White-shoe Big Law firm Cravath Swaine are to pay associate lawyers the same amount as last year. What can this mean? A note of caution? A degree of saving for tougher times? The Wall Street Journal reports that the youngest attorneys on the pay-scale will receive $10,000 and those with the most experience will get
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No divorce is easy, we all know at least one couple who has gone through this process. Even the most amicable divorces can quickly turn ugly once it is time to figure out who gets what. In the case of a military divorce, the process can be even more difficult and can take more time.
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When you’re injured from an accident, negligence, or even an attack, chances are you are justified in filing a lawsuit against the wrongdoers. However, when you have a ridiculous case on your hands, suing isn’t necessarily the best route to take. Especially when the incident is as bizarre (but entertaining) as these five. [wp_ad_camp_1]
LawFuel.com – You, or anyone who has ever driven a car, probably knows about the breathalyzer tests or in short – breathalyzers. These items are very simple contraptions which can determine your blood alcohol level with much ease. In essence, no other gadget or test can be as useful and easy to use as these
American Lawyer’s New Partner survey produces some interesting observations and facts – some unexpected, some perhaps a little less so. The survey, which covered around 500 lawyers who became partner between 2010 and 2013 is itself notable for one fact: over half the respondents are non-equity partners, reflecting the rise of the two-tier partnership
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TORONTO (November 5, 2013) – Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Blakes), one of Canada’s leading business law firms, today announced that two of its partners, Jeff Bakker and Philippe Bourassa, have been honoured as “Lexpert Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40.” The event took place last night at The Fairmont Royal York Hotel in
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Your clients rely on you to provide them with the soundest legal advice possible so that they can then make good decisions about their lives and careers. [wp_ad_camp_1] People who come to you and ask for your guidance when it comes to buying a company car can benefit if you tell them about both the
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So how gay-friendly is your local law firm? Or any law firm, for that matter? The issue of those not only gay-friendly, but generally bisexual-, transgender-friendly as well has been undertaken by the Human rights Campaign Foundation and found that law firms are moving faster than many others to offer ‘equitable benefits’ for so-called “LGBT”
LawFuel.com – Skadden was named the U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Law Firm of the Year” in the Commercial Litigation and Capital Markets categories as part of the publication’s 2014 “Best Law Firms” survey, published on November 1. The firm also received 154 first-tier practice rankings, 40 of which are national. The annual survey is
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Sexist memos and behaviour is nothing new to law firms, but Clifford Chance has now got itself into hot water over a memo advising their US female employees not to giggle or to show cleavage when making presentations. Good advice, maybe. Or maybe not. [wp_ad_camp_1] Certainly the memo – “Presentation Tips for Women,” has been blasted
