Tag: Employment
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.
Biglaw Firm Announces ‘Significant Expansion’ Of Benefits Offerings
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The new policy gives lawyers up to 18 weeks paid parental leave, while staff will be eligible to take at least 12 weeks.
Survey: Workplace Equality, Mental Health and Brexit are Top Concerns of European Employers
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Littler reports the survey found that improving workplace equality is top-of-mind for European employers, and most respondents are moving to address equal pay and workplace harassment.
Pay Gap, Lack of Credit Push Women Out of Law Firms, Study Says
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The study found that women cited the level of stress at work, care-taking commitments, and the firm’s emphasis on marketing as negative factors.
Noncompete Agreements Aren’t Enforceable, Are They?
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While courts frequently comment that restrictive covenants are “disfavored in the law,” they can be enforced if they meet certain standards.
BigLaw Bonus Season Begins, and Some Associates Aren’t Happy
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Bonuses for associates at one Biglaw firm stayed the same as last year, but there’s a reason those associates have a gripe about overall compensation this year.
5 Biglaw Firms Make Working Mother’s List Of The ‘100 Best Companies To Work For’
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Making a return appearance on the list this year are Arnold & Porter and Katten Muchin Rosenman.
Average Attorney Salary Might Surprise New Lawyers (And Judges’ Average Earnings Are Even Lower)
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An Above the Law contributor takes a look at Bureau of Labor Statistics and finds that the estimated mean annual wage for lawyers is a respectable $144,230.
Biglaw Firm Announces Nationwide Buyout Program
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius will be offering voluntary buyout packages for all of its legal secretaries, across the country.
Biglaw Firm Tells Associates They Have to Take Vacation Time to Attend Firm Event
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Some associates in Biglaw firm Quinn Emanuel are miffed about a policy at the firm that has them feeling hoodwinked over losing some of their vacation time.
Biglaw Firms Expanding Parental Paid Leave Policy – Up to 20 Weeks
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Above the Law writes about the reportedly industry-leading paid leave announced by Benesch.
The 2019 Working Mother 60 Best Law Firms for Women
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Some of the key initiatives the survey examined include paid parental leave, the use of reduced schedules, parent-resource groups, and mentoring and sponsorship of female lawyers.
Mega Biglaw Firm Eliminating Staff Positions; More Cuts Could Be on the Way
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Remaining at-risk jobs are in he human resources, finance, business development, marketing and communications, and knowledge management departments.
Webinar: Understanding Women’s Conflict in the Legal Workplace and the Bias That Built It
Webinar, June 13, 2019
Speakers Andrea Kramer and Alton Harris will provide real-world advice and tactics for how both women and men in the legal profession can avoid workplace conflict and overcome deeply rooted biases in a traditionally male-dominated industry.
Employee Non-Solicitation Provisions Are Under Attack in California and Elsewhere
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Until recently California courts have generally enforced covenants restricting individuals from soliciting their former employer’s employees.
Busting the ‘Mean Girls at the Office’ Myth
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Women often hold other women to higher interpersonal behavioral standards than men do, concludes a new book titled “It’s Not You, It’s the Workplace: Women’s Conflict at Work and the Bias that Built It.”
70 Percent of Biglaw Firms Not on Board With $190K for First-Year Associates
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A few Biglaw firms raised starting salaries for first-year associates to $190,000 last June, but a study by the National Association for Law Placement reveals that most firms held to a more modest course on starting salaries in 2018.
A GC Says She Was Told to Serve the Cake. She Complained, Then She Was Fired.
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The former general counsel of ExlService Holdings says in a lawsuit that she suffered from gender stereotyping in her job, illustrated by an order from the CEO that she serve cake to the company’s junior male employees at a company anniversary.
BigLaw Firm Criticized for Lack of Diversity is Now No. 1 for Black Lawyers, New Report Says
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Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison took a hit on social media in December when a partnership promotion photo appeared to show just one woman and 11 white men.
Invalidating a Non-Compete Agreement
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There are circumstances that allow a departing employee to challenge the legitimacy of a non-compete agreement, even if this type of contract meets all the legal requirements, writes Romy Jurado of Jurado & Farshchian.
