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September 30, 2010 |

2010 A-Z Summer Associate Rankings

126 minute read
December 20, 2010 |

Sources: FJD in Settlement Talks With Law Firm in Family Court Saga

The First Judicial District is in settlement talks with the law firm whose former partner played a dual role in the development of a new Philadelphia family courthouse, according to sources familiar with the negotiations.
6 minute read
October 15, 2010 |

Ex-Countrywide GC Sandor Samuels Lands Job as Bet Tzedek Legal Services CEO

It's not a great time to be looking for a job (and it can't be any easier if you've got Countrywide Financial high on your resume). But Sandor Samuels, after years atop the mortgage giant's law department, is moving into a new house ...
3 minute read
January 01, 2007 |

Spain

Not long ago, you could find people in Spain sporting blue bracelets similar to the yellow Lance Armstrong model with the words, "Endesa-put your heart into it." Bracelet wearers-mostly employees of Spanish electricity leader Endesa, S.A., and their families-were showing their support for the target of Spain's trickiest takeover battle to date.
4 minute read
January 24, 2007 |

Midwest Firms Staking Out Their Patch of China

Midwest law firms are taking hold of the trend of opening branch offices in China, with Kirkland & Ellis as well as Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw opening offices in Hong Kong this month and Foley & Lardner planning to open one in Shanghai later this year. The firms are latching on to the world's fastest-growing economy in various practice areas, from private equity to intellectual property and general legal work. "China is, from the IP perspective, a very important market," says Foley partner Sharon Barner.
3 minute read
March 16, 2009 |

Real Estate & Title Insurance Trends

In this Special Section from the New York Law Journal, brought to you free by Stewart Title: "Buying More Than the Building," "The World of 'Green' Impacts Commercial Leasing" and "Parsing the New Vapor Intrusion Tenant Notification Law."
2 minute read
October 15, 2004 |

Law Firms Find Overseas Mergers are No Easy Task

With a more-is-better philosophy, national practices increasingly want to lock arms with foreign law firms in mergers to create a global presence. If only it were that simple. Whether troubles arise from differences in management styles or pay structures, recruitment practices or even dress codes, transcontinental mergers can have super-sized portions of the problems found in domestic mergers.
9 minute read
March 09, 2007 |

Boston Firms Split on How to Respond to N.Y. Pay Hikes

The race to raise first-year associate salaries has opened a chasm in Boston between firms matching New York's top rate of $160,000 and firms offering a $145,000 starting salary. Proskauer Rose expects the higher salaries to help the firm hold on to lawyers, according to Steven Bauer, who heads the firm's Boston office. "One of the biggest expenses a law firm faces is losing associates," he said. "If we can retain two associates this year who might have left, it pays for the increased raise by itself."
3 minute read
December 21, 2009 |

Will Law Firm Changes Affect Hiring and Retention of Associates?

Over the course of the past two years, aggregate demand by companies for legal services has declined. As a result, many law firms have cut costs through layoffs and lowered salaries. Several firms have also implemented training programs that reduce salaries for participants, or announced that they will be abandoning the traditional lockstep salary structure. Consultant James Smith discusses the possible effects of these types of developments on attracting and retaining entry-level and lateral associates.
9 minute read
August 24, 2007 |

How Much Will 'Best Law Firms for Women' List Influence Attorneys?

Female law students entering the recruiting season have another weapon for their interviewing arsenal: a list of the 50 U.S. firms deemed most woman-friendly. The survey by Working Mother magazine and Flex-Time Lawyers covers benefits and compensation; parental leave and policies; child care; workforce profile; flexibility; and retention and advancement. Some women in the profession, however, question how much of an impact the list might have on a newly minted attorney's employment decisions.
6 minute read

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