Financial crisis and dollar weakness take toll on Baker & McKenzie
Partners in the London office of Baker & McKenzie, the top-six global law firm, suffered a 33 per cent fall in their average earnings to £380,000, while the average share of profits of equity partners for the year to June 30 was $992,000 (£597,000), down 17 per cent. feeds.timesonline.co.uk |
Charlotte law firms challenged to hire minorities, women
Lawyers from some of Charlotte’s largest corporations say they will keep pushing their law firms to become more diverse, even as a down economy has frozen hiring at most of those firms. bizjournals.com |
NLJ survey: Biggest law firms cut attorney ranks by 4%
The number of attorneys working in the nation's 250 largest law firms has dropped by 4 percent according to an annual survey released this week by <em>The National Law Journal</em>. It's the largest decline in the history of the headcount, which began in 1978. bizjournals.com |
French publishers toast triumph over Google
Gallic publishers hailed an historic victory over Google yesterday after a Paris court ruled that the internet giant had breached copyright by making hundreds of book extracts available online. feeds.timesonline.co.uk |
Court of Public Protection should be opened to media, top judge says
One of Britainâs most secret courts is set to be opened up to the media in a move that could boost public confidence after widespread criticism of its workings. feeds.timesonline.co.uk |