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'Staggering' Jump in Law Firms Planning to Expand Nonequity Partner Ranks

By Andrew Maloney | December 8, 2023

The average annual growth in income partner classes at some of the most profitable firms between 2017 and 2022 was 13.4%, while at other large, two-tier partner firms, it was 4%, according to a report this week.

4 minute read

International Edition

'It Just Isn't Worth My Time' Say Slaughter and May Associates of Pro Bono

By Charlotte Johnstone | December 8, 2023

The associates say they work long hours just to do their regular work and that there's no time for hours on pro bono.

3 minute read
International Edition

Year-End Bonuses Top $300K for Several Boies Schiller Associates

By Dan Roe | December 4, 2023

The litigation shop's formula compensation system rewards associates for originating clients and contributing to contingency cases.

2 minute read

International Edition

Kirkland, Quinn, Davis Polk, Wachtell and Sidley Line Up to Match Cravath Salary Scale

By Patrick Smith | November 30, 2023

Quinn Emanuel, which is matching the latest base salary scale and bonuses, is expecting profits to increase more than 20% this year.

5 minute read
International Edition

Paul Weiss, Dechert and Others Match Cravath Salary Scale

By Patrick Smith | Justin Henry | November 29, 2023

Paul Weiss and Baker McKenzie also said they will pay "discretionary" or "premium" bonuses for high-performers.

3 minute read
International Edition

Weil, Cooley and BCLP Latest Firms to Announce 2024 Partner Promotions

By Habiba Cullen-Jafar | November 29, 2023

Most of the promotions across the three firms were in the US, but five of Weil Gotshal's promotions were in its London office.

5 minute read
International Edition

Cravath Exceeds Milbank Salary Scale for Senior Associates

By Patrick Smith | November 28, 2023

Cravath said it will also match last year's year-end bonus scale, and foreign associates will receive the bonus corresponding to the calendar year in which they started. Paul Hastings and McDermott said they will match the Cravath scale.

2 minute read
International Edition

Some Things are More Important than Corporate Law

By Paul Hodkinson | November 19, 2023

The Israel-Gaza conflict and threats to the rule of law in various countries are putting the importance of daily commercial legal practice into perspective, writes the Global Lawyer.

5 minute read
International Edition

Slaughter and May Ups NQ Pay to £125,000

By Charlotte Johnstone | November 17, 2023

The hike now puts the firm in line with other elite UK firms.

2 minute read
International Edition

Simpson Thacher Latest Partner Promotions Span US and London Offices

By Habiba Cullen-Jafar | November 16, 2023

A quarter of the promotions were in the firm's London office.

3 minute read
Delaware Law Weekly

Morris Nichols' Bankruptcy & Restructuring Group Adds 2 Attorneys

By Victoria Pfefferle-Gillot | February 12, 2024

Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell announced the recent additions of Brenna Dolphin and Clint Carlisle to the firm's bankruptcy and restructuring practice.

2 minute read
New York Law Journal

Attorneys 'On the Move': Hinshaw Adds Financial Services Litigator; SEC Enforcement Attorney Joins Davis Wright

By Patricia Kane | February 8, 2024

And other announcements of recent hirings and promotions of New York attorneys.

4 minute read
The American Lawyer

Compensation, Work-Life Balance Among Top Drivers of Associate Satisfaction

By Dan Roe | February 7, 2024

Opportunities for career advancement and flexible attendance policies were also among the biggest determinants of associate retention, a new report from the NALP Foundation found.

3 minute read
New Jersey Law Journal

Federal Judge Allows Ackerman to Withdraw Representation After 'Communication Breakdown' With Client

By Colleen Murphy | February 5, 2024

"Movant has represented that Novella, plaintiff's principal, has been unwilling to comply with plaintiff's discovery obligations despite movant's requests that he do so," U.S. Magistrate Judge Jessica S. Allen said.

4 minute read
Pro Mid Market

Midsize Moves: Balch & Bingham Hires Williams Mullen Partner, Neal Gerber Adds Robbins DiMonte Partner

By Victoria Pfefferle-Gillot | February 2, 2024

Balch & Bingham announced that the firm has welcomed Liz Williamson as a partner in the environmental and natural resources practice in the Washington, D.C., office; Neal Gerber Eisenberg announced the addition of Jonathan Ksiazek as a partner in the labor and employment practice group

2 minute read
The American Lawyer

Bridging the Divide in Hybrid Work Models: Adapting the Apprenticeship Model and Shifting Measurement Focus

By Kathleen Pearson | February 2, 2024

The legal sector, traditionally reliant on apprenticeship models for training and development, faces unique challenges adapting to hybrid work environments.

8 minute read
The American Lawyer

Did Davis Polk's Performance Review System Help the Firm Prevail at Trial?

By Jane Wester | February 2, 2024

Granular testimony from Davis Polk partners, current and former, added strength to the law firm's defense, says Jessica Taub Rosenberg, co-chair of Kasowitz Benson Torres' employment practices and litigation group.

3 minute read
New York Law Journal

'You Need Specific Examples': What Employers Can Learn from Davis Polk Retaliation Verdict

By Jane Wester | February 1, 2024

More than a dozen current and former Davis Polk partners testified in the course of the trial, along with several current and former professional development staff members. That level of detail gave weight to the defense.

3 minute read
The American Lawyer

Goodwin, Citing Performance Reviews, Parts With Number of Associates

By Patrick Smith | February 1, 2024

As part of an attorney evaluation process, "each year, the firm facilitates the transition of lawyers who are not performing at the high standards that our clients expect of us," Goodwin said in a statement Thursday.

2 minute read
The Legal Intelligencer

People in the News—Feb. 1, 2024—Sweet Stevens, McAndrews Mehalick

By Victoria Pfefferle-Gillot | February 1, 2024

Sweet, Stevens, Katz & Williams has announced the promotions of attorneys Maria B. Desautelle and Rose E. McHugh to senior associates.

2 minute read

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