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Big Law Embraces Juneteenth with Programs, Days Off for Workers

NewsBig Law is stepping up efforts to recognize Juneteenth which falls on Saturday after last year’s protests and firms own diversity shortcomings put a spotlight on racial inequities in the U.S

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Top 50 Biglaw Firm Announces Big-Money Raises for Associates

NewsAnother day, another announcement made in the 2021 race to raise associate salaries across the Biglaw landscape. There are just a few…

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Big Law Leaders Back Alvin Bragg in Manhattan DA Race

NewsCampaign finance records show several Big Law leaders are backing Alvin Bragg a former federal prosecutor and deputy New York attorney general in Tuesday’s election

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Big Law’s Innovation Title Is Easy to Win and Easier to Lose

NewsA law firm announces new innovators or innovative ideas. These grab the attention of a cynical industry The story becomes Big Law is finally changing The particular law firm becomes the proof

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Why Big Law Has a Stake in the Harvard Admissions Case

NewsThe U.S. Supreme Court is clucking like a chicken about affirmative action in higher education.It just requested that acting Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar weigh in

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Plaintiffs’ fortitude: It’s an admirable must when battling corporate fat cats

NewsWhile too many of us get overdosed with clownish depictions — from doctors, hospitals, insurers, and corporations, especially Big Pharma firms

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Entry-Level Lawyers Are Now Making $200,000 a Year

NewsSalaries for junior lawyers are rising above $200,000 at many top law firms for the first time, following a year of record-breaking profits in the legal industry and competition to retain a workforce that has billed long hours at home during the pandemic…

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Biglaw Firms Better Match The New Salary Scale ASAP If They Want To Retain Their Talent

NewsFirms have been busier than ever and this is one way to demonstrate an appreciation for their associates, but also to show more broadly the long-term financial strength of the firm…

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Lawyers Get $164K Bonuses to Keep Working 100 Hours a Week

NewsIn September 2020, Cooley LLP, a Palo Alto-based law firm, announced it was handing out $2,500 to $7,500 in one-time payments to associates.

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Biglaw Firms Change Hiring Criteria In ‘White-Hot Market’

NewsBiglaw firms are doing everything they can to hire new associates in this super-competitive, post-COVID market, and to snatch top talent, some of them are expanding their searches outside of their traditional recruitment criteria.

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The Future of the Big Law Office Is Now, Thanks to Covid-19

NewsMany of the attorneys making their way back to Perkins Coie’s Seattle office will reconnect with colleagues in person for the first time in a long time, with some sharing workspace more than ever before.

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McDermott Adds Six Transactional Partners Amid Corporate Boom

NewsMcDermott Will & Emery is picking up six transactional partners as builds out across the U.S. amid record levels of corporate and transactional activity for law firms in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Kirkland Welcomes Private Equity Partner John Kaercher

NewsKirkland & Ellis LLP is pleased to announce that John Kaercher has joined the Firm as a partner in the Corporate Practice Group to help launch its Austin office.

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Leading New Firm and Lawyer Rankings in Chambers USA 2021

NewsThis year’s Chambers USA 2021 features over 8,000 firm and almost 22,000 individual rankings in more than 2,000 practice areas, across all 50 states and nationally.

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Slone Partners Places Stephana Patton as Chief Legal Officer at InterVenn Biosciences

NewsSlone Partners has announced the placement of Stephana Patton, Ph.D., J.D. as Chief Legal Officer (CLO) at InterVenn Biosciences.

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Big Law’s Associate Appetite Means New Perils for Regional Firms

News“A deluge of corporate work without enough associates to staff it has sent cash flush Big Law hunting for hires in smaller markets, a dynamic that could threaten regional law firms in the long run.

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Cooley Launches Chicago Office

NewsCooley has launched in Chicago, uniting an array of preeminent Chicago-based lawyers from three major law firms.

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Top 50 Biglaw Firm Introduces New Lockstep Salary Scale Across All U.S. Offices

NewsAssociate compensation is once again a hot topic in the highest echelons of the legal profession, and young lawyers at some firms are finally reaping the benefits of the 2018 salary hike that brought starting salaries to $190,000.

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Big Law Builds Up State AG Expertise Amid Enforcement Boost

NewsTop law firms are building out practice groups focused on state attorneys general, whose aggressive moves on everything from workers’ rights to Big Tech have clients looking for lawyers with a deep understanding of the process.

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Thompson & Knight Finance Leader Jumps to Baker Botts Ahead of Merger

Newshad Sumrow, who practiced at Thompson & Knight for more than two decades and led its firmwide finance group, is taking his practice to fellow Texas firm Baker Botts.

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