Law Firm Associates

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'Without It, Some May Have Left': Slaughters Associate Illuminates Firm's Reduced Hours Policy

By Charlotte Johnstone | January 4, 2024

The scheme, which goes firmwide this week, offers associates "a real chance to reset their career", said Michael Craig, a disputes and investigations associate.

6 minute read

International Edition

Senior Partners—Retention, Not Cyber Crime, Is Your Biggest Issue in 2024

By Krishnan Nair | January 1, 2024

Cyber threats are real and dangerous—but good old fashioned retention is number one, and goes to the very heart of your firm's success and survival, writes The Global Lawyer.

5 minute read
International Edition

Sachdev to Shawyer: The UK's Most Influential Hires of 2023

By Charlotte Johnstone | December 22, 2023

The year was awash with team hires, star exits and English law debuts, as certain big-name moves even prompted the industry to question one particular firm's very survival.

4 minute read

International Edition

Ex-Visiting Attorney at Gibson Dunn Sentenced to 2 Months in Prison for Insider Trading

By Abigail Adcox | December 21, 2023

Romero Cabral Da Costa Neto, 33, of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was sentenced on Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Carl J. Nichols in Washington, D.C.

3 minute read
International Edition

WhatsApp Messages Between Ex-Clifford Chance Lawyer and Brother Examined in Insider Trading Trial

By Habiba Cullen-Jafar | December 21, 2023

The brothers have been on trial at Southwark Crown Court, after being charged by the FCA with six offences of insider dealing and three offences of fraud by false representation.

2 minute read
International Edition

From Rose-Coloured Glasses to Disillusionment: The Emotions Lawyers Experience on the Partner Track

By Charlotte Johnstone | December 18, 2023

'It's like wading through treacle to get to the promised land and finding that in the promised land there is just more treacle,' said one lawyer in a new academic study.

3 minute read
International Edition

Slaughter and May Makes 'Reduced Hours For Reduced Pay' a Permanent Option

By Charlotte Johnstone | December 14, 2023

Following a successful trial starting in 2021, the firm's 'switch on/switch off' model will be taken forward in the New Year.

2 minute read
International Edition

Host of UK Firms Bolster Pay for US Associates in Bid to Match Rivals

By Charlotte Johnstone | December 14, 2023

Salary and bonus increases kicked off by Milbank and Cravath have caused UK firms to offer the same, meaning junior associates in the US earn almost a third more than in the UK.

2 minute read
International Edition

Simpson Thacher to Require Four Days in US Offices in 2024

By Patrick Smith | December 11, 2023

In-office mandate adherence will be a factor in overall pay for Simpson personnel, with the firm saying noncompliance could affect compensation, sources said.

2 minute read
International Edition

Layoffs at K&L Gates Hit Associates in 3 US Offices

By Justin Henry | December 8, 2023

Every year, K&L Gates manages headcount based on "personnel performance, client demand and related reviews," which typically result in "personnel decisions," the firm's representative said in a statement. Leaders declined to comment directly on the cuts.

3 minute read
The Legal Intelligencer

Weber Gallagher Snags Vaughan Baio Leader in Bid to Broaden Litigation Portfolio

By Amanda O'Brien | February 20, 2024

Madeline Baio's current work in commercial litigation on behalf of transportation companies sits outside of the firm's primary focus on general liability.

4 minute read
The Recorder

'Literally Nothing Walkable': Why Gibson Dunn Moved to Downtown Palo Alto

By Dan Roe | February 20, 2024

The firm left an office park on Page Mill Road in search of a location near the homes of some attorneys and within several blocks of a train for others.

5 minute read
The American Lawyer

The Sweet Spot Between Microaggressions and Empty Words: Threading the Needle on Associate Feedback

By Amanda O'Brien | February 20, 2024

Law firms and partners may struggle to deliver appropriate guidance to rising attorneys while keeping diversity, equity, and inclusion standards in mind. But getting it wrong has real costs.

5 minute read
Pro Mid Market

Midsize Moves: Rothman Gordon Adds K&L Gates Associate, Wilson Turner Welcomes Back Partner From Van Dermyden

By Victoria Pfefferle-Gillot | February 16, 2024

Rothman Gordon announced that Natalia A. Holliday has joined the firm as an associate; Wilson Turner Kosmo announced that the firm welcomed back Loleena Ansari May to its employment practice group as a partner, where she'll focus on conducting independent workplace investigations and assessments.

2 minute read
Texas Lawyer

McKool Smith IP Associate Becomes Patent Holder With Bar Exam Study App

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | February 16, 2024

McKool Smith intellectual property litigation associate Kyle Ryman was recently awarded a patent for an app that delivers a study system that helped him earn a top score on the Texas Bar Examination.

2 minute read
Daily Report Online

Columbus Attorney Leads Purported Self-Defense Claim to $20.7M Wrongful Death Verdict

By Mason Lawlor | February 16, 2024

"When you sense that something is wrong, you need to look into it. You need to get the experienced consultants, and experts necessary to figure out the science of a case because things aren't always as they appear, and that certainly turned out to be the case here," lead attorney Teresa Tomlinson of Hall Booth Smith told the Daily Report.

4 minute read
The Legal Intelligencer

People in the News—Feb. 16, 2024—Weber Kracht

By Victoria Pfefferle-Gillot | February 16, 2024

Weber Kracht and Chellew announced that Kathryn Liebhaber, a senior associate attorney with the firm, has been appointed to the board of directors of Perkasie Pride.

3 minute read
The Legal Intelligencer

People in the News—Feb. 15, 2024—Willig Williams, Kraus Jenkins

By Victoria Pfefferle-Gillot | February 15, 2024

Willig, Williams & Davidson announced that associate Felicia Carter has been selected to serve as one of seven attorneys on the Philadelphia Bar Association's Young Lawyers Division (YLD) executive committee.

3 minute read
The Recorder

Complying With Ethical Rules as a Law Firm Associate

By Shari L. Klevens and Alanna Clair | February 13, 2024

Associates owe professional duties to their clients that are independent of their believed lack of seniority, according to Dentons' Shari Klevens and Alanna Clair.

6 minute read
Delaware Law Weekly

Richards, Layton & Finger Associates Accepted Into LCLD Programs

By Victoria Pfefferle-Gillot | February 13, 2024

Richards, Layton & Finger announced that Nicole Henry has been accepted into the 2024 Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) Fellows program, and Anastasia Bowes and Maya Jackson have been accepted into the 2024 LCLD Pathfinders program.

3 minute read

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