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Law Firm Insider: 7/26/11
Tweet Share on Facebook July 26, 2011 CommentLeo Herzel, former co-chair of Mayer Brown, died this week. He was 87. Herzel taught corporate law at the University of Chicago law school for more than 10 years, and served as co-chair of Mayer Brown from 1984-1991.
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Law Firm Insider: 7/19/11
Tweet Share on Facebook July 19, 2011 CommentHusch Blackwell hired 24 attorneys from Denver-based firm Jacobs Chase. All of the lawyers will stay in Denver, as Husch Blackwell's Denver office expands to 41 attorneys.
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Law Firm Insider: 7/12/11
Tweet Share on Facebook July 12, 2011 CommentThe latest job report was pretty grim for the U.S., but it painted an especially dour picture of the legal profession. In June, about 2,600 jobs were lost in the industry. The median starting salary for 2010 law school graduates declined 13 percent to $63,000, according to a separate survey by the National Association for Law Placement. The median starting salary for 2009 law graduates was $72,000.
More bad news: law firms are facing an increasing number of malpractice claims this year, according to a survey conducted by Ames & Gough.
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Law Firm Insider: 7/5/11
Tweet Share on Facebook July 5, 2011 CommentAccording to the American Lawyer, pro bono work among the top 200 firms fell 8 percent last year.
