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The latest gossip and news affecting the legal profession. Topics range from salaries and bonuses to marriages and court rulings. Additionally, quirky news is presented as it relates to the legal community.
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Is NYC Done?

Apr 3, 2009
There has been a lot of salary cut news and rumor this week. Given the deflationary pressure on associate salaries, one question keeps popping up: at what point does New York City cease to be a...

Nationwide Layoff Watch: King & Spalding Is Making Cuts

Mar 6, 2009
Update (5:40): King & Spalding has confirmed this report. Read the statement after the jump. We've heard all kinds of things about King & Spalding over the past week. We now believe that...

Small Law Firm Hiring on Craigslist: Hofstra Students Welcome

Dec 12, 2008
With all of the carnage in the legal community, unemployed attorneys might have to look outside the box to find jobs right now. We suggest an "all of the above" strategy. Headhunters, personal...

Nationwide Layoff Watch: White & Case Brings Layoffs into the Vault Top 20

Nov 11, 2008
The first news started to leak this morning about some terrible news at a top firm: White & Case [is] currently calling people and laying them off. I haven't heard anything in regards to scope, but [I] hear that it's big.

Pepsi Breathes a Billion-Dollar Sigh of Relief

Nov 6, 2009
Associates at Cleary Gottlieb may not be starting their weekends on a happy note. But for legal secretary Kathy Henry, the weekend is off to a very good start. Judge vacates $1.26B ruling against PepsiCo Earlier: Legal Secretary of the Day: Pepsi's...

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Nov 6, 2009

Breaking: Cleary Matches Cravath BonusesIs it all over? Reader poll after the jump.

Nov 6, 2009
Ed. note: This post was originally published at 4:27 p.m. today. We have changed the timestamp to place it at the top of the page, but we will eventually return it to its original place. We have confirmed the news of a Cravath bonus match with...

A Mayer Brown Associate's Supreme Court Debut:A Post-Argument Recap

Nov 6, 2009
As we mentioned earlier this week, Steve Sanders -- a fourth-year associate at Mayer Brown, no relation to the 90210 character -- argued before the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday. When we emailed him on Wednesday to set up an interview, we received...

An Ill-Advised Way To Make $300

Nov 6, 2009
Damian Bonazzoli is a senior staff attorney for the Massachusetts Appeals Court. According to the ABA Journal, he likely makes a five-figure salary. Apparently that wasn't enough money for him. His entrepreneurial side business got him caught up in a...

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