Employment

Why Partners Leave Law Firms: It’s Usually Not About Compensation

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The top reason for law firm partners to make lateral moves is lack of confidence in firm management and strategy.

Biglaw Firm Forms Mental Health Task Force

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Reed Smith has announced a global Mental Health Task Force to help Reed Smith’s team address mental health issues as they arise.

Chief Legal Officer at Google Parent Company Stepping Down Amid Investigation

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His resignation comes more than a year after 20,000 Google employees protested the company’s handling of sexual harassment and inappropriate workplace relationships.

How One Biglaw Firm’s ‘Partners in Name Only’ Live in Limbo

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The position is a solid step above associate status, but still well-short of achieving the coveted position of equity partner.

Hiring? Being Hired? Uncovering the Fine Print.

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Limitations of liability clauses in AI contracts are particularly important given the unsettled nature of the law in this area.

Ex-GC Sues Faraday & Future; Was Poached From Mayer Brown

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Hong Liu claims that the electric car startup lured him away from a Mayer Brown LLP partnership by fraudulently overstating its prospects.

Apple General Counsel Adams Earned $25.2 Million in 2019

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Katherine Adams receives $1 million in annual cash compensation, with the balance coming in the form of restricted stock awards in the company.

23 Tips for Drafting Employment Arbitration Agreements

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Careful drafting of employment arbitration agreements due to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision affecting an employer’s ability to enforce such agreements.

Physician Non-Compete Agreements Present Challenges, Potential Controversy

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The key question when it comes to physician non-compete provisions is when do such provisions become unreasonable?

Earn CLE at SCCE’s Internal Investigations Workshop

Workshop, Jan. 22-24, 2020
The SCCE workshop provides two days of focused training on conducting compliance-related internal investigations.

Texas Litigation Powerhouse Smashes the Biglaw Bonus Scale

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Bonuses range as high as $235,000 for Susman Godfrey associates in the 2011 law school graduation class.

Bed Bath & Beyond’s C-Suite Shake-Up Claims Longtime Legal Chief

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The home goods retailer named a former subordinate of Allan Rauch’s to succeed him as general counsel on an interim basis.

Webinar: Top 2020 Risk & Compliance Trends

Webinar, Jan. 15, 2020
Participants in the webinar will hear how experts are predicting upcoming trends will provoke, shape and inspire organizational shifts and program improvements.

The Importance of a Forum Selection Clause

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Courts tend to enforce forum selection clauses unless there is a compelling showing of prejudice to the party opposing the agreed-upon forum.

A Contractual Non-Disparagement Provision May Violate the National Labor Relations Act

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Employers may prohibit illegal conduct, such as defamation, but prohibiting disparagement generally of the employer, management or policies is inappropriate.

Former GC Sues for $300K in Canceled Bonuses; Agency Countersues, Alleging Fraud

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The former general counsel claims he negotiated for the bonuses in exchange for keeping his base salary lower.

Firm Beats the Biglaw Bonus Scale for All Associates

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This is the fourth time the firm has beaten the market on bonuses since it opened four years ago.

Sanctions Motion By BigLaw Firm Alleges Plaintiffs Made Up Pay-Bias Claims ‘Out of Whole Cloth’

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The firm alleges in the sanctions motion that the plaintiffs made up the lawsuit’s pay-bias claims and seeks their dismissal.

NLRB General Counsel Explains Broad Non-Disparagement Provision Violates Labor Relations Act

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The memo referred to a case in which a law firm required all newly hired support staff and attorneys to sign an employment agreement containing a non-disparagement provision.