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New York Law Journal

Cravath to Raise Base Pay for Associates to $180K

Cravath, Swaine & Moore confirmed Monday that it is increasing base salaries to $180,000 for first-year associates and $315,000 in their eighth year, according to the firm.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

Top Court Orders Mintz Levin to Face Gender Bias Claim

Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo must face a discrimination suit filed by a former female associate following a ruling this week by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
6 minute read

Law.com

Will Drone Use Drive Law Firm Evolution?

Bousquet Holstein's Aaron Frishman explains how unmanned aerial vehicle use is transforming law.
5 minute read

Law.com

The Remote Revolution: The Challenges with Virtual Employment

There are clear challenges to remote employment including accountability, technology selection, security, and maintaining company culture.
15 minute read

The American Lawyer

UK Legal Recruiter Sets Sights on US Shores

London-based RedLaw launched a New York office this week, becoming perhaps only the second large U.K. legal recruitment firm to make the jump to the cutthroat U.S. lateral market.
34 minute read

The American Lawyer

Report Sees Top Deal Lawyers Pull Ahead as Billing Rates Soar

The high and low ends of the M&A legal services market are becoming ever more stratified as billing rates for deal work dwarf other practices, according to a new survey by LexisNexis CounselLink.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Panel Rejects Firm's Motion to Dismiss Bank's Suit

The First Department rejected arguments by Tonino Sacco and Elias Fillas, partners in 29-lawyer Sacco & Fillas, that Credit Suisse did not have standing to sue for damages caused when a Sacco & Fillas lawyer, who later pleaded guilty to mortgage fraud, allegedly closed a transaction using forged documents, and stole a portion of the loan proceeds.
8 minute read

The American Lawyer

Firms Offer More Parental Leave, But Will Associates Take It?

Law firms are in an arms race over who can offer the best paternal leave policies, but at some firms, fathers aren't taking all the time offered.
23 minute read

The American Lawyer

Associates, Want To Reduce Your Student Loans? Read This.

Firms are helping young lawyers refinance student debt. Will other companies follow?
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Sotomayor's Embrace of Mandatory Pro Bono Garners Praise and Pushback

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor is winning praise for re-energizing the movement toward mandatory pro bono for lawyers with her recent remarks on the subject, but some advocates in Big Law think the requirement poses significant challenges and won't work for everyone.
16 minute read

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