American Lawyer Releases 2017 A-List
Summary: The American Lawyer has released its annual ranking of the most elite law firms. In the legal world, elitism…
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Linklaters Suspends Associate Tied to Insider Trading
Summary: The husband of an associate at Linklaters has been arrested for insider trading by using the work his wife…
Number of Summer Associate Positions Decreasing
Summary: There were fewer summer associate hires this year compared to last year but the salary average has increased for…
Survey: Lateral Attorneys Blamed for Most Legal Malpractice Claims
Summary: A survey of legal malpractice insurers found that lateral recruits are the cause of most malpractice lawsuits. If you're…
Steptoe & Johnson Slammed with Gender Discrimination Class-Action Lawsuit
Summary: Steptoe & Johnson has been sued for allegedly underpaying its female attorneys. On June 22, a former Steptoe &…
Vault Ranks Law Firms with Best Quality of Life for 2018
Summary: Vault has released its list of the Best Law Firms to Work For based upon an associate survey. Paul…
Cravath Continues to Be Leader in Vault’s 2018 List of Top Law Firms
Summary: The much-anticipated results from Vault’s associate survey have been released with Cravath, Swaine & Moore still leading the pack.…
Hogan Lovells Merges with Collora
Summary: Hogan Lovells and Collora will merge on September 1, 2017. In a move to bolster the firm's life sciences…
Norton Rose Fulbright to Merge with Henry Davis York
Summary: Norton Rose Fulbright and Australia's Henry Davis York will merge in the upcoming future. BigLaw firm, Norton Rose Fulbright,…
Are Law Firms Striving for Gender Equality? If So, Which Ones?
Summary: A great deal of research and studies have been done to determine gender equality in law firms but what…
Susman Godfrey Sets the Mark for Associate Sign-On Bonuses
Summary: Susman Godfrey is bringing back the sign-on bonuses in order to bring the best candidates to their team. Susman…
Leigh Day’s Iraqi Torture Claims Verdict Expected Friday
Summary: The decision of whether or not Leigh Day and its solicitors are guilty of dishonesty and other charges related…