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Clifford Chance Lays Off New York Staff

London's Clifford Chance has cut 20 positions at its New York office. The law firm has laid off almost 100…

UTA Law Offers Public Interest Fellowships

The University of Texas School of Law has announced its Long Career Launch Program, which will aid graduates whose start…

Wolf Block Group Joins Weber Gallagher

The five-lawyer Norristown, Pennsylvania office of dissolving Wolf Block will join Weber Gallagher. The office's two partners, Lynne Gold-Bikin and…

‘US News’ Top Law School Rankings Leaked

The US News & World Report rankings for top US law schools will not be officially published until tomorrow -- but…

Update: Ashcroft Forms Nationwide Law Firm

This week we reported that former Attorney General John Ashcroft would found a new law firm. Today the move is…

Mayer Brown Extends Deferral Options

Mayer Brown announced at the beginning of April that it was deferring most incoming associates to January, 2010, with a…

Morning News Roundup for Wednesday

Good morning! Here are the top news stories: Duane Morris has picked up a total of 50 former Wolf Block…

Wiley Rein Cuts Salaries for Underperforming Associates

Wiley Rein is bumping down underperforming associates to a lower salary track. Associates not on track to bill 1,950 hours…

Covington & Burling Does Absolutely Nothing

Legal bloggers have been thrilled to comment on this quote from Covington & Burling's recently-published Diversity Update: Our balanced mix…

Tipsters: Kirkland Lays Off at Least 80 [Update 4]

Friday we reported the rumor that Kirkland & Ellis laid off an undisclosed number of support staff today. This morning…

Buchanan Ingersoll Defers Start Dates

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney has announced that start dates for first-year associates will be deferred from September 2009 to February…

Update: Duane Morris Hires 50 Total From Wolf Block

We've reported here and here about hires of former Wolf Block attorneys by Philadelphia’s Duane Morris. Now Duane Morris has…