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Top Lawyers Are Leaving for Firms Emphasizing Performance over Seniority

Summary: Cravath has been losing its top talent to rival law firms due to their limiting management style, limiting the…

Obermayer Rebmann Still Facing Lawsuit Brought by Former Associate Regarding Bonus Issues

Summary: Even though most of the claims against the firm have been discredited, the court would not dismiss the key…

Survey Finds 44% Pay Gap Between Male and Female Law Firm Partners

Summary: Major, Lindsay & Africa has just released its 2016 partner compensation survey.  With sexism being a major hot topic…

New Study Statistically Examines Differences in Compensation When Considering Gender

A recent study led by Harry Keshet examines gender’s role in compensation as equity partners in Law Firms. The Study,…

Good News for First Year Associates at Greenberg Traurig

Law firm Greenberg Traurig has raised its pay for first –year associates in Miami and Fort Lauderdale by 16 percent,…

Justice for Members of the Military Who Had Their Homes Unlawfully Foreclosed

On Thursday, the U.S. Justice Department announced that members of the U.S. military who had had their homes foreclosed unlawfully…

Survey: Legal Department Spending Took Rare Drop in ’09

Law departments reduced their total legal spending for the first time in 10 years in 2009, according to the 2010 Law…

In-House Counsel Look to Rein In Legal Spending

A study from Robert Half Legal reveals 25 percent of in-house counsel surveyed plan to decrease its work with outside…

Employment Lawsuit Has Lady Gaga Crying Foul

Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, has been hit with a lawsuit by her former boyfriend and business…

Morning Roundup

Good morning everyone! Today is Tuesday, February 23, and here's a look back at yesterday's stories... Steve Epstein joined Fried,…

Female Lawyers Still Earning Less Than Males

According to The Law Society, the representative body for solicitors in England and Wales, female solicitors earn 29% less than…

California Judges to Lose Perks; Some May Leave State

The California Supreme Court has voted unanimously not to review Sturgeon v. County of Los Angeles, which means judges in the nation's…