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Ready, Set, Delay: Most Large Texas Firms Push Back Start Dates
First-year associates usually begin their full-time careers at Texas' largest firms as fall begins, but that's not the case this year. Most baby lawyers at BigTex firms are starting their careers later than usual. Some firms have delayed the start dates for first-year associates by just a few weeks, while other firms have delayed start dates by several months or even a year. And at least four of Texas' largest firms have not yet decided the starting salaries for their latest crop of first-year associates.Texas Firms Slow First-Year Hiring Pace
For the hopeful Class of 1999, 1998 was an aberration - most first-year associates in Texas won't be receiving a raise over the typical $90,100 starting salary. A survey of Texas' 25 largest firms also reveals that the number of associates in the 1999 first-year class, while larger than last year's, does not represent as significant a jump as the 1998 class did. James Maloney, whose firm co-led the salary charge last year, says, "I think you're going to see slow growth, not explosive growth."Depositions Set in Sex Harassment Suit Against Gordon & Rees, Managing Partner
Depositions are scheduled this month in a sex discrimination and sexual harassment suit against Gordon & Rees and a managing partner at the firm. The suit was filed by former Dallas firm administrator Alissa Brackin, who alleges Matthew Murphey, while the partner-in-charge in that office, "intentionally and/or knowingly physically touched Brackin in an offensive and provocative manner" and that the conduct was "known, tolerated and ratified" by firm management. The defendants deny the allegations.5th Circuit Gives Securities Fraud Suit Green Light
Investors' allegations that a technology company and its officers should have known that a multimillion-dollar deal the company touted in two press releases wouldn't materialize can be the basis of securities fraud claims, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held recently.High Court Denies Republicans' Mandamus Writ
The Texas Supreme Court has denied a petition for writ of mandamus sought by Republican state officials in an effort to force 11 Democratic state senators who fled to Albuquerque, N.M., back to the Senate to work on congressional redistricting.High-Energy Grande Communications GC Makes Every Day Count
Being willing to go the extra mile is an asset for Andy Sarwal, the recently named senior vice president and GC for Grande Communications, where he's the lone in-house lawyer. Sarwal says being able to multitask is absolutely necessary for his job at the growing telecom company, a claim he regularly backs up by answering e-mails while simultaneously participating in conference calls and holding meetings in his office.Cite as: Houston v. Nassau County, 08-CV-00197, NYLJ 1202480228448, at *1 (EDNY, Decided February 2, 2011)Judge Joseph F. BiancoDecided:
Current Trends in California Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Law
What is the statute of limitations for sexual harassment/discrimination claims? Must an employer indemnify an officer who is sued after the officer shares sexually oriented material with an employee? Moderator Jeffrey Tanenbaum of San Francisco's Littler Mendelson and a panel of employment attorneys examined these questions during law.com's ongoing seminar "Current Issues Facing California Employment Attorneys."Trending Stories
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