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Pepper Hamilton Raising First-Year Associates' Salaries by $20,000
Pepper Hamilton increased its first-year associate salary by $20,000 from where it was this time last year, moving to $145,000 at six offices effective Sept. 1. Executive partner Robert Heideck says the firm decided to announce the salary increases a little bit later than other firms because it believes the best time to do so is right before the summer associates arrive and a few months before the new associate class begins. But one consultant says Pepper Hamilton's increase is a bit surprising.
Law Journal: Discrimination Against Mothers and Families At Work
When a woman is asked in a job interview if she�s married or has kids, can she make a discrimination claim?Pair of Partners Depart Saul Ewing for Cozen O'Connor, Klehr Harrison
Saul Ewing lost one lifer to Cozen O'Connor this week and lost another partner in mid-May to his old firm, Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg & Ellers. Suzanne S. Mayes is leaving after nearly 16 years to co-lead Cozen O'Connor's public and project finance group. Mayes was persuaded by the firm's commitment to growing the practice and the chance at management, she said. Domenic Pacitti has left Saul Ewing after a six-year stint to rejoin Klehr Harrison as a partner in the bankruptcy practice.
The Finer Points of Farming Out Work
Farming out legal work is a delicate balance of personal and professional relationships, budget management and hunting for first-class legal expertise. At many companies, the prevailing mindset is: the bigger the firm, the better the representation. Though legal work often flows to the largest law firms, companies don't always lock into one full-service megafirm for all their legal needs. There's room for solo practitioners to carve a niche, even with some big-name businesses.Edwards Campaign Leads the Pack in Contributions From Lawyers
Lawyers and law firms dropped another $13 million into the coffers of the 2008 presidential campaigns during the second quarter of the year, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. Since the start of the year, the legal industry has contributed $27.5 million to the campaigns, 66 percent of which has gone to three Democratic candidates: former Sen. John Edwards, Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama. Edwards, a trial lawyer, continues to lead in lawyer contributions.Judge: Jury Should Decide Some ADA Cases If Treatment Doesn't Fully Control Disability
Employing a narrow reading of the recent Supreme Court cases on defining disabilities, a federal judge has held that corrective measures, such as eyeglasses, act as a bar to filing suit under the ADA only when they "fully control" a person's impairment. Senior U.S. District Judge Thomas N. O'Neill said that sometimes the plaintiff cannot meet the ADA's definition of "person with a disability." But in other cases, the answer may be less clear and the court may need to send the question to a jury.Former U.S. Judges Enter Fray Over Guantanamo Detentions
Three former federal judges from New Jersey have filed U.S. Supreme Court briefs opposing the detention, without judicial review, of 660 men at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba.Eight Wrongful Death Suits Allowed to Continue
Eight Wrongful Death Suits Allowed to Continue Eight wrongful death lawsuits against a Lehigh County hospital will proceed after a trial court judge ruled the plaintiffs should have a chance to prove the hospital concealed a nurse's alleged murders of their loved ones.Trending Stories
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