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A Thread-Count Approach to Rainmaking
This year's move toward casual dress in Los Angeles firms is burgeoning. To some extent, the change is about the comfort and morale of employees working at a breakneck pace to keep up with a hot economy. But it's also a reflection of a more basic interest -- wooing clients. More and more, the clients with the deepest pockets are the high-tech entrepreneurs for whom the dark, pinstriped business armor of the past is a foreign concept.Overtime Law Getting a Makeover
California employers are bracing for confusion as the state Legislature moves to reinstate overtime laws based on the eight-hour work day. Under the proposal, workers would collect overtime if they work more than eight hours in a given day. Proponents say the new legislation protects workers from lost wages and longer hours and also protects part-time employees who rely on daily overtime to supplement their income. But critics call it a ploy by organized labor to impose its will on non-union employers.From Latham & Watkins to Wolf Block
Letters L through W in the firm-by-firm summary of the responses to The American Lawyer's 2003 Associate Survey.Billing Rates for Junior and Senior Associates
This chart presents a sampling of hourly rates charged by law firms that establish billing rates based on associate class.Fellow Advocates Praise Nominee's Skill
For the elite cadre of appellate lawyers who make a living arguing before the Supreme Court, that bench will likely soon bear a familiar face. In nearly 15 years as a Supreme Court advocate, John Roberts Jr. has worked alongside or across the table from nearly every prominent appellate attorney. Even Democrats, such as O'Melveny & Myers partner Walter Dellinger, praise the nominee. "It's a very fine line in arguing before the Supreme Court, and John always seemed to find the sweet spot," he says.Good Times Roll for L.A. Firms
Latham & Watkins hauled in $1.4 billion in revenue in '05, while Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher shouldered its way into an exclusive New York club.Trending Stories
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