Top Ten Stories of the Week ending March 5, 2009: Law Practice Management March Mayhem: Law Firm Layoffs Top 1,400 Since Friday Mar 4, 2009, 05:59 pm CST Law Firm Cuts ‘Getting Deeper’ After Layoffs, Some Law Firms Have 1 Staffer for Every 4 Lawyers Law Firm Layoffs Alternative: 4-Day…
Shortlist Announced: The International Law Office (ILO) is delighted to announce the shortlist for the second annual European Counsel Awards in association with the Association of Corporate Counsel Europe (ACC Europe). With the help of the ACC, we have conducted in-depth analysis of in-house lawyers and legal departments worldwide. Over…
Top Ten Stories of the Week ending February 13, 2009: Law Firms Bloody Thursday: 6 Major Law Firms Ax Attorneys; More Layoffs at Others? Feb 12, 2009, 01:54 pm CST More Partner Bloodletting Predicted for 2009 Associate Laid Off Twice in Four Months Looks at the Bright Side Hogan &…
DAVID BADERTSCHER Tomorrow is Lincoln’s birthday; it is also the 200th anniversary of his birth, all of which calls for a special celebration of the life, works, and thought of such an inspiring individual. Our current President has said that he has found the thoughts and deeds of Abraham Lincoln…
Top Ten Stories of the Week February 6, 2009 Law Firms McDermott Lays Off 60 Lawyers and 89 Staff Members Feb 3, 2009, 12:13 pm CST Law Firms Worried Lawyers Embrace Gordon Gekko’s Wardrobe Feb 5, 2009, 07:56 am CST Careers How to Answer the ‘Greatest Weakness’ Interview Question Feb…
New York Times article by Jonathan Glater, published January 30, 2009. “Lawyers are having trouble defending the most basic yardstick of the legal profession – the billable hour…” See article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/30/business/30hours.html?partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
Top Ten Stories of the Week January 9, 2009. Layoffs Clifford Chance Plans to Ax Up to 80 Associates, Asks Partners to Ante Up Jan 8, 2009, 07:18 am CST Attorney Fees Judge Finds Dewey’s $100K-a-Day Fee Application is Excessive Jan 6, 2009, 09:15 am CST ABA Journal Some People…
Top Ten Stories of the Week December 23, 2008. Law Firms Is Thacher Proffitt Dissolving Before Christmas? Dec 22, 2008, 11:59 am CST Law Firms 100 Thacher Lawyers Don’t Satisfy Sonnenschein’s Growth Ambitions Dec 22, 2008, 08:51 am CST Criminal Justice Don’t Feed the Inmates: Arrested Lawyer Learns Lesson the…
BY: Emmy Gordon Case Manager National Pardon Center of Canada Many fantastic careers await today’s law students upon graduation. There are the typical directions down the criminal justice road that many will take such as working as a public defender, a pardon attorney, a probation officer, or working in an…
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