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US lawyers average 5.4 years in post as employers rate flight risk
Credit Suisse and Wal-Mart are among the employers which are so keen to retain staff that they are monitoring the exit stats and consulting experts who can tell them which kinds of workers are likely to leave early.
Robert Durst goes to Enron chief's defence lawyer over murder warrant
Robert Durst, the 71-year old American from the billionaire property family, is using the same Houston criminal lawyer who defended Keith Lay, the CEO and chair of Enron when it went bankrupt in 2001.
Microsoft Assistant GC included in 'most influential' black lawyers listing
A magazine focusing on powerful Afro-Americans, Savoy, has highlighted Bruce Jackson as one of the US's most influential black lawyers.
ExBigLaw partner to see psychiatrist after faking $69k of taxi receipts
Chicago-based, real estate partner, Lee Smolen, formerly of Sidley Austin, is to receive psychiatric treatment during a one-year suspension handed down by the Illinois Supreme Court.
GM accused of deliberate coverup in fatal faulty ignition cases
The General Motors faulty switch case - cause of at least 60 deaths and of Senate demands that the General Counsel stand down - was a case of coverup, not incompetence, according to plaintiff lawyers who had access to new documents in discovery.
CPA Global links up with Wayne Law School lawyers
As Detroit looks to back local entrepreneurs, legal outsourcers CPA Global has joined forces with a pro bono law firm to assist new businesses.
BigLaw partner harrassed by negligence lawyer
The partner, now a white collar crime partner in a top New York law firm, was verbally abused by the lawyer, causing her much stress.
Norton Rose duo set up Dallas IP boutique to cut out high legacy costs
The founders of RetitzMauck are highlighting the way IP litigation costs have 'exploded' and how newer practices can operate on a much lower expenditure rate.
K&L Gates bags a luxury team
K&L Gates has taken a six partner team from a competitor which includes expertise on the luxury sector.
Kasowitz Benson makes layoffs in response to volatile litigation markets
The 350-lawyer New York-based litigation specialist firm is making a round of redundancies, said by one source to amount to as many as 40, in response to unpredictable demand.
Trusted paralegal pleads guilty to $600k embezzlement charges
Richard Owen - who is said to have used most of the money on his coin collection - could face a prison term of up to 50 years after embezzling funds relating to 41 clients in Georgia between 2007 and 2012.
Hackers have breached most BigLaw barriers, says FBI
Virtually all of the top US law firms have been subject to data breaches, according to an unnamed FBI agent in discussion with a lawyer from Washington DC-based Steptoe & Johnson.
Jones Day builds on bankruptcy success to open Detroit branch
Jones Day is to launch its 17th US office when it opens its doors in the US motor capital - and is likely to be closely associated with the rebirth of the city which recently underwent bankruptcy proceedings under a former Jones Day partner.
Media billionaire describes lawyers as Satan
Mark Cuban, the sports-to-media billionaire and owner of the Dallas Mavericks basketball team, has said that he hates dealing with lawyers and that they are 'a huge drain on productivity' - but he calls his own lawyer 'my Satan...a good friend'.
Crowell & Moring votes for a female chair
The Washington firm has opted for the co-head of its government contracts team.
Five firms reach Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For
The 650-lawyer firm Baker Donelson is the top-placed law firm in the Fortune 100, reaching 30th place for its flexible working, paid sabbaticals and for letting staff structure their work to reflect their needs and aims.
Employment lawyer identifies cult of personalities in Kleiner Perkins
The financial backer of Google and Amazon, venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins is a place of no rules, 'becoming a cult of personalities' and 'an aggressive, tough environment', according to the employment lawyer sent to investigate it.
Troutman Sanders opens doors to second group of K&L Gates defectors
The 600-lawyer firm Troutman Sanders which opened an office in Charlotte last May with four K&L Gates corporate and real estate lawyers is now taking on another four from K&L, this time specialising in M&A.
GrayRobinson partner replaces desk with treadmill to keep active at work
Over ten lawyers in the Tampa office of GrayRobinson have stopped using desks in the traditional way and are using lap desks and standing desks with the old desk - in one case - relegated to the role of storage container.
Law firms go to court over laptops taken by exiting lawyers
The 900-lawyer firm Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith appeared before a magistrate judge last week - in a failed attempt to reach a settlement with an insurance boutique firm over the fate of laptops taken by a group of 14 lawyers joining the firm.