Tag: LawFirmManagement

Using Multi-Tiered Marketing to Amplify Your Legal Practice

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Winning recognition in such listings as The Best Lawyers in America presents a prime marketing opportunity that can go far beyond what many lawyers realize, writes Bruce Vincent for Muse Communications.

Elite Firm Blows Right Through Going Market Rate for Associates

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Dovel & Luner associates also can count on bonuses based on the firm’s success, sometimes rising to as much as $700,000, reports Above the Law.

Contractual Considerations for Lawyers Using the Cloud

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The standard contract firms offered by cloud-based providers sometimes do not weigh in favor of the law firm, writes Tom Kulik.

O’Melveny Tops in Survey for Firm Culture, Job Satisfaction

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Vault polled about 20,000 associates to rate peer firms and their own experiences for the quality of life rankings.

Female Attorneys Harassed at Big and Small Firms, Survey Shows

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Nearly 38 percent of respondents said they’d been the recipient of an unwanted sexual email, text or instant message at work, according to the Bloomberg Law report on the Massachusetts study.

Salary Wars Scorecard: Which Firms Have Announced Raises And Bonuses

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Above the Law has updated its extensive list of law firms that have matched Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy’s $190,000 salary scale for new associates, with almost four dozen large firms represented.

Former Partner Hits Jones Day With Gender Bias Suit

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The complaint describes Jones Day as a “fraternity” in which women are dependent on male lawyers for success and in which business development occurs primarily at strip clubs and sports events, according to Bloomberg Law.

Successfully Navigating Media in Law Firm Mergers

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Recent breaking news about the potential union of Dallas’ Winstead and Atlanta-based Troutman Sanders is another example of how the media can quickly become a factor in private law firm mergers, writes Bruce Vincent in a blog post for Muse Communications.

King & Spalding Case Spotlights Response to Ethics Report

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The associate thought the partners showed “poor judgment” in ignoring red flags, “even after it became clear that ZTE had repeatedly provided false information” to the court, according to Bloomberg Law.

Cravath Tops Milbank’s Raises for Senior Associates

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The race to top or match big law firms’ salaries for associates took on another twist as Cravath Swaine & Moore announced it will be giving senior associates a hike that brings their compensation to $340,000.

Clients’ Rate Concerns Slow the Spread of Associate Pay Bump

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Firm billing rates for the largest 100 law firms rose last year, and an across-the-board raise could indicate another hike in billing, reports Bloomberg Law.

Milbank Takes Associate Starting Salaries to New Level

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The raise will bring starting salaries for associates to $190,000, up from the current $180,000, reports Bloomberg Law,

Biglaw Firm Gets Benchslapped Over ‘Astonishing’ Fee Request

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Massachusetts Superior Court Judge Mitchell H. Kaplan criticized Latham for charging such a high fee “to file a brief that a first-year law student could write.”

Sheppard Mullin Conflict Waiver Case Puts Big Fee at Stake

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The question for this case of first impression is whether a law firm needs to tell a sophisticated client about a specific conflict when it arises, or whether the firm can instead rely a boilerplate advance conflict waiver in the client’s engagement agreement, reports Bloomberg Law.