Month: February 2009

Clifford Chance Launches Fellowship for 1Ls

Clifford Chance announced today a joint effort with the Georgetown University Law Center to establish the Clifford Chance International Public…

The ABA Journal notes that an unprecedented wave of law firm layoffs is leading to a second wave of ex-employee…

These are the weekend's top stories: Hinshaw & Culbertson, a Chicago-based firm with about 490 attorneys, cut 11 attorneys and…

Chicago's Sonnenschein reports gross revenue was $492 million for 2008, up nearly 3%. Revenue per lawyer also increased about 3%,…

Tipsters are telling Above the Law that two intellectual property partners at Latham & Watkins are leaving, and setting up…

Am Law 100 firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher reports that gross revenue rose 5.4% to $957 million in 2008. Gibson…

The legal services industry continued to slash payrolls in January with a loss of 1,300 jobs, according to the US…

How much do law firms save by laying off lawyers and staff? The National Law Journal asked around the find…

Chicago-based Winston & Strawn saw revenues grow 6.7% to $744 million last year. Profits dipped slightly to $1.27 million, while…

Prosecutors at the State Bar of California have shut down a satellite office of Walter S. Martinez, a solo practitioner…

Hinshaw & Culbertson, a Chicago-based firm with about 490 attorneys, cut 11 attorneys and 17 staff members last week in…

This morning's top stories: CARPLS, non-profit that offers legal aid to low-income residents of Cook County, Illinois, is looking for…