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First-Year Associate Hiring Down Slightly at Big Texas Firms
About 400 lawyers have just started their careers at Texas' largest firms. The law firms are working to attract and retain new associates, including a decision by some not to raise salaries to $160,000, which some associates believe correlates with less work pressure. First-year Christopher Jaquez says that Vinson & Elkins has smoothed the transition from law school to full-time lawyer by supplying him with a partner mentor and an associate mentor. "It's important to me that I produce good work," he says.First-Year Associate Hiring Down Slightly at Big Texas Firms
About 400 lawyers have just started their careers at Texas' largest firms. The law firms are working to attract and retain new associates, including a decision by some not to raise salaries to $160,000, which some associates believe correlates with less work pressure. First-year Christopher Jaquez says that Vinson & Elkins has smoothed the transition from law school to full-time lawyer by supplying him with a partner mentor and an associate mentor. "It's important to me that I produce good work," he says.
Recruiter sues Akin Gump over fees
IN MAY, just one month after Akin Gump Strauss Hauer Feld announced Chang-Joo Kim had joined its New York office as a partner, the law firm cut a check to recruiting firm Boston Executive Search for $227,500. But did it pay the right recruiter New York search firm Sivin Tobin Associates says it sent Akin Gump a package about Kim last December, along with a term sheet.Recruiting Firm Sues Akin Gump for Fees in Partner Placement
In May, just one month after Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld announced Chang-Joo Kim had joined its New York office as a partner, the law firm cut a check to recruiting firm Boston Executive Search for $227,500. But search firm Sivin Tobin Associates says it sent Akin Gump a package about Kim last December, along with a term sheet, and is now suing the law firm, alleging breach of an implied contract. The dispute highlights the frequently less-than-well-oiled mechanics of the legal recruiting process.Recruiting Firm Sues Akin Gump for Fees In Partner Placement
Fenwick Wins $18 Million Patent Verdict In Dispute Over Ethanol Enzyme
Publication Date: 2011-10-28 Practice Area: Industry: Court: Judge: Case number:
Although an $18 million verdict may not seem enormous, it's actually ten times the median damages award in patent infringement cases last year, according to a recent study by PricewaterhouseCoopers. This $1.8 million median award is the lowest figure in 16 years.
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