By Miriam Rozen | June 12, 2018
“It's a perfect storm in a good way,” said Kent Zimmermann, a principal at legal consulting firm the Zeughauser Group, about the current landscape for female lawyers seeking pay raises.
By Christine Simmons | June 11, 2018
“If they had such a profitable year,” why can't they give more to staff, one legal secretary asked of her firm. Others say they are paid fairly, and associate raises are well deserved.
By Erin Mulvaney | June 8, 2018
"The EEOC's theory was not that fruitless. Precedent may not have favored it, but the fee statute does not punish a civil rights litigant for pursuing a novel, even if ambitious, theory," Seventh Circuit Chief Justice Diane Wood wrote Friday. Jones Day's Eric Dreiband was chief counsel for CVS in the litigation.
By Leigh Jones | Vanessa Blum | June 8, 2018
Winston & Strawn Chairman Tom Fitzgerald discusses the reasons behind his firm's move to boost associate salaries. Plus, Law.com senior editor Brian Baxter shares what's buzzing in the legal community about the increases and how they stack up to previous salary hikes.
By Roy Strom | June 8, 2018
The move this week by one Am Law 100 firm to raise associate salaries has already triggered a spate of matches. But a tipping point could be looming on the horizon.
By Amanda Bronstad | June 7, 2018
The executive director over an Arkansas pension fund has retained outside counsel but insisted he could continue to serve as lead plaintiff in settlements…
The American Lawyer | Commentary
By Vivia Chen | June 5, 2018
Too much upbeat news makes The Careerist skittish. And there's plenty out there right now for young lawyers.
By Christine Simmons | June 4, 2018
The pay increase could result in differentiation among law firms, observers say.
By Amanda Bronstad | June 4, 2018
An ex-associate who accused Steptoe & Johnson of inequitable pay based on gender has dropped her case in light of last month's U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding arbitration agreements that bar class actions over employment matters.
By Christine Simmons | June 4, 2018
“If we didn't do this at some point,” another law firm would have done it first, said Milbank chairman Scott Edelman.
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