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Ginsburg: Supreme Court Job Available “Soon”

The blawgosphere is roiling this morning over US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's off-handed remark on Friday that there…

Many law firms are using the economic meltdown as an excuse to end seniority-based pay for associates, adopting "merit-based" systems…

McMillan LLP is merging with Calgary, Canada's Thackray Burgess. The Calgary firm will become part of McMillan, and all of…

Ashurst has slashed pay for its incoming class, and is freezing salaries for all non-partner lawyers and support staff. Trainee…

Dewey & LeBoeuf announced that 66 partners of its 350 partners have seen pay cuts in the last 15 months.…

A California appeals court ruling from 1984 that a firm can sue a departing partner for profits lost from open…

York, UK's Minster Law is recruiting 150 people for its two offices in York and Wakefield. CEO Matthew Briggs hopes…

Norton Rose may implement flexible hours scheme to help avoid job cuts. For one year, Norton Rose employees (including partners)…

We reported on Tuesday a rumor that Blank Rome would hold layoffs this week. Today, Blank Rome confirmed that it…

Former Republican Virginia Senator John Warner has rejoined Hogan & Hartson’s Washington, DC office as a partner, 37 years after…

Luce Forward has confirmed that it has lured away the entire intellectual property group from the Orange County, California office…

An internal document leaked to the press reveals that DLA Piper lawyers in the UK are angry over the severance…