BCG Attorney Search Law Firm News | BCGSearch.com

Search Insights & Resources

Search Attorney Jobs

BCG Attorney Search Law Firm News

4502 archived news
12-12-2012

Am Law Survey of Law Firm Leaders Show They are Optimistic for 2013

Leaders of the leading law firms in the country say they are looking forward to a better 2013 despite a lackluster 2012. This is the main conclusion from The American Lawyer's 10th annual Law Firm Leaders survey.....[more]
12-11-2012

WSJ Says Law Firms Are Entering ''Arms Race'' Because of Merger Mania

The recent rush by American law firms to enter into cross-border mergers as a way to grow could result in "an arms race" according to British legal consultant Tony Williams, who talked to the Wall Street Journal.....[more]
12-10-2012

Kaye Scholer Announces Double Bonuses for Top Performers

NY-based Kaye Scholer has announced its year-end bonus pay for associates. The firm has decided to go with a two-tier bonus system for its associates. All associates will get the traditional bonus, which will range from $10,000 to $60,000.....[more]
12-07-2012

Task Force Says Annual Pro Bono Hours Should be Increased to 50

A task force appointed by Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman has recommended that the number of pro bono hours for New York lawyers should be increased from the current 20 hours per year to 50.....[more]
12-06-2012

Boies Schiller Announces Associate Bonuses, Bonuses Top Out at $250,000

New York-based Boies Schiller & Flexner has announced its bonus scale and the bonuses range from $50,000 to $250,000 for senior associates. First and second year associates will get paid between $25,000 to $150,000, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. The bonus amounts will vary for ....[more]
12-05-2012

Am Law Declares Kirkland & Ellis to be World's Most Valuable Law Firm

The American Lawyer has released a new ranking list, called "The Valuation Calculation" that ranks Chicago-based Kirkland & Ellis as the world's most valuable law firm.....[more]
12-04-2012

$200 Million Gender Discrimination Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Greenberg Traurig

Francine Griesing, a former partner at Greenberg Traurig, has filed a $200 million class action lawsuit against the firm accusing it of gender discrimination in regards to compensation and a work environment were men are treated better than women.....[more]
12-03-2012

Drunk SEO Salesman Attacks Law Firm in Voicemail, Law Firm Posts It On YouTube

An obviously drunk owner of an SEO company decided it was good business sense to call a law firm who did not need his services and rant about what an "idiot" the firm was for not giving him business.....[more]
11-30-2012
11-29-2012

Salans LLP, Fraser Milner Casgrain (FMC) LLP and SNR Denton Announce Merger

Another mega-merger has been announced. Paris-based Salans LLP, Canadian law giant Fraser Milner Casgrain (FMC) LLP and Anglo-American SNR Denton have announced a merger.....[more]