The US Big Law firms breaching the $200,000 salary scale for associates has been the subject of a new Big Law salary scale survey in an AboveTheLaw report that follows the $200k limit breached by Millbank in June 2021. Millbank fired the first shot in the associate salary scale war as we have reported and
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Samantha Hogan, ProPublica – This story was originally published by ProPublica – Amid mounting criticism of his management of attorneys, finances and the quality of legal services for Maine’s poor, John Pelletier stepped down as executive director of the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services. His last day will be Dec. 11. The head of
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Steve Bannon, a former political strategist for former US President Donald Trump, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for contempt of Congress. Bannon had been refusing to comply with subpoenas issued by the US House of Representatives committee investigating the 2021 US Capitol attack. This comes after the House voted to refer the matter to the Department of Justice last month for consideration. Bannon is
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New Zealand’s legal aid crisis is eroding the right to justice
Outlook stays bullish across the board despite key obstacles. Detroit – November 11, 2021 – Respondents to Dykema’s 17th annual M&A Outlook Survey believe nothing will break the stride of U.S. M&A dealmakers over the year to come, with most viewing the Biden administration’s legislative agenda as positively impacting activity. A resounding 75 percent of respondents expect the U.S. M&A market will strengthen in
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Access to Justice in New Zealand is a major problem with as many as 20,000 people have been denied legal representation by legal aid according to a report published by the New Zealand Law Society. The report’s findings followed the largest survey ever undertaken on New Zealand’s legal profession, identifying the major issue of legal aid being a
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Former senior UK Cabinet Minister Sir Geoffrey Cox QC has created a furor in the UK for his lawyer earnings over what was described as his ‘moonlighting’ legal work, which earned him more than £5.5 million ($7.7 million USD) since 2009. The British media, including the Daily Mail, revealed how he had spent 10,700 hours
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Court sides with Amistad Project, declares statewide mask mandate void HARRISBURG, Penn., Nov. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled in favor of The Amistad Project’s lawsuit today and voided the statewide school mask mandate issued by Acting Secretary of Health Alison Beam. The ruling was issued in response to a lawsuit filed by The Amistad Project
SEATTLE (November 10, 2021)—Powered by LawFuel – Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that 28 counsel and senior counsel have been promoted to partner effective January 1, 2022. The new partner class of 2022 includes: Alberto Araiza Diana Z. Bowman Alexander O. Canizares Jesús J. Castillón Michelle W. Chan Erin K. Earl Rebecca A. Eberhardt John D. Esterhay
BigLaw giant Kirkland & Ellis has picked up a $200 million fee in a contingency legal case involving chemical companies. Law.com reports that the fee was revealed in a press release from Kirkland & Ellis client Huntsman Corp which“shows that Kirkland & Ellis’ strategic decision to ‘double down’ on contingency fee cases is paying off
