By Christine Simmons | July 28, 2017
Despite perennial complaints among associates about life in Big Law, rising paychecks, greater attention to associate satisfaction and a more cautious lateral market may be keeping young lawyers at their firms longer.
By Lizzy McLellan | July 27, 2017
The firm hopes to teach its aspiring lawyers a key skill they probably didn't get in law school: how to win clients.
By Meghan Tribe | July 27, 2017
Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila, a firm formed in 2016 by a large group of ex-Schiff Hardin partners, has hired nearly a dozen lawyers led by Bryan Cave's Chicago managing partner Joseph McCoy and Schiff Hardin's antitrust leader and noted sports industry litigator Gregory Curtner. All but two of the firm's new hires are African American.
By americanlawyer | The American Lawyer | July 27, 2017
The runners-up to the 2017 A-List—and what it will take for these firms to make the list next year.
By Meghan Tribe | July 26, 2017
Baker McKenzie announced Wednesday the appointment of parental leave policy advocate Regine Corrado, a partner in its corporate and securities group, as managing partner of its office in Chicago, where the global legal giant has its roots.
By Katelyn Polantz | July 24, 2017
A culture of work-related drinking persists in many places in Big Law—and that can cause problems in a profession that is especially prone to heavy drinking.
By Cheryl Miller | July 20, 2017
Over the last year California's bar exam has been scrutinized and vilified. But that hasn't stopped a crush of would-be Golden State lawyers from registering for the latest crucible, which starts Tuesday. Applications to take the July bay exam topped 10,000 this year—an increase over last year's numbers.
By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | July 20, 2017
Jones Day associate Bárbara Santisteban received the 2017 Champion for Justice Award from Her Justice, a legal organization that helps impoverished and abused women and children.
By Roy Strom | July 20, 2017
A pristine start to a Big Law career has been derailed for a former editor-in-chief of Harvard Law School's International Law Review who joined Linklaters in 2015.
By Randy Evans and Shari Klevens | July 19, 2017
In today's legal environment, it has become extremely unlikely that an attorney will stay at a single law firm throughout her entire career. Instead, attorneys now frequently change firms in search of better opportunities or better fits. This is especially true for associates, who may change firms multiple times early in their career before they find the right home.
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