NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: Republican Reps. Jim Jordan and Matt Gaetz have sent a letter demanding answers from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) regarding a “Secure Work Environment” the bureau has apparently been operating for years in the Washington, D.C., office of the […]
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Accenture Recognizes Five Law Firms with Outside Counsel Diversity Award
Annual award celebrates outstanding efforts to increase inclusion, diversity and equity in the legal profession NEW YORK, June 14, 2022–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has recognized five law firms — Baker McKenzie; Allen & Overy; McDermott Will & Emery; Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP; and Lewis Silkin — with its Outside […]
Law Firm Lays Off 10% Of All Timekeepers Due To ‘Decrease In Demand’
Times may be good right now, but Biglaw and boutique firms alike are gearing up for a possible recession, leaving associates and staff members looking over their shoulders for the evil that may be lying in wait for them: layoffs. We first sounded the alarm on layoffs back in April, […]
Anonymous Hacktivists Leak 1TB of Top Russian Law Firm Data
Rustam Kurmaev and Partners work with the Russian government and other high-profile banking, media, oil, and industrial companies, including American firms. The Anonymous hacktivists collective has struck Russia again by leaking approximately 1TB of data from a leading Russian law firm identified as Rustam Kurmaev and Partners (RKP Law). The […]
FBI’s workspace at Democratic-aligned law firm raises conflict-of-interest concerns
The FBI has a personal workstation in the Washington office of Perkins Coie, a law firm with deep ties to the Democratic Party and a string of Democratic presidential campaigns, The Washington Times has learned. The cozy relationship between the bureau and the Democratic-allied legal powerhouse adds to fears of […]
Summer Associates Events Law Firms Should Avoid
Now that law school is out for the year, and the hot weather is upon us, it seems that summer associate season has officially opened. As many people within the legal profession already know, a summer associate is a rising third-year law student who is hired by a law firm […]
FBI Has ‘Secure’ Workspace in Law Firm That Represents Democrats: Document
The FBI has a workspace in the same law firm that employed the lawyer who took sketchy claims about Donald Trump and Russia to the bureau in 2016, the firm revealed in a new document. The workspace, known as a “secure work environment,” within Perkins Coie’s office in Washington was […]
Hollywood, law firms battling to hire Camille Vasquez after Johnny Depp trial
Johnny Depp’s lawyer Camille Vasquez has been flooded with offers from Hollywood and is at the center of an ongoing bidding war between law firms that want her on their team following her victorious performance in the actor’s trial, sources told The Post. The tough-as-nails attorney, 37, became a star […]
Lawyer recently charged in Jan. 6 riot is fired from his law firm
Home Daily News Lawyer recently charged in Jan. 6 riot is… Criminal Justice Lawyer recently charged in Jan. 6 riot is fired from his law firm By Debra Cassens Weiss May 26, 2022, 9:11 am CDT Image from Shutterstock. A Charleston, South Carolina, lawyer charged last week with entering the […]
Law Firms Branch Out Beyond Lawyers in Bid to Beat Out Rival Advisers
Behavioral scientists, data experts, journalists and cops—four professions that are being brought together in, of all places, law firms. Traditionally staid law practices increasingly want to be more things to more clients, particularly in the competitive risk and compliance space. Facing competitive pressure from professional services firms and from clients […]
David Johnston Fired from Law Firm Over Jan. 6 Charges
David Johnston (left) and Chad Clifton in pictures taken at the Capitol on Jan. 6; surveillance footage showing Johnston and Clifton near the Capitol Crypt (images via FBI court filing). A South Carolina lawyer who is charged with breaching the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 has reportedly been fired from […]
Associates Should Avoid Taking Sides In Law Firm Partner Disputes
As detailed on this website and other legal news outlets, law firms of all types and sizes often have internal disputes that put reality television drama to shame. Sometimes, partners defect from shops over financial or personal issues, and this can leave egos bruised and people stuck holding the bag […]