More Law Firms Announces Staff Cuts
Orrick Herrington are cutting staff numbers by 6 percent in another sign of the waning legal market
More BigLaw Moves By Freshfields
Freshfields’ Continues Its US Expansion With Big Law Raid Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has continued its expansion in the United States with the recruitment of a legal team from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. A group of four partners specializing in crisis management, regulatory risk management, and cybersecurity will be joining their team. The Wilson Sonsini
Talent Wars: Legal Firms Engage in Salary Escalation to Attract Top Associates
A US law firm salary update shows that law firms need to carefully examine their salary strategies if they want to retain top talent as the talent wars in the law profession continue
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Y’all Ready? Clifford Chance Rides into Texas, Lassoing the Energy Market in Houston
Clifford Chance has made history by becoming the first “magic circle” firm to establish a presence in Texas. The firm has opened a ten-partner office in Houston, specifically aiming to cater to the energy market. Clifford Chance has recruited seven partners from competitors, including Latham & Watkins, while also transferring three partners from its New
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Private Law Firms Fail to Meet Pay Expectations for Legal Workers in New Zealand
Are NZ Law Firms Exploiting Staffers with Uncompensated Overtime? Major law firms have a stark difference in attitude towards working conditions for legal staff, according to an informal review of the firms by NZ Herald writer Sasha Borissenko. Check LawFuel’s Law Site – The article follows the report released by the Aotearoa Legal Workers’ Union
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Layoffs at Prestigious Cravaths Highlight Evolving Legal Landscape
Cravath are restructuring their long-established London office with a scale back on lawyer numbers, something the ‘Cravath Scale’ prestige law firm has not done before
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Rich List Law Firm Needs To Cough Up Its Own Money
Rich list law firm Withersworldwide has sought a capital contribution from junior partners, the first major law firm to seek capital from partners in the current rrecession
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Biglaw Meltdown: 100+ Lawyers Depart from Lewis Brisbois to Form New Firm
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, a major law firm, has experienced a significant walkout of at least 100 lawyers who have announced their intention to join a new firm called Barber Ranen. According to John Barber, the former chair of Lewis Brisbois’ employment practice, as many as 140 lawyers could eventually leave the firm to
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Who Makes The Cut For The Best Entertainment Law Firms in the Business?
Who makes the cut as the best entertainment law firms in the business? The best entertainment law firms operating today
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A Law Star’s Views on London’s Big Law Pay War
Pallas Partners Natasha Harrison sees excitement ahead with her new law firm despite the London law pay war