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Gabriel Miller Becomes CEO and General Counsel of Jacoby & Meyers
America’s leading consumer law firm, Jacoby & Meyers has announced the appointment of Gabriel Miller as the Chief Executive Officer and General Counsel of the firm. Miller will be focusing on...
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Two Law Firms, 3 Lawyers Receive ABA Pro Bono Publico Awards
The American Bar Association honored two law firms, Dechert, and Norton Rose Fulbright, and three lawyers, for outstanding pro bono work. The award ceremony was held at the Hynes Convention Center...
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Renee B. Gerstman and Susan E. Wells Announce Opening of New Law Firm, Wells...
Summary: Attorneys Renee B. Gerstman and Susan E. Wells have opened their own commercial law firm in Arizona. Renee B. Gerstman and Susan E. Wells, commercial attorneys in Arizona, are pleased to...
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Law Firms Competing Against Their Own Clients
Summary: As many corporations send legal work to their in-house legal departments, law firms suffer from the lack of income this work brought to them. The Wall Street Journal reports that many law...
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Why Large Firms Increasingly Use In-House Ethics Counsel
Summary: Large firms are increasingly using in-house ethics counselors for resolving malpractice concerns. Considering how sticky it can get in large firms when lawyers want to question the ethics of...
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Altman Weil Survey Finds CLOs Do Not Like Legal Service Delivery Models
Summary: Altman Weil released a new survey this week that found close to half of all chief legal officers do not care about the delivery service of law firms. A new survey from Altman Weil has found...
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Detroit Fires Pension Fund Lawyer after Scandal
Summary: Detroit fires lawyer Joseph Turner and his firm after scandal. Detroit is attempting to make a clean sweep from the sort of corruption and incompetence that contributed to the city’s colossal...
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Acritas Reveals Brand Growth is Linked to Revenue Growth in Law Firms
Summary: Acritas has revealed the law firms with the strongest growth patterns, based on surveys taken over the past four years. According to PRWeb, during the last four years, Acritas has been busy...
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The Hollywood Reporter Seeks 2016 Power Lawyer Nominations
Photo courtesy of Wikipedia. Summary: Yesterday, The Hollywood Reporter announced a call for submissions for the 2016 Power Lawyers list. Every year, The Hollywood Reporter publishes a list called...
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In-House Positions Available Right Now
Summary: In-house attorneys can expect stable job conditions with minimal growth but minimal job loss as well, so take a look at what positions are open now. In-house attorney jobs have been slightly...
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Former Loeb & Loeb Partner Will Replace CEO of American Apparel
Summary: Chelsea Grayson has been promoted to CEO of American Apparel. Former Loeb & Loeb partner Chelsea Grayson is embarking on a new position—as CEO of fashion retailer, American Apparel....
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Top 20 Global Law Firms, According to In-House Counsel
Summary: What are the top global legal brands? Perception is reality, the old saying goes, which is why one consulting firm regularly studies the branding of all the major law firms. This year,...
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What Happens after You’re Hired as In-House Counsel
Summary: You’ve been hired to be an in-house attorney. Now what? The lure of becoming an in-house attorney is strong. The legal departments in companies are often small or just you; and you get a...
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How to Get an In-House Counsel Job
Summary: Why should an attorney go in-house and how can an attorney find in-house counsel job? For many attorneys, working as in-house counsel is the brass ring. The pay is good, you only have your...
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CBS Legal Exec Fired for Comments Regarding Las Vegas Shooting
Summary: CBS fired a legal executive after she posted comments saying the Las Vegas victims deserved what happened because they were Republicans. CBS had no problems firing a legal executive that made...
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Fox News Legal Executive Takes Voluntary Leave
Summary: A top legal executive at Fox News is taking a voluntary leave in the midst of sexual harassment allegations that have left many wondering why she was still employed by the network. A top...
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When Is the Best Time for Lawyers to Go In-House?
For many starry-eyed associates, in-house is the utopia of the legal field. After working in private practice for several years, exhausted attorneys are drawn towards the “work-life balance” that an...
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Linklaters Partner & Global US Practice Head to Join Diageo
Photo Credits: Tom Shropshire Tom Shropshire, presently a Corporate Partner & Global US Practice Head at Linklaters, is set to join Diageo as General Counsel & Company Secretary. Shropshire...
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Big Law Attorney Joins Logistics Unicorn ShipBob As Its First Legal Chief
After raising $268 million, Rahul Magan becomes VP of legalThere is also a big trend for other e-commerce companies to hire in-house attorneys Rahul Magan has become the company’s first-ever legal...
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Motorola Solutions Appoints Experienced Executive as Chief Legal Officer
Motorola Solutions Inc. has made its first significant change to its legal department in a decade by appointing James Niewiara as its new General Counsel. Niewiara takes over from Mark Hacker, who has...
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