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Detroit counts cost of legal fees over bankruptcy
Detroit, the bankrupt city now being run by ex-Jones Day partner Kevyn Orr, paid out US$13.3m in legal, accountancy and other professional fees in the three months to September.
Baker & McKenzie leads on lateral hires
Corporate law partners are the most likely to make lateral jumps, and Baker & McKenzie is the biggest lateral recruiter, according to data press released by American Lawyer.
US law firm revenue growth predicted for 2014
A Wells Fargo survey of 115 law firms concludes that revenues will grow at 3.1 per cent this year, up from 2.2 per cent growth in 2013.
Georgia law firm's TV ad goes viral
A two-minute TV ad for James Casino Injury Lawyers, shown in half time of the Superbowl, has exceeded 1.5 million hits on YouTube.
McCarter picks up 14 energy lawyers in Washington
Newark-based McCarter & English has recruited 14 lawyers from the energy-specialist practice of Miller Balis & O'Neil in Washington DC.
The age of the drone
The Age of The Jetsons is Dawning: Drones will become part of everyday life -- the question is only when, asks Komal K Jain.
Journalist not deemed honest enough to practise law
The California Supreme Court has refused to allow a disgraced journalist to join the state bar because of a 'lack of integrity and forthrightness'.
K&L Gates settles US$23m malpractice case
K&L Gates and one of its Pittsburgh lawyers have agreed to pay US$23.7m to settle a malpractice suit - although they did not make any admission of liability.
Undocumented immigrant to be admitted to California Bar
A Mexican immigrant who has been waiting for visa clearance in the US for nearly 20 years is to be admitted to the California State Bar after a precedent-setting California Supreme Court decision.
Bingham slashes admin staff
The firm is re-organising its administrative functions with a move to Kentucky.
Fines for inefficient lawyers proposed in Tennessee
State-appointed lawyers could be fined or disbarred for poor performance under a bill introduced to the Tennessee Senate this week.
Court rules against secret recording of phone calls by lawyers
Lawyers do not get protection under the law for secretly recording phone calls when gathering evidence in lawsuits, according to the Washington Appeals Court.
White & Case partner lists assets worth $1,700 in bankruptcy filing
A 55-year old divorced White & Case partner has listed his assets as US$800 in cash, $900 in clothes and a broken Concord watch in his bankruptcy filing.
Securities class-actions on the rise
Securities lawsuits are on the rise with settlements nearly doubling to $6.5 billion last year.
Lawyers outranked by nail technicians
Becoming a lawyer is no longer the stellar career move it once was, according to new research.
Suicide concern rises over lawyers
Lawyers rank fourth in the US amongst those most likely to take their own lives - and concerns are rising in other countries.
Courtney Love wins twibel case and tweets on new lawyers
The US's first libel court case involving Twitter has been won by singer Courtney Love when a jury decided her tweet had not been defamatory.
Lawsuit loan company sees demand rise
Claims against oil company BP are one of the factors causing a surge in loans to law firms.
Manhattan judge lambasts Mayer Brown fee
Mayer Brown has had harsh words from a New York judge who refused to award costs to the firm after finding that the items billed for, and the time spent on them, was 'incredible'.
Public consulted on legal aid in California
Members of the public have been asked to consider serving on a task force run by the State Bar of California to discuss the provision of civil legal aid to lower and middle-income Californians.