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Husch Blackwell Cut Number of Partners by Four Percent

Summary: Husch Blackwell will cut 40 lawyers from its firm before the end of the year as a number of…

Non-Lawyers in Texas Law Firms Increase Their Roles

Summary: Law firms have increasingly hired non-lawyers to help with business decisions.  Non-lawyers are gaining more power at Texas law…

Study Finds Successful Lawyers More Likely to Be Depressed

Summary: A new study found a correlation between lawyer's success and deterioration of their mental health.  Some mistakenly believe that success…

Merger Discussions between Hunton & Williams and Andrews Kurth

Summary: Law firms Hunton & Williams and Andrew Kurth Kenyon are rumored to be deep in merger discussions. Hunton &…

Shearman & Sterling Enacts New Parental Leave Policies

Summary: Shearman & Sterling has made big improvements to their parental leave policies in the United States. Generous parental leave…

Holland & Knight to Settle Malpractice Suit

Summary: Holland & Knight will settle a malpractice suit alleging that two of their partners in Miami helped an investor…

Slater and Gordon Prepares to Cut Staff during Restructure

Summary: Slater and Gordon is undergoing big changes after facing financial problems that forced it to give up on its…

Law Firms Merge to Form Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr

Summary: Saul Ewing and Arnstein & Lehr have merged to form a 400 plus attorney law firm with offices in…

BigLaw New Associate Hiring Increased This Year

Summary: Despite a flat 2016 entry level legal job market, Big Law firms have hired more associates than before. Firms…

Addiction Problems Continue to Grow in Law Firms

Summary: Studies indicate that alcohol and drug problems are still a big problem within law firms. The legal industry is…

Eversheds Sutherland Expands into Dusseldorf

Summary: Eversheds Sutherland has grown their international presence by opening up an office in Dusseldorf. Eversheds Sutherland is stepping up…

Kirkland & Ellis Partner, Mike Jones, Shot While on Vacation in Turks and Caicos

Summary: A partner from Kirkland & Ellis was medically evacuated to Florida after being shot while on vacation.  A beautiful…