the appointment of a new co-chair for its…

Dechert Law Firm Implements Staff Reductions, Laying off 55 Lawyers and 43 Business Professionals

Dechert, a prominent law firm, recently initiated a series of staff reductions in an effort to align their workforce with…

BigLaw Firms Refuse to Pay for Twitter Verification

Twitter's blue checkmark is no longer just a badge of authenticity; it's now a revenue stream for the social media…

Paul Hastings Recruits Top Kirkland Partner to Revolutionize Investment Fund Practice

Paul Hastings, a US-based law firm, has announced that it has hired John Budetti as partner to lead its global…

NALP Foundation Report Reveals High Associate Hiring and Attrition Rates in 2022

The NALP Foundation for Law Career Research and Education's annual Update on Associate Attrition report released on April 18 shows…

BigLaw Firm Attributes Associate Job Cuts to Performance Evaluations

Ropes & Gray, a leading global law firm, has recently stated that any job cuts made at the firm result…

Federal Circuit Chief Moore Shocks Legal Community with Bold Move to Unseat Judge Newman

Chief Judge Kimberly A. Moore of the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has filed a complaint against…

Shearman & Sterling Implements Further Staff Reductions in Latest Cost-Cutting Move

Shearman & Sterling, a New York-based law firm, has announced that it will conduct another round of staff reductions, following…

Lawyers Love Their Jobs, But Battle Stress: Shocking Survey Results Revealed

A recent survey conducted by Law360 Pulse revealed that 83% of surveyed attorneys reported experiencing stress at least some of…

Cooley Postpones Commencement of First-Year Associates in Unprecedented Move

Cooley LLP, a Silicon Valley-based law firm, has postponed the start date for its incoming class of new associates until…

Top Cravath Partner Defects to Rival Davis Polk After Just Two Years

Davis, Polk & Wardwell has announced hiring David Portilla, a bank regulatory lawyer from Wall Street law firm Cravath, Swaine…

Shockwaves in the Legal Industry as Layoffs Surge Amidst Economic Slowdown

The legal industry is grappling with layoffs as the global economy faces headwinds, causing dealmaking demand to slow down. This…