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Study: West Virginia Has Nation’s Worse Lawsuit Climate

A study conducted by the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform rates West Virginia as having the nation’s worst lawsuit…

Morning Roundup

Good morning everyone! Today is Monday, March 1, and here's a quick look back at Friday's news... Profits and revenue…

U.S. Firms Scale Back London Recruitment According to New Survey

A new survey conducted by “Legal Week” finds that lateral partner hiring by U.S. firms in London fell to its…

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…

Survey: McKee Nelson Best for Handling Layoffs

Out of 92 firms surveyed, McKee Nelson did the best job of handling layoffs this year. According to The American…

Survey: Growing Demand for Multilingual Attorneys

Lawyers who speak more than one language are at an advantage in the job search, according to a survey by…

Study: Dublin Solicitors Suffering Wage Cuts, Layoffs

A survey by the Dublin Solicitors Bar Association reports that 40% of new and low-level solicitors in the city have…

Berwin Leighton Top UK Firm for Lawyer Satisfaction [Correction]

Berwin Leighton Paisner, CMS Cameron McKenna and Norton Rose are the top three UK firms for lawyer satisfaction, according to…

UK Lawyers to Lose 10,000 Jobs by 2011

London's The Times newspaper predicts that up to 10,000 UK lawyers could lose their jobs over the next two years,…

Most Brit Law Students Still Plan Legal Careers

According to a study by Legal Week Intelligence, the percentage of UK law students planning a non-legal career has fallen…

Study: Biglaw Firms Must Do More for Diversity

A new study by the Minority Corporate Council Association says biglaw firms must do more to ensure that minority, female…

35% of Canadian In-House Legal Departments Have Frozen Hiring

According to the 2009 Barometer survey of Canadian in-house counsel, 66% of in-house lawyers feel the economic situation has affected…