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Law Firm Insider: 9/27/11
Tweet Share on Facebook September 27, 2011 CommentAccording to a midyear survey by Citi, law firms saw greater revenue over the first half of 2011, but expenses rose slightly faster. Firms saw a 3.7 percent revenue increase and a 4.7 percent increase in expenses.
WilmerHale has hired two big names: the firm hired Boyd Johnson III, deputy U.S. attorney for the southern district of New York and Thomas Strickland, former chief of staff and assistant secretary for fish and wildlife and parks with the U.S. Department of the Interior.
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Law Firm Insider: 9/20/11
Tweet Share on Facebook September 20, 2011 CommentThompson Coburn is the highest-tech law firm, according to a midlevel-associates survey by the American Lawyer. The publication asked associates to rate their firms' technology use in four areas: overall quality of technology, use of technology to serve client needs, technology training, and technology support. Rounding out the top five were Cozen O'Connor, Nutter McClennen & Fish, Fenwick & West, and Paul Hastings.
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Law Firm Insider: 9/13/11
Tweet Share on Facebook September 13, 2011 CommentSummer associate hiring is up, according to a survey by Am Law Daily. At firms that employed at least 20 summer associates this year there was an average job-offer rate of 97 percent.
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Law Firm Insider: 9/7/11
Tweet Share on Facebook September 7, 2011 CommentMid-level associates aren't happy with their jobs, according to a survey by the American Lawyer. In 2010, satisfaction among third-, fourth-, and fifth-year associates fell to its lowest level since 2004.
