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Spencer West's 70-30 Fee Split May Be a Game-Changer for African Law Firms
By Alfred Olufemi | June 24, 2024
The firm, with more than 260 partners in the U.K. and overseas, launched two offices in Africa in early 2024 and hopes to disrupt the market with their remuneration model.
5 minute read
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Which Ex-Linklaters US Partner Earned $2.9M At Firm?
By Andrew Goudsward | September 27, 2021
The partner left Linklaters to serve on the Biden transition team and later in the White House Counsel's Office.
2 minute read
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Here's What US Vice President Kamala Harris' Spouse Earned From DLA Piper Last Year
By Bruce Love | May 18, 2021
In case you were wondering, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff did indeed check the box indicating he wanted $3 of his federal tax to go to the Presidential Election Campaign Fund.
1 minute read
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New and Notable US Filings Reveal Steptoe and Linklaters' UK Work, Arnold & Porter's Work for Argentina, and More
By C. Ryan Barber | July 2, 2020
Recent disclosures made under the Foreign Agents Registration Act, for law firm advocacy for foreign governments, offer glimpses of compensation and rates.
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The NQ Pay Climbdown At A Glance
By Simon Lock | June 26, 2020
Firms have moved to cut NQ salaries, hold them steady or put off their decision until later in 2020.
1 minute read
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French Lawyers Indignant, Disappointed, but Determined to Fight as Government Speeds Pension Reform
By Anne Bagamery | March 2, 2020
"As long as it hasn't been finally decided, we will fight. It's what we do."
1 minute read
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Eversheds Pays Out to MP Keir Starmer For Legal Advice
By Simon Lock | August 22, 2019
The firm also paid another MP £16,000 for an after-dinner speech.
1 minute read
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Ashurst boosts associate pay rates with NQ salaries up 8%
By Rowan Bennett | October 15, 2018
Ashurst takes newly qualified lawyer salary up from £76,000 to £82,000
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Many Judges Earn Less Than Lawyers: Texas Judiciary Asks for 30% Raise
By Adolfo Pesquera | October 25, 2024
Office of Court Administration Executive Director Megan LaVoie said 26% of judges who voluntarily retire said salary was a contributing factor.
5 minute read
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DeSantis Takeover of Disney's Home District Inflated Its Legal Budget by More Than 60%, Mostly Going to District's New Counsel
By Alexander Lugo | February 21, 2024
The biggest beneficiary is Winter Park-based boutique Fishback Dominick, which earned nearly $700,000 in the second half of 2023 from the Central Florida Oversight Tourism District. The firm hadn't previously billed the entity in recent years.
5 minute read
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Study: Civil Legal Services Lawyers Make as Much as 45% Less Than Public-Sector Counterparts
By Brian Lee | February 5, 2024
The decades-old IOLA fund pays for low-income state residents' civil legal services, and the coalition said the account is a critical source of infrastructure that will be used to increase salaries. But Gov. Kathy Hochul's proposal could upset that plan, they said.
4 minute read
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Some New Lawyers Make $214K. Judges Make $140K. And That's a Problem
By Adolfo Pesquera | November 8, 2023
Age limits and low pay are putting the squeeze on Texas' judiciary.
6 minute read
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Virginia Supreme Court Increases Fee for Court-Appointed Counsel, Effective Next Week
By Allison Dunn | October 12, 2023
"Court-appointed counsel serve a vital role in our appellate justice system. This adjustment continues the commitment of Virginia's appellate courts to ensure that court-appointed counsel are adequately compensated for their services," Chief Justice S. Bernard Goodwyn said in a statement.
2 minute read
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Finally—a Pay Hike for These South Florida Lawyers
By Michael A. Mora | July 14, 2023
"The whole compensation package is certainly well within the range of a well-compensated private sector job—if you look at it in terms of a whole package," said Ana Bierman, the Florida International University College of Law assistant dean in charge of planning and placement.
3 minute read
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D.C.'s Holtzman Vogel Is the Favorite For Gov. DeSantis' Culture War Legal Work So Far This Year
By Alexander Lugo | June 15, 2023
The current pot of contract money is quickly catching up to the political law and lobbying shop's total earnings during Gov. Ron DeSantis' first term, which came in at $3.3 million.
3 minute read
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New NYSBA President Plans to Target 'Legal Deserts', Delivery of Services to Clients
By Brian Lee | June 5, 2023
Richard C. Lewis, special counsel at Hinman, Howard and Kattell in BInghamton, discussed his goals on his second day as president in his Albany office.
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These 5 Bills Could Affect Texas Judges and Courts
By Adolfo Pesquera | May 30, 2023
"Anyone, other than a justice or judge, commits a Class A misdemeanor offense if that person knowingly discloses, wholly or partly, the contents of any non-public judicial work product," according to SB 372.
4 minute read
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Legal Groups Encouraged by 'Partial Win' for Defense Counsel Pay Hike
By Brian Lee | May 4, 2023
The budget adopted late Tuesday makes the state responsible during fiscal 2024 for 50% of the pay increases, or $92 million.
3 minute read
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