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Contract work evolves with times
The stereotype of a contract lawyer is of an inexperienced attorney fresh out of law school sitting with a squad of other contractors in a windowless warehouse, clicking a "responsive" or "not responsive" button on a computer screen for hundreds of documents per hour. "Jobs for lawyers are tight, only a few get the 100K plus to start and the rest are fighting for the leftovers.Attorneys' Bonuses Increase With Profits
Associates at several big law firms across the country welcomed the new year with hefty bonuses that were moderately higher than the year before, a reflection of the legal industry's recent prosperity.Kilpatrick health care lawyers jump to Paul Hastings
Paul Hastings has recruited three lawyers from Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton's health care and life sciences practice. Phillip Street, who co-chaired Kilpatrick's health care and life sciences team, joins as a partner. Craig Smith joins as of counsel and Matt Brohm joins as an associate.The three transactional lawyers make the move as big changes are transforming the health care industry.Deal Watch: Hospital sale closes on third try
For the third time in three years, lawyers at Spell Pless Davis Saurol worked up the sale of Rockdale Medical Center of Conyers to a private company-and on Jan. 30, a deal finally closed, as it was taken over by LifePoint Hospitals Inc. of Brentwood, Tenn.The deal probably took its toll on the copy machines and printers at nine-lawyer Spell Pless because of the Georgia Hospital Acquisition Act.Airport Security Firm Relying on Congress to Solve Financial Woes
The security firm that screens passengers at over 100 airports across the U.S. hopes to fend off its court-ordered sale until a congressional conference committee approves pending airline security legislation. The president of Cleveland-based International Total Services Inc., which filed for bankruptcy Sept. 13, says the company's survival depends on whether Congress federalizes airport security.
GC Leads Legal Department Through Merger With Cisco
Scientific Atlanta GC Michael C. Veysey, a veteran of wars -- corporate, legal and military -- survived a takeover last year by San Jose, Calif.-based high-tech giant Cisco Systems Inc. with his job and his legal department intact. Joining forces with Cisco, he said, has offered Scientific Atlanta lawyers opportunities down the road that they would never have had before, like responding to in-house job postings in Dubai, Japan and China.Trending Stories
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