The Job Profile and work involved as a Paralegal
Both legal assistants and paralegals are terms for the same skilled group of workers who have been trained in...
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Legal Careers in the Navy
Ask Sailors in the fleet who has given them the most support and the reply might be the individuals in the...
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Powell Goldstein and Bryan Cave — It's Official.
Last Friday, LawCrossing reported on the possible merger between Powell Goldstein and Bryan Cave. Today, news...
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Happy Halloween and Happy Legal Blog Round-Up!
This week saw some interesting developments in the legal world. With the current economy in such shabby shape,...
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Brian Cave and Powell Goldstein — Possible Merger?
It may not be as large a firm as the others who have recently made layoff news, such as San Francisco law...
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LA Firms Weathering the Economic Storm
If it seems to you like the San Francisco legal market has been much harder hit by our current economic crisis...
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Another San Francisco Law Firm Bites the Dust
Just last week, LawCrossing reported that Ellen Bastier, a Thelen rainmaking energy partner, was in talks to...
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Dissolution Vote for Thelen
A spokesperson confirmed today that Thelen's Partnership Council recommended a vote to dissolve the firm. ...
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Confidence in UK Legal Sector Falls
In a study published on October 27 by Smith & Williamson, a renowned UK accounting firm, independent research...
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Fried Frank Holiday Party Axed
In lieu of our current financial markets and dreadful economy, reports are that law firm Fried Frank has opted...
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A Big Firm Alternative
According to a National Law Journal article published today, the Chicago-based firm of Levenfeld Pearlstein is...
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Antitrust Class Action Suit Approved Against BAR/BRI
Back in mid-January 2007, a federal judge in Manhattan ruled the BAR/BRI bar exam review could be in violation...
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Law Grads Entering a Tough Market
Tell them something they don't know. Law school graduates, and soon to be grads, are all too aware of the...
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More Attorney Layoffs in Chicago
Located on the picturesque edge of Lake Michigan, Chicago is one of America's best known and most beloved...
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Law Firm Staffs Continue to Dwindle
Today brings more bad news about the current legal job market. The Washington Post is reporting on the...
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Heller Ehrman Layoffs
The San Francisco-based Law Firm of Heller Ehrman laid off an estimated hundreds of employees on Thursday,...
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Layoffs Announced at Katen, Muchin Rosenman LLP
CHICAGO—Yesterday the Chicago-based firm of Katen, Muchen Rosenman LLP announced the layoffs of 21...
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Clifford Chance Axes 20 Litigation Associates
In yet another sign of the times, Clifford Chance has laid off 20 associates in their litigation department.
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An Associate's Worst Nightmare
One of the worst things that can happen to you in your job as an attorney is when you screw up badly enough...
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Heller Woes Worsen
We just recently wrote about Heller Ehrman's woes as it dissolves. But once again, more bad news is coming...
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The Impact of the Lehman Brothers Layoffs
Recently, the finance industry stalwart Lehman Brothers announced that it was filing for bankruptcy....
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Bankruptcy Attorneys Are Not Debt Saviors
The bankruptcy laws have changed since October 17, 2005, making it harder for individuals to file for a...
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Supreme Court Term Opens
It's October, so it's that time again: the Supreme Court is back in session. Usually, the court takes July...
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Lawyer Scrum Ensues over Metrolink Disaster Cases
You may remember the Metrolink rail disaster in the suburbs of Los Angeles in early September. That was the...
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Heller Dissolution News
A couple of weeks ago, Heller Ehrman, a once vaunted San Francisco law firm, announced its dissolution. With...
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Wachovia Litigation Halts Temporarily
In case you missed it, the Wachovia-Citigroup marriage is on the rocks — or sunk. Yes, as reported here at...
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Sullivan & Cromwell Steal Wachovia for Wells Fargo
It seems like long ago now that Citigroup put on their white hats and rode to the rescue of Wachovia, agreeing...
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What Caused This Year's Layoffs at Cadwalader, Wickersham and Taft?
As the economic meltdown continues, it isn't just industry in general that's worried. In fact, the oldest law...
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Supreme Court Denies Request for Death Penalty Rehearing
Returning to some legal news now instead of the financial meltdown that has dominated things recently, the US...
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No More Judicial Wigs?
It's not often that you see the ending of a 300-year-old legal tradition. But eventually, all good things...
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