By Lisa M. Koblin | June 22, 2017
A young attorney's first oral argument is a momentous milestone in his or her legal career. As exciting as this experience may be, new attorneys should also appreciate the importance of oral argument and understand that it may have a lasting impact on the outcome of the case.
By Roy Strom | June 22, 2017
A U.S. bankruptcy judge in Chicago recently approved payments to Kirkland, Jones Day and Proskauer Rose in the Chapter 11 case of casino and hotel giant Caesars Entertainment. The bankruptcy, winding down after nearly two years of proceedings, has brought more than $125 million collectively into those three firms' coffers.
By Meghan Tribe | June 21, 2017
Abdi Shayesteh, a former King & Spalding associate who held several Big Law and in-house roles, has created an online platform called AltaClaro that links lawyers to top legal professionals that provide mentorship and counseling necessary to advance their legal careers.
By Meredith Hobbs | June 21, 2017
Lucky associates at one law firm in Atlanta are making a whopping $180,000 in their first year on the job, according to the National Association for Law Placement Inc. But they are hardly the norm.
By Meghan Tribe | June 19, 2017
Andrew Miller, a law student at George Washington University, defended Baker McKenzie partner John Rowley when he was assaulted last month in Washington, D.C. That heroic act helped Miller land a summer associate job at the firm this summer.
By Rebecca Cohen | June 18, 2017
Just in time for Father's Day, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe is expanding the relatively generous parental leave policy the firm introduced two years ago.
By Brian Baxter | June 10, 2017
A little more than a month after touting its hire of a four-partner project finance team from Chadbourne & Parke to open new offices in Dubai and Johannesburg, Covington & Burling has completed its acquisition of a team of associates and of counsel from the firm has Chadbourne prepares to combine with Norton Rose Fulbright.
By Julie Brush | June 5, 2017
You're in a tough spot. Given that you were unable to secure a permanent position out of law school, you've had to make some hard choices in order to honor your law school loan obligations. I commend you for "making it work" in this legal market. That's not easy. But lemonade can be made from these lemons if you are strategic. If you are not, I'm afraid your career will be like a buoy in the ocean: aimless and nowhere to go.
By Steven J. Harper | June 2, 2017
Law firms are following the unfortunate path that has become a dominant approach in the medical profession: treating symptoms rather than the disease.
By Christine Simmons | June 1, 2017
New York firms led the country in increasing associate salaries last year. But senior associates at the city's largest firms didn't always enjoy the same pay bump, according to new data released Thursday.
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