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Fighting for Marquee Law Firm Tenant, Landlord Sues Officials Over Incentives
ABA Journal —
Authority: 440
A Chicago landlord is suing St. Louis and Missouri officials over a major law firm tenant that is allegedly being lured to another building with illegal taxpayer-funded incentives. Among the benefits that Lewis Rice & Fingersh expects to get from the move to One City Centre is $300,000 forgivable loan, reports the ...2 hours ago -
Sutherland Ditches Lockstep
JD Journal —
Authority: 140
Atlanta based Sutherland is joining the rush to abandon lockstep compensation and is moving to a merit based system similar to the one other top firms have adopted or are planning to adopt. Associates will be classified as junior, mid-level and senior, with the levels roughly corresponding to their time in the ...3 hours ago -
Too Embarrassed to Make Layoffs, Lawyer Stole $9.3M, Gets 7 Years
ABA Journal —
Authority: 440
Too embarrassed to admit that hed suffered financial reverses and make layoffs, a well-known Arkansas plaintiffs attorney instead admittedly stole $9.3 million from client trust funds he controlled to keep his law firm going. “I built several businesses. I went through a cash-flow crisis,” Steven Eugene Cauley ...4 hours ago -
Sutherland Elimates Lockstep, Cuts 1st-Year Pay in Atlanta
ABA Journal —
Authority: 440
In the latest move by a market leader to eliminate the traditional lockstep progression toward partnership, Sutherland has reconfigured its 175 associates from year-by-year classes to three groups into which they advance based on skills. Their pay increases also will be tied to skills increases, recounts the Daily ...5 hours ago -
What In-House Counsel Want: Relationship Building and Quick Answers
ABA Journal —
Authority: 440
Sometimes legal costs aren’t the most important thing to in-house counsel selecting their outside lawyers. In-house lawyers also want law firms that are willing to take the initiative to build the relationship, according to a National Law Journal report on a recent panel discussion in Boston. The panel at the Legal ...6 hours ago -
Haynes & Boone Cut First Year Salaries
JD Journal —
Authority: 140
First year associates at Haynes & Boone will be starting after Thanksgiving, but at a reduced rate. The firm emailed its incoming associates and informed them that the salary for first years has been cut to $145k. The firm says that it has not decided on a pay structure for 2010 yet so this may be a temporary ...6 hours ago -
Google Scholar Launches Online Access to U.S. Laws and Cases
New York Accident Lawyer | New York Malpractice Attorney | NY Injury Lawyer —
Authority: 119
I want to pass along some BIG news that is wonderful for everyone: Google is now offering FREE access to a huge amount of U.S. law through Google Scholar . Why is this a big deal? Because historically law firms have had to pay incredibly high rates to gain access to online case law via services such as WestLaw ...6 hours ago -
NY AG Took Money from Law Firms Representing Targets of His Office
ABA Journal —
Authority: 440
Law firms representing clients targeted by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo donated tens of thousands of dollars to his campaign fund, a published report says. Contributors included Boies Schiller & Flexner, which gave $35,000 to Cuomo’s campaign this year, Bloomberg reports. The firm represents Hank ...9 hours ago -
Forever in Flat Fees?
WSJ.com: Law Blog —
Authority: 726
The latest flat-fee arrangement to hit our radar screen comes courtesy of the Recorder and involves Levi Strauss and Orrick.10 hours ago -
Defendant Argues Law Firm’s YouTube Video Amounted to Defamation
ABA Journal —
Authority: 440
A company accused in a class action lawsuit of selling a dietary supplement that doesn’t live up to its memory claims has turned the tables on the paintiffs’ firm, claiming its lawyers gave interviews and posted a YouTube video with defamatory statements. On Friday, the class action defendant, Brain Research Labs, ...10 hours ago -
For NY Firms, a Q3 to Forget
WSJ.com: Law Blog —
Authority: 726
According to a Wachovia survey, New York law firms experienced a 9 percent drop in revenue through the third quarter and nearly a 5 percent drop in net income.11 hours ago -
Levi’s Is Paying Orrick a Flat Fee to Handle All But Its IP Work
ABA Journal —
Authority: 440
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe is earning a flat fee to handle all of the legal work worldwide for Levi Strauss & Co., with just one exception. Levi’s is paying Orrick an annual fee in monthly increments for all but its brand protection work, the Recorder reports. Townsend and Townsend and Crew is handling ...12 hours ago -
Basic Tips In Filing For Bankruptcy
Daily Bulls —
Authority: 450
We all know people who claim to be legal experts but have no formal training. If such a person has told you that you should run up your credit cards before you file for bankruptcy because all your debt will be discharged anyway, please disregard their advice. If the Bankruptcy Court senses that you are acting in bad ...2 days ago -
The Jones Day Lawyers Looking to Take Down SOX
WSJ.com: Law Blog —
Authority: 726
The LB looks at a Business Week story profiling two Jones Day lawyers challenging the constitutionality of Sarbanes-Oxley.3 days ago -
Hard Times at Seyfarth Shaw
JD Journal —
Authority: 140
Seyfarth Shaw has told half of its deferred associates that they will not be starting in January as planned. Instead, they are being redeferred to October 2010, and will receive a stipend of $2000 dollars per month starting in January. If that wasn’t enough bad news, Seyfarth is also cutting the salaries of ...3 days ago -
Two More Firms Match Cravath on Bonuses
JD Journal —
Authority: 140
Was everyone waiting to see what Skadden would do? Now that Skadden has fallen in line , it looks as though everyone else Is going to play ball too. Today, Willkie Farr and Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett both announced their bonus schedules and they’re a match for Cravath. New associates will get ...3 days ago -
Elmira Motorcycle Crash Demonstrates Danger Turning Vehicles Pose to Bikers
New York Accident Lawyer | New York Malpractice Attorney | NY Injury Lawyer —
Authority: 119
As a personal injury attorney who handles a LOT of motorcycle crashes, I feel confident in saying that one of the greatest dangers to bikers is turning vehicles. As every biker well knows, people in cars just don’t see bikers; they turn in front of them and cut them off not because they are malicious, but bikers ...3 days ago -
Davis Polk ‘Rock Star’ To Lead DOJ’s Fraud Section
WSJ.com: Law Blog —
Authority: 726
A partner at Davis Polk was tapped to lead the Justice Departments fraud section, which is prosecuting or investigating many of todays biggest fraud cases, from R. Allen Stanford to American International Group.3 days ago -
Defiant to the End, Stewart Reports to Jail
WSJ.com: Law Blog —
Authority: 726
On Thursday evening, controversial lawyer Lynne Stewart surrendered to authorities in lower Manhattan to begin serving her 28-month sentence for assisting terrorism.3 days ago -
Social Media for Attorneys-Digital Branding Creates Clients
JusticeNewsFlash.com | Legal News | Lawyer Press Release —
Authority: 437
Rene Perras, legal web marketing Vice President of law firm marketing firm discusses why the success and failure of legal marketers is tied to interaction in the digital experience on legal websites and social media like YouTube, Facebook and Twitter. Many legal marketers have been hesitant to embrace social media ...3 days ago
