By David Thomas | June 3, 2020
As protests sparked by George Floyd's death continue, the firm is ending its 40-year practice of sending associates to help the city prosecute misdemeanors, saying the cases disproportionately affect black communities. Will other law firms follow its lead?
The American Lawyer | Commentary
By Vivia Chen | June 2, 2020
There are much bigger things to worry about than being mistaken for a "Karen."
By Jane Wester | June 2, 2020
A federal judge ruled Monday afternoon that Colinford Mattis and a co-defendant would each be released to home confinement on a $250,000 bond, though the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York said it would appeal the ruling to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
The American Lawyer | Expert Opinion
By Hugh A. Simons | June 1, 2020
Hugh A. Simons explores whether the legal industry will experience layoffs in the months ahead, using data to predict which attorney segments may be impacted and at what rates. Simons also explores how firms should handle cuts differently than they did in the Great Recession.
By Dan Packel | June 1, 2020
Among new COVID-19-related measures announced Monday, the firm's 350-attorney London office will see "targeted redundancies" of both lawyers and professional staff.
By Dylan Jackson | David Thomas | May 29, 2020
Advocates say the new system is a step toward transparency for the notoriously opaque firm. Critics say the old formula-based system was intrinsic to BSF's entrepreneurial culture.
By Karen Sloan | May 28, 2020
Summer internships have been canceled en mass, and law firms have curtailed summer associate programs. Two law schools are attempting to fill the gap with their own summer training programs.
By Samantha Stokes | May 22, 2020
Rates for top associates at firms such as Weil, Gotshal & Manges and Kirkland & Ellis are rising just as a new wave of Chapter 11s gathers steam. A filing shows J.Crew paid its lawyers at Weil close to $12 million in the 90 days before the company filed for bankruptcy this month.
By Dan Packel | May 20, 2020
Now that a high-profile gender bias suit against the firm is partly advancing, the spotlight will turn to how the firm makes decisions about compensating and promoting junior attorneys.
By ALM Staff | May 20, 2020
A firm-by-firm guide to how Big Law is shifting its summer plans in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
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