Law Firm Management

NewsJuly 1 has come and gone, and Biglaw associates across the country whose firms have matched are now eagerly awaiting their fat new paychecks on the $205K Davis Polk salary scale

NewsFor corporate law departments, doing more with less became a pandemic-era cliche, as many faced the combination of increasing legal challenges and reduced organizational revenue

NewsEven though July 1 has come and gone, Biglaw firms are still announcing compensation moves. This weekend, yet another firm made fireworks when it notified associates that salaries…

NewsGood news for associates that haven’t, just yet, gotten the raises making their way through Biglaw firms are still announcing salary increases. The latest firm to make associates happy

NewsListen, at the end of the day, any raise is better than no raise. And while associates may get pangs of jealousy when they hear about the $205,000 pay day for their peers,

NewsThere can be more than one motivation underlying that sentiment. The chance to earn more money tends to be part of the appeal, particularly if the lawyer is treating an especially successful client

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…

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…

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.