Nationwide Layoff Watch: Partners Emeriti at Schiff Hardin?
We’ve noticed in comment threads that many of you would like frequent commenter Partner Emeritus to retire. But he’s a persistent one. Perhaps frustrated readers should take a page from the book of...
View ArticleSchiff Hardin Update: Partners Emeriti Still Welcome
Earlier today, we wrote about Schiff Hardin sending a mass e-mail to its retired partners letting them know that they were being moved to temporary offices during a renovation of the firm’s Chicago...
View ArticleRetirement Benefits for Partners: How Does Your Firm Handle Them?
It’s important to think about — and not just think about, but save for — your retirement. This is especially true now that Social Security is looking less than alluring. (When I see that money taken...
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Staff Layoff Watch: Bingham McCutchen Makes Cuts
Are staff layoffs at large law firms on the upswing? Bingham McCutchen just announced some cuts. How many individuals were affected, and what was the rationale for the reductions? Continue reading...
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Dewey Have an End in Sight? Friday Will Be the Last Day for Many Employees
What is the latest Dewey & LeBoeuf news? Some employees may lose their jobs as of this Friday — plus news about incoming associates, retired partners, and defecting partners. Continue reading...
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Dewey Have Underfunded Pension Plans? Feds Say Yes, Stepping In To Pay the...
Dewey have enough money to pay its pension liabilities? Apparently not…. Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf,...
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L’Affaire LeBoeuf: The Latest Links and News
Dewey & LeBoeuf is preparing itself for the afterlife: it’s shedding overseas offices, sending partners packing, and finding new takers for its real estate (and its pension obligations). Continue...
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Dewey Plan To Give Retired Partners a Seat at the Bankruptcy Table?
What’s the latest news in the Dewey & LeBoeuf bankruptcy? Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Asia, Bankruptcy, Beijing, Biglaw, Cameron MacRae,...
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Lawyerly Lairs: Retired Skadden Partner ‘Downsizes’ to $3 Million Penthouse
A retired Skadden partner “downsized” to a $3 million penthouse. It’s a tough life, but somebody’s got to live it. Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags:...
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What Dewey Do With Thousands of Boxes of Client Files?(And bad news for D&L...
The latest Dewey developments: partner reactions to the proposed settlement plan, how to handle or dispose of thousands of boxes of client files, and pension problems for ex-employees. Continue reading...
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Partners in Practice: The Era of Mandatory Retirement
What’s it like for partners to practice law in the era of mandatory retirement? Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Advertising, Aging, De-equitization,...
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Biglaw Perk Watch: Law Firm 401k Rankings
Is your firm’s 401k plan among the best in the industry? No? Take to the barricades, my comrades! Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: 401(k) Plans, 401K,...
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Does Ropes & Gray Hate the Old and Gray?
Wouldn’t you love such generous retirement benefits? Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Age Discrimination, Anne C. Vladeck, Anne Vladeck, Arthur...
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In Defense of In-House Counsel Compensation
Lawyers often think that leaving a law firm to go in-house involves a pay cut. Think again…. Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: 401(k) Plans, 401K,...
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House Rules: Spring Breakers
Additional thoughts on in-house counsel compensation, from columnist David Mowry. Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: 401(k) Plans, 401K, Biglaw,...
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An Interview with Steven Harper, Former Kirkland Partner and Author of ‘The...
Should you go to law school? Is working in Biglaw still worth it? A former Kirkland & Ellis partner shares his thoughts. Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on...
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Musical Chairs: Sheila Birnbaum Is Leaving Skadden
So where is the legendary litigatrix taking her gigantic book of business? Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Biglaw, Bob Bennett, Bruce Goldner, D.J....
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Non-Sequiturs: 06.07.13
* Crafty trial tactics out of C-Town. A Cuyahoga County prosecutor was fired after he admitted to posing as a woman in a Facebook chat with an accused killer’s alibi witnesses in an attempt to persuade...
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5 Stories of the Week: Ginsburg, Football, and More
Looking at five notable stories of the week that was. Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: 9th Circuit, Abe Fortas, Anita B. Brody, Anita Brody, Barack...
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Supreme Court Retirement Watch: Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Do you think that it’s time for her to hang up her robe and retire? Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Notorious RBG, Old People, Quote of the Day, RBG,...
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