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By Samantha Stokes | May 22, 2020
Rates for top associates at firms such as Weil, Gotshal & Manges and Kirkland & Ellis are rising just as a new wave of Chapter 11 bankruptcies gather steam. A filing shows J.Crew paid its lawyers at Weil close to $12 million in the 90 days before the company filed for bankruptcy this month.
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By Christopher Niesche | May 22, 2020
More firms are re-opening their doors.
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By Meganne Tillay | May 22, 2020
The new measure comes after the firm suspended partner pay last month.
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By Legal Week | May 21, 2020
BLA judging panel chair Edward Sparrow and judge Sonya Leydecker discuss their pet peeves when reviewing award entries, and how to make yours stand out from the crowd.
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By Varsha Patel | May 20, 2020
"The strain on our mental health has been outrageous," one female law firm partner participant in the new research by First 100 Years said.
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By Anne Bagamery | May 11, 2020
As the COVID-19 crisis led law firms in the U.S. to cancel or sharply curtail their summer associate programs, firms in France are maintaining their programs, which are an essential part of legal education.
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By ALM Staff | May 11, 2020
The latest: Freshfields delays its leadership election to later this year, while Hill Dickinson cuts all staff pay.
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By Simon Lock | May 6, 2020
The firm has made redundancies in its real estate and commercial investment and development practices.
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By Hannah Roberts | May 5, 2020
According to findings from CV-Library, legal job application numbers also dropped significantly last month.
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By Meganne Tillay | April 29, 2020
One leader said the promotions ensure their firm is in a "position of strength" to face the COVID-19 pandemic.
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By Dan Roe | November 14, 2022
As billable hours dry up in venture capital and emerging companies practices, law firms create a pretext for more cuts to correct overhiring.
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By Bruce Love | November 11, 2022
Arnold & Porter's Apex program was born out of our desire to invest in the firm's next generation of talent, said firm chair Richard Alexander.
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By Andrew Maloney | November 11, 2022
Despite reports of elite law firms trimming ranks, head count continued to trend up across the industry through the third quarter.
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By Jessie Yount | Justin Henry | November 10, 2022
Two rounds of cuts affected about 30 associates this fall at Gunderson Dettmer, according to sources in contact with affected individuals, as demand falls for emerging companies and venture capital work.
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By Victoria Pfefferle-Gillot | November 10, 2022
A new attorney has joined the office of Taylor English Duma in South Florida; Drummond Woodsum announced the addition of Jana Magnuson as a shareholder in its trust and estate planning and administration practice group based in Portland, Maine.
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By Victoria Pfefferle-Gillot | November 10, 2022
Colleen D. Campbell has recently joined as a new associate with Knox McLaughlin Gornall & Sennett.
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By Dan Roe | Justin Henry | November 10, 2022
Sources close to the firm said Cooley let go of associates with positive performance reviews due to a lack of work in practices such as venture capital and capital markets.
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By Vincent C. Sallan and Matthew Murray | November 9, 2022
I have been lucky enough to speak with attorneys in my office who have been in our position, understanding the controlled chaos we have been thrown into, and have given advice on simple goals to focus on to succeed early in your practice. The list below is not exhaustive, but the highlights of what I try to remember when trying to traverse the life of a first-year associate.
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By Patricia Kane | November 8, 2022
And other announcements of recent hirings and promotions of New York attorneys.
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By Greg Cox | November 4, 2022
What's an attorney's job then? To enter the chaos and bring order—a form of justice, no less.
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