Law blog AbovetheLaw carries an item on “poor lawyers”, a reference to declining incomes and struggling job-seeking or advancement-struggling lawyers who are now regarded as ‘too poor to date’. Harsh words, but according to the blog, a comment between two young ladies indicated that it was simply not worth dating lawyers because they’re too poor […]
LawFuel.com – UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE The Defendant Allegedly Directed Clients to Pay Legal Fees in Cash, Some of Which Was Stashed in a Safe Deposit Box, and By Wiring Money to Pay His Personal Credit Card Bills Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Toni Weirauch, the
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Another woman has risen to the top of a major law firm with the elevation of White & Williams partner Patricia Santelle to the top job at the firm following the death of managing partner Guy Cellucci. [wp_ad_camp_2] Ms Santelle was quoted in a press release as saying she has “mixed emotions” about taking on
The death of Nelson Mandela has left memories, thoughts and prayers for many, but one man who knew him better than most was his lawyer, George Bizos. Bizos was spoken to from Johannesburg by Euronews to talk about his old client and friend. [wp_ad_camp_2] euronews: “How would you describe Mandela?” Bizos: “He sacrificed his life
An aviation attorney is an attorney like no other. You have to be prepared to play for big money. Aviation involves some of the biggest lawsuits found in the United States. The reason why the majority of attorneys work for a few big companies is because the costs of losing are so high. You can
What do lawyers earn? Well, ranked by the largest markets in the US, the ABA Journals has published its rankings showing New York, Washington and Los Angeles are the biggest markets with the biggest payrolls. And law practise management and issues continue to evolve rapidly, driven by technology, social change and new challenges driven by
LawFuel.com – Skadden again ranked as the No. 1 firm in the country for innovation in the legal sector in the Financial Times’ annual “US Innovative Lawyers” report, published November 21. [wp_ad_camp_1] We are the first firm to receive this honor twice and have ranked as one of the top two firms all four years
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John Edwards, the former US Senator and presidential nominee who left politics are a money-and-sex scandal is to open a new law firm with his daughter. The firm, to be operated from his home in Raleigh, North Carolina as well as in Washington DC but bills itself as a national plaintiff law practice and will
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Clifford Chance announced today that Chris Davies has been elected the new global leader of the firm’s tax, pensions and employment (TPE) practice for a period of 4 years, from 1 January, 2014. [wp_ad_camp_1] Chris has been a partner at Clifford Chance since 1999 and currently heads up the London TPE practice. He specialises in
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Outsourcing legal work has been a big deal for some time and it is getting bigger every year, as a London-based outsourcing group who plan on having 500 lawyers on their books have indicated. The group, Obelisk Support has grown 400 per cent in the past year alone, providing support for law firms and legal
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