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Home Daily News BigLaw associate’s admonition to be available… Law Firms BigLaw associate’s admonition to be available 24/7 with ‘no exceptions, no excuses’ goes viral By Debra Cassens Weiss April 6, 2023, 9:30 am CDT A Paul Hastings associate’s best-practices advice to junior colleagues in an internal presentation wasn’t that far off the mark, legal … Read more
Home Daily News 10% of lawyers and staff members laid off… Layoffs 10% of lawyers and staff members laid off at Silicon Valley-based law firm By Debra Cassens Weiss April 5, 2023, 9:10 am CDT Silicon Valley-based law firm Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian said in an internal memo Tuesday it is laying … Read more
Home Daily News Associate cuts were not layoffs, BigLaw firm… Associates Associate cuts were not layoffs, BigLaw firm says By Debra Cassens Weiss April 4, 2023, 11:51 am CDT A spokesperson for Kirkland & Ellis says associate cuts last week were not layoffs. “These were performance-based decisions resulting directly from our attorney review process, just … Read more
Home Daily News Florida plastic surgeon accused of killing… Criminal Justice Florida plastic surgeon accused of killing lawyer who disappeared after going to restroom By Debra Cassens Weiss March 27, 2023, 10:32 am CDT Image from Shutterstock. A Florida plastic surgeon who filed a lawsuit over alleged medical billing errors by his former employer has … Read more
Home Daily News Associate uploaded over 7,900 documents to… Law Firms Associate uploaded over 7,900 documents to external Dropbox before quitting, Littler alleges By Debra Cassens Weiss March 23, 2023, 3:44 pm CDT Littler Mendelson has obtained a protective order shielding sensitive information after accusing a “disgruntled” associate of uploading more than 7,900 documents to … Read more
Home Daily News Weekly Briefs: Newest SCOTUS justice writes… News Roundup Weekly Briefs: Newest SCOTUS justice writes second cert-denial dissent; Roe v. Wade archive to be auctioned By Debra Cassens Weiss February 24, 2023, 3:40 pm CST U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. Justice Jackson dissents from cert denial—again Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson hasn’t … Read more
Home Daily News Goodwin Procter averaged gain or loss of… Law Firms Goodwin Procter averaged gain or loss of 1 lateral associate each day since 2020 By Debra Cassens Weiss February 9, 2023, 11:40 am CST Lateral associate movement at Goodwin Procter flowed both ways, as the law firm boosted productivity and head count during … Read more
Home Daily News BigLaw firm lays off 12 associates and 26… Layoffs BigLaw firm lays off 12 associates and 26 staff members because of ‘economic headwinds’ By Debra Cassens Weiss February 8, 2023, 3:37 pm CST Shearman & Sterling confirmed Wednesday that it has laid off 12 associates and 26 business services staff members. “In … Read more
Home Daily News Ex-Pryor Cashman associate with 3 foster… Criminal Justice Ex-Pryor Cashman associate with 3 foster children gets prison time in Molotov cocktail attack By Debra Cassens Weiss January 30, 2023, 8:33 am CST New York lawyers Colinford Mattis (left) and Urooj Rahman in their May 2020 booking photos. Photos from the U.S. attorney’s … Read more
Home Daily News As more law firms adopt 3-day-per-week schedule,… Practice Management As more law firms adopt 3-day-per-week schedule, one ties attendance to cash By Debra Cassens Weiss January 26, 2023, 3:14 pm CST Image from Shutterstock. As more law firms mandate or encourage three days per week in the office, one is using the … Read more