Law Firm Management
Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell Becomes RumbergerKirk
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Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell has rebranded to become RumbergerKirk, revealing a new, modern brand identity and website.
Lawsuit Alleges Biglaw Firm Failed To Monitor Partner With Substance Abuse Problem
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The allegations against Stevenson include ones that he provided legal advice under the influence of alcohol and cocaine and that Venning was not warned the legal work they got from Stevenson may be under the influence.
Biglaw Firm Pivots Direction And Loses Partners In The Process
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Irell & Manella “announced to all attorneys that the firm was pursuing an ‘alternative business model.’
5 Emerging Challenges for Law Firm Leaders in 2020
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Five important emerging trends or steps for law firm leaders to consider in 2020, each of which will have significant short and long-term implications for firms.
Former Biglaw Partner is Suspended After Writing Himself Checks from Firm, Claiming Gambling Addiction
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A former partner at Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker has been suspended after an ethics panel concluded that he wrote himself checks from the law firm’s operating account and then lied about a gambling addiction.
Sedgwick Declares Bankruptcy in Filing that Traces the Law Firm’s Downfall
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Sedgwick, the dissolved law firm, filed for bankruptcy Tuesday in federal bankruptcy court in San Francisco.
Former Biglaw Lawyer Files Suit Claiming Firm Fired Him Because of Nerve-Compression Disability
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Cornell Crosby, an intellectual property lawyer, filed the disability discrimination suit in state court in Los Angeles. He is seeking $300,000 in economic damages, along with damages for emotional distress.
Judge Suspends License of Attorney Charged in Jennifer Dulos Case
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A judge has temporarily suspended the law license of the attorney charged for his alleged role in the Jennifer Dulos homicide, a court ruling Tuesday indicated.
Biglaw Firm Announces Bonuses Topping the Market Scale
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According to a Latham memo providing the median and top bonuses by class year there was a bump for the big revenue firm.
Are You Being SMART About Your Approach to Business Development?
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SMART provides you with focus, so you can actually achieve your goals.
Why You Should Insist on Diversity in Your Law Practice
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Both the perception of and reality for women attorneys is disheartening.
Former BigLaw Office Manager Accused of Using Firm’s Credit Card for Spending Spree
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Federal prosecutors allege that a former Morrison & Foerster office operations manager spent more than $400,000 on the firm’s credit card to make personal purchases.
Michael Avenatti Is Now Being Held in Same Chilly Cell That Housed El Chapo
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Avenatti was put in the most secure section of the federal facility under special administrative measures designed to cut off his communications with the outside world.
Deepen Your Compliance Expertise in 2020 with SCCE
Workshops 2020
The SCCE will host Academies in 18 locations worldwide to help Deepen Your Compliance Expertise in 2020.
Making Google My Business Work for Your Law Firm
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Information provided on a Google My Business listing is used by Google along with other online information to create the “knowledge panel” that appears on the right side of a Google search results page.
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.
AZA Names Five New Hires
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Samantha Bradley, H. Jared Doster, Louis Liao, Luke Ott and Crystal V. Venning join AZA.
Tech-Enabled San Francisco Law Firm Atrium to Cut In-House Lawyers
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The company provides legal and business services to startups, charging them on a subscription basis.
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.
