While lateral associate hiring has generally slowed in this rough economy and in-house opportunities have become scarce, lateral senior partners are finding themselves in a favorable career opportunity to make a move. Many firms have increased their efforts to hire partners in the practice areas that are proving to be profitable: intellectual property, bankruptcy, employee benefits, tax [...]
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The 14 Questions Every Law firm Partner Should be Asking
We all know today’s legal market has unique challenges. With the uncertainly still looming over the financial markets, many law firms have been forced to lay off attorneys due to the substantial drop in transactional work. Simultaneously, the overwhelming losses in the stock market have nurtured an abundance of litigation cases, which will likely steer [...]
Proposed New PA “Department of Aging and Long-Term Living
A brief news item entitled “Bill would expand Aging department’s oversight” by Scott Gilbert, posted on July 16, 2009, by WITF (Harrisburg, PA), noted the proposed restructuring of the Pennsylvania Office of Long Term Living (OLTL) into the Pennsylvania Department of Aging (DoA)
All long-term living facilities, for seniors and younger people alike, may soon fall [...]
What to Expect in 2009
By Paul Cherner
Expect increased activity in the labor and employment law arena from Washington, DC in 2009. The Labor Movement invested more than $300 million and countless volunteer hours to help elect President-elect Obama and enlarge the Democratic majority in Congress and it expects both to enact new legislation and initiate administrative activities that will benefit [...]
Federal Estate Tax: Get Ready to Rumble!
On January 27, 2009, the Center on Budget and Policy Proposals posted an article entitled “Congress Shouldn’t Weaken Estate Tax Beyond 2009 Parameters“, by Chye-Ching Huang, who reported:
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus reportedly plans to unveil a proposal in coming weeks to make permanent key features of the estate tax that [...]
Federal Estate Tax: Get Willing to Rumble!
On January 27, 2009, the Center on Budget and Policy Proposals posted an article entitled “Congress Shouldn’t Weaken Estate Tax Beyond 2009 Parameters“, by Chye-Ching Huang, who reported:
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus reportedly plans to unveil a proposal in coming weeks to make permanent key features of the estate tax that [...]
Legally Speaking’s Counsel to Counsel
By: Nancy C. Grimes
President, Managing Partner
Grimes Legal, Inc.
Nancy Grimes has over twenty years’ experience serving the legal industry. Clients include international, national, regional, local and independent law firms and attorneys. “Counsel to Counsel” is updated bi-weekly.
The Question: I am a finance associate and my firm’s administrative partner has informed us that we are [...]
So Help Me…?
Well, invitations have been sent out for the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 56th president of the United States. But if California lawyer Michael Newdow gets his way, the oath will read a little differently this time. Newdow is lead plaintiff in a lawsuit filed this week by atheists and atheist groups. As Tony [...]
Now or Later?
No, I’m not talking about the candy we loved as children. I’m talking about money – something we could all use more of these days. As the legal arena wraps its head around this recession, a number of national firms have frozen salaries for 2009. It doesn’t take a Rhodes scholar to see the reasoning [...]
Attorney Job of the Day - Corporate Restructuring Associate
Job #5079-MH1054
Job Title: Corporate Restructuring Associate
Location: New York, NY
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Corporate Restructuring Associate
Junior to mid – level corporate restructuring associates needed for major tier firm. Law firm experience required.
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