Law Firm Associates

  • The American Lawyer

    Caesars Bankruptcy Still Paying Out to Three Big Firms

    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.

  • The American Lawyer

    Ex-Big Law Associate Sells Experience With Legal Startup

    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.

  • Daily Report Online

    It's Lonely at the Top for Atlanta First-Year Associates Making $180K

    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.

  • The American Lawyer

    Good Samaritan Scores Summer Associate Gig After Train Station Assault

    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.

  • The American Lawyer

    Orrick Ushers in New Parental Leave Policy

    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.

  • The American Lawyer

    Covington Adds 15 More Chadbourne Lawyers in Three Cities

    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.

  • The Recorder

    Job Hopping to Pay Off Loans Not Necessarily Bad for Your Career

    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.

  • The American Lawyer

    The Real Reasons for Big Law's Mental Health Problem

    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.

  • New York Law Journal

    Pay Hikes Leave Some NY Lawyers on the Sidelines

    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.

  • Litigation Daily

    Plaintiffs Fumble on Cheerleader Suit

    By Jenna Greene | May 29, 2017

    When a lawsuit involves an antitrust conspiracy with nearly $1 billion on the line, when the case has been covered by media including ABC News, Time Magazine and the Associated Press, when it involves the epitome of a sexy topic—cheerleaders for god's sake—that's not usually when a federal judge will urge counsel to let junior associates have a crack at oral argument.

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