• April 8, 2009 | The Recorder

    Summer Associate Programs Among Law Firm Cuts

    Big firms across the country have dramatically cut the number of associates attending their 2009 summer programs, a sign that firms don't expect to see a talent shortage in fall 2010.

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  • February 13, 2009 | New York Law Journal

    International Lawyers in Japan Concerned by Registration Letter

    HONG KONG - A requirement that all foreign lawyers, regardless of position, be registered as "gaiben" would fundamentally change the landscape of firms operating in Japan.br /

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  • February 9, 2009 | National Law Journal

    Survival plans

    William Easton and three other longtime criminal defense attorneys in upstate New York began laying the groundwork to start their own firm midway through 2008, with the goal of opening up

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  • May 10, 2007 | Alm

    More Firms Announce Associate Raises

    The latest round of associate salary raises is spreading like a virus through the California's biggest firms - and it has some corporate counsel feeling a little queasy. Just days afte

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  • December 4, 2008 | The American Lawyer

    Survey Shows Firm Leaders Wary but Confident

    What will next year look like at the biggest law firms in the land? For the first time since The American Lawyer began surveying law firm leaders in 2003, their answer is: We're not

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  • December 4, 2008 | The American Lawyer

    Annual survey shows law firm leaders wary but confident

    What will next year look like at the biggest law firms in the land? For the first time since The American Lawyer began surveying law firm leaders in 2003, their answer is: We're not

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  • February 11, 2010 | National Law Journal

    Pockets of Activity in Los Angeles Lateral Market

    Demand for lateral hires in Los Angeles has picked up in recent weeks but remained subdued compared to markets like Silicon Valley and New York. "I haven't seen a whole bunch of

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  • June 1, 2004 |

    It was an extraordinary evening. Admittedly, it went on a bit long. But for nearly 700 lawyers and friends, our twenty-fifth anniversary dinner last month was an occasion to be reminded again

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  • January 1, 2004 | Legaltech News

    Silicon Valley Looks to China

    FOR technology companies, the opportunities in China are enormous. Markets for high-tech goods and services in China are growing by 20 to 40 percent a year, according to AeA, a high-tech trade associa

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  • February 13, 2009 | The Recorder

    800 Law Firm Jobs Lost in One Day

    Almost 800 associates and legal staff nationwide returned home jobless Thursday after eight firms conducted mass layoffs, citing an unprecedented downturn in demand. And the bloodlet

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