Recent laterals and layoffs in the legal sector:
Tom Reilly joins Cooley Manion Jones in Boston, from Greenberg Traurig. He joins the firm as of counsel. Cooley is a former two-term Massachusetts state attorney general
Gordon Peilow joins the City of London’s Cubism Law, where he will advise on trademark & copyright matters, IT contracts & litigation, [...]
Howrey, which we reported a little over a week ago was in talks to acquire scandal-plagued intellectual property firm Day Casebeer, has announced that the merger is official.
Twenty-five of the 26 attorneys at Day Casebeer joined Howrey’s Palo Alto, California office, effective this week.
The partners include James Batchelder, Linda Sasaki-Baxley, Renee Dubord Brown, Lloyd Day [...]
Chicago-based Seyfarth Shaw, which in May laid off 50 people and reduced salaries, has brought on a new team of corporate and technology partners from Alston & Bird.
Robert C. Reynolds, Jr. is an outsourcing lawyer who co-founded Alston & Bird’s energy infrastructure team. He received his JD from the Vanderbilt University Law School, where he [...]
I’ll just start with that, because I hate to be harsh.
I’ve ranted about this before, but nothing drives me crazier than an unprofessional presentation during a job search. Most people would be surprised if they saw what I’ve been seeing–when the economy goes downhill, so does the work product of the resumes and cover letters [...]
Recessions are typically best for litigation and bankruptcy lawyers. While we generally see a demand for high quality litigators, litigation attorneys used to prove somewhat recession proof. As we near the end of this recession (that’s right, I’ve declared that it’s over. I am willing it to be over.) I am seeing some differences in [...]
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When I was in school, I would study at least a couple of hours each day in the library. While there, I noticed that the best students were always very focused. They were not distracted like poorer students were. A poor student looks around and looks up frequently. The poor students try to start conversations, [...]
The Charleston School of Law has a historical beginning in 1825. The School of Law is one of the earliest schools established in American History. The school was born from a Forensic Club which met for the purpose of giving lectures on law. In 1826 The Forensic Club provided lectures in the law and that is when the South's earliest law school began classes.
This article talks about benefits the American Bar Association offers to students in their Student Law Division. There are opportunities for networking meetings, scholarships and career development opportunities that are part of the ABA Student Law Division. Recently the ABA has announced health insurance coverage availability to students during school and up to one year after graduation.
Severance packages were offered. The layoffs were blamed on the economy.
Dykema Gossett PLLC is a law firm headquartered in Detroit, Michigan. Founded in 1926, the firm has offices across the United States, including Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, and Washington, DC.
Graduating from law school is certainly a job in itself… now it’s time to take the next step–landing that dream position! The interviewing process can be an extremely daunting task; while being able to sell yourself to a particular firm is, of course, the primary goal; there lies a plethora of guidelines every recent law [...]
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Should I stay or should I go? I found myself asking this very question at a very early stage in my legal career. If you are reading this, I assume you are also pondering whether or not you should stay in the legal profession. This is a serious question and you should research it as [...]
