The firm was launched in 1570 by Nicholas Hooper, a curate of the Tonbridge Parish Church: “Thomson Snell & Passmore, based in the UK towns of Dartford and Tunbridge Wells, has been named as the oldest…
Lawyers rank lowest for health and well-being. Couldn’t they have waited until after the holiday season to release their results? “Lawyers have the lowest health and well-being among all white-collar workers, according to a new…
Are you guilty of writing like a lawyer? Check out this recent post at Attorney at Work – and the other suggested articles that follow it: “Of all the unexpected gifts from our respective law schools…
In addition to predicting the “death” of certain traditional law firms, the CEO of Greenberg Traurig also predicts that the “ballooning” of law department size will reverse as companies are in their own businesses –…
Does your outside counsel shun commodity work? If they do, there are certainly other large law firms who have figured out a way to do it – and do it cost-efficiently: “In a recent survey,…
Just in time for the holidays, a survey indicates that corporations are looking to reduce outside legal spending. Look on the bright side, you will be busier but busy often brings with it more job…
At a recent conference, six in-house counsel expounded upon what things make them happy – and make them more likely to give an outside counsel more work: “Recap with takeaways of a recent LMA conference…
Karen E. Rubin of Thompson Hine LLP reports on a recent case that held that an in-house lawyer found to have engaged in misconduct may be required to disgorge some or all of the lawyer’s compensation –…
How do you deal with a micromanager? The Lawyer Whisperer has some thoughts: “Being micromanaged…day in and day out…can be frustrating, infuriating and ultimately demoralizing. If too much time passes without a strategy to succeed…
Ok, but figures aside, they also get to work in Australia 🙂 “There are more Australian corporate counsel earning in the highest income bracket than their European or North American counterparts – but they also…