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10 N.Y. Firms Listed as Best for Women
Roughly half of the law students across the country presently involved in on-campus interviews have a personal stake in this question: Exactly which large firms are best for women? Conveniently, the second annual survey by Flex-Time Lawyers and Working Mothers Magazine was released Tuesday, listing the nation's top 50 shops in terms of work-life balance, mentoring opportunities for women, retention of female attorneys and family accommodation.Ninth Circuit Defines Scope Of Protection For Whistleblowers Under Sarbanes-Oxley Act
In California, Corporate Associates Are Again in Demand
When the dot-com bubble burst in 2001, firms mowed their ranks. Recruitment all but froze, especially among transactional associates. But late last year, firms cautiously began refilling many of those spots as IPOs and M&A deals picked up. "Hiring is up 60 percent over this time last year," said Robert Major Jr., a partner at legal search firm Major, Hagen & Africa. "You can start to hear the stress in our clients' voices."Sun Microsystems Shines On Select Law Firms
Five years ago, Sun Microsystems Inc. worked with about 400 different outside law firms. Now the company's general counsel is trying to bring some sanity to the inside-outside bond.PTO Handling Record Number of Patent Filings
U.S. patent examiners were hit with an onslaught of a quarter million patent applications last year. The agency is expanding, but critics say the mountain of new filings pose problems that go beyond processing speed.Associates React to Jones Day and Weil Gotshal Salary Raises
Jones Day and Weil, Gotshal & Manges have joined the list of law firms paying California first-year associates $160,000 rather than the $145,000 embraced by most homegrown firms. And now California's associate messageboards are crammed with anonymous young lawyers carping about their firms' failure to match the higher New York scale. But many associates accept the idea that New York and California are distinct markets -- and some would like to keep it that way.EU Court Orders Microsoft to Divulge Trade Secrets
A Wednesday ruling by a European Union court thwarts Microsoft's attempt to delay, pending appeal, implementation of the EU's landmark antitrust decision in March. The decision demanded the software giant release trade secrets to competitors and offer Windows operating system software stripped of its Media Player. The company has already paid a record $666 million fine. Microsoft said it hopes to reopen settlement talks. The appeals process could take up to five years.Trending Stories
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