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Local lawyers watching new round of pay hikes
THE ASSOCIATE SALARY WAVE is rolling again, this time in Washington where some big firms have raised pay for first-year lawyers from $145,000 to $160,000 a year. That is the amount big New York firms started paying in January, triggering raises around the country.It is unclear whether lawyers with Atlanta firms that have offices in the nation's capital will benefit from the most recent moves.Law Firms, Courts, Schools Struggle to Cope in Sandy's Wake
East Coast legal communities were mopping up Tuesday as so-called superstorm Sandy finally began to quit the region. Power outages, mass transit shutdowns, and wind and water damage meant a second day on hiatus for attorneys, judges, and students in the storm's path.Get Creative With Your Filings to Stand Out From the Crowd
Brief writing is so hemmed in with picayune rules, it's no wonder lawyers want to bust loose now and then. Some lawyers have gotten creative, using dialogue, photos and cartoons in their briefs -- tactics that can be effective if used wisely. Here are some things to consider before deciding whether to climb boldly outside the box.Judge Carlos Cortez Seeks High Court Review in Document Fight
A Dallas district court judge has filed a petition for review in the Texas Supreme Court, seeking to overturn a series of lower court rulings that documents related to a defamation suit he filed, and later nonsuited, are "court records" and thus available for public view.Much Ado About Fees, as MF Global Trustees Deliver Reports
Against the backdrop of a rare public meeting on legal fees in big corporate bankruptcies, Hughes Hubbard & Reed corporate reorganization and bankruptcy group chair James Giddens and former FBI Director Louis Freeh of Freeh Sporkin & Sullivan submitted their trustee reports advocating for dueling interests in MF Global's Chapter 11 case.The Churn: Lateral Moves and Promotions in The Am Law 200
White-collar prosecutions dropping; wave may have crested
ARMED WITH a slew of statistics, Matthew Friedrich, the Justice Department's No. 2 official in its Criminal Division, went before the Senate Judiciary Committee late last month to tout the federal crackdown on corporate fraud and address concerns about integrity in the hedge fund industry.By any measure, the numbers Friedrich presented were impressive.The D. C. Metro Area's Largest law Offices
From the 150 biggest players in the Washington legal market, ranked by head count.Report: Law Firms Losing Edge in Office Space Race
In the latest edition of its annual analysis of law firm real estate trends, real estate services firm Jones Lang LaSalle finds landlords routinely getting the upper hand in lease negotiations for the first time in seven years. At the same time, firms have been able to maintain an advantage in some major markets, including Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, and Washington, D.C.Trending Stories
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