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Law Firm Insider: 10/25/11
Tweet Share on Facebook October 25, 2011 CommentThe American Lawyer analyzed the world's top 100-earning law firms to see where most of their partners were located. Nine out of the top 100 firms have more than 60 percent of their lawyers working in offices outside of the home country, compared to just one of the top 50 firms in 1998. With 83 percent of its lawyers located outside the U.S. in 41 countries, Baker & McKenzie has the highest proportion of foreign-based lawyers.
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Law Firm Insider: 10/18/11
Tweet Share on Facebook October 18, 2011 CommentCompanies are getting more legal work done in-house, according to a report by HBR Consulting. The survey found that companies spent on average six percent more on in-house legal teams and spent three percent less on outside legal work between 2009 and 2010.
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Law Firm Insider: 10/11/11
Tweet Share on Facebook October 11, 2011 CommentBad news for the legal industry: employment in the sector fell by 1,300 jobs in September, according to the latest employment report. The country saw an addition of 103,000 jobs.
Alberto Gonzales, U.S. Attorney General under President Bush, has joined Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis. The country's first Hispanic Attorney General will serve of counsel and work with the firm's government investigations and white collar defense teams.
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Law Firm Insider: 10/4/11
Tweet Share on Facebook October 4, 2011 CommentLawyers at recently shuttered firms such as Howrey might not have too much to worry about, according to a new study by an Emory University professor. Christopher Rider followed 1,426 lawyers who lost their jobs after six firms closed during 2008 and 2009. Rider found that 88 percent of them have found new jobs, with 65 percent of them landing at one of the top 250 national law firms.
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz hired La'Verne Edney to work in its Jackson, Miss. office.
