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Associate Pay Cuts Here to Stay, Say Firms, Analysts
A growing number of managing partners and management consultants say recent cuts to associate compensation aren't a temporary phenomenon. And some predict an even more significant correction to entry-level lawyer salaries coming in the year ahead. Since February 2009, at least 19 Am Law 200 firms have rolled back entry-level pay. And the pace of change appears to have picked up in recent months, with some global firms announcing far-reaching changes. Even at Wall Street firms, change is in the air.
Quality Quandary: Lawyer-Client Dialogue
Lawyers use a different definition than clients do � and the implications go far beyond semantics.Calif. Lawmakers Reject Class Action Limits
As expected, state lawmakers on Tuesday killed a bill aimed at curbing class actions in California. Lawyers and consumer group representatives had testified that the bill was a ploy to shift class action law in corporate defendants' favor. The bill's defeat ignited talk in the Capitol that the real intent of the legislation's backers is to pursue a similarly worded ballot measure. The chatter was fueled in part by an unusual public letter of support for the bill from the governor's policy research office.
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The Global Lawyer: How Not to Be an Evil Law Firm
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A new report on law firm social responsibility moves way beyond pro bono and asks firms to hew to international human rights principles--even if it means dropping clients.
Judge Won't Overturn $32.7 Mil. Jury Verdict in Ponzi Scheme Case
Once again, a federal judge has refused to overturn a jury's verdict of more than $32.7 million in a suit brought on behalf of the victims of a $1 billion Ponzi scheme operated by Chester County businessman Robert L. Bentley.Partners Trade Firm Life For Business Challenges
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