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• Survey reveals instability in Indian legal services market

  May 17 2012 A new survey looking at the attitudes of lawyers in India has revealed significant instability in the legal services market, with just 15 per cent of lawyers saying... more

• Columbia Law School changes its reporting practices in response to criticism

  May 03 2012 Columbia Law School has changed the way it reports employment statistics for it graduates, after critical reportage in The Post last month. The school has revealed... more

• 85% of law schools give grads less than 10% chance of a biglaw job

  Mar 02 2012 The National Law Journal’s ranking of US law schools placing the highest percentage of their 2011 graduates in large law firms shows that graduates of Penn and... more

• DLA Piper relocates Asia-Pacific Employment head to Australia

  Jan 25 2012 DLA Piper has relocated the head of its employment practice in the Asia Pacific from Hong Kong to Sydney. Pattie Walsh will continue to lead the practice across Asia... more

• University of Chicago Law School publishes employment data

  Dec 17 2011 US law schools have come under fire for a failure to provide sufficient graduate employment data to prospective students. While students continue to enroll in law... more

• US legal sector gains 100 jobs in November

  Dec 04 2011 The US legal sector grew by 100 jobs in November, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' preliminary employment report. These modest gains follow the addition of... more

• ABA to propose greater transparency obligations for law schools

  Nov 21 2011 The momentum behind moves for increased transparency in consumer information regarding law schools is growing, with an ABA committee working on a new accreditation... more

• US law schools under Senate scrutiny

  Nov 16 2011 The US legal education industry appears to be under Senate scrutiny, with reports surfacing that Senate staff are gathering statistics on graduate employment and... more

• US legal sector gains 400 jobs in October, but it doesn't make a dent

  Nov 08 2011 The US legal services sector gained 400 jobs last month, according to the latest statistics released by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. The growth in the sector... more

• New York's top law firms increase lawyer headcount by 1.6%

  Nov 02 2011 Employment in New York law firms has grown by 1.6 per cent from 2010 figures, according to Crain’s latest ranking of the city’s top 25 law fimrs. Seventeen of the top... more

• Taylor Wessing to launch tech practice in London

  Oct 25 2011 Taylor Wessing is set to boost its technology capacity with the launch of a second office in London. The office, in east London's 'Tech City' will offer expertise in... more

• US Legal Sector loses 1,300 Jobs in September

  Oct 12 2011 The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the second consecutive month of negative growth for the legal sector. Things were looking good in July, when 4,100 positions... more

• Just 68.4% of US grads land jobs that require bar passage

  Jun 01 2011 The National Association for Legal Career Professionals (‘NALP’) has reported that only 68.4 per cent of 2010 law school graduates were able to land a job requiring... more

• US Legal Industry Adds 1,500 Jobs in April

  May 10 2011 Finally some good news on US legal industry job statistics: the Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported that the industry added 1,500 jobs in April after two... more

• Employment stats for US graduates are looking up

  Mar 17 2011 Employment statistics for entry level lawyers rose slightly in 2010, after dropping for two consecutuve years. The National Association of Law Placement says that... more

• Howrey partners vote to dissolve firm

  Mar 10 2011 Howrey’s partners have voted to dissolve the partnership, a decision that will take effect on 15 March 2011 and put the 55 year old firm out of its misery. The... more

• Greater transparency from US law schools?

  Oct 21 2010 There is mounting pressure upon US law schools to publish data describing how many of their graduates secure employment, and under what conditions. Some claim that law... more

• Berwin Leighton Paisner hires top employment litigation lawyer from Jones Day

  Oct 12 2010 Berwin Leighton Paisner has boosted its employment litigation practice with the hire of Lisa Mayhew, formerly the head of Jones Day’s employment litigation practice.... more

• US legal sector gains jobs, opposing national trend

  Oct 12 2010 For the third month in a row, the US legal sector added jobs, with the Bureau of Labor statistics reporting an increase of 2,500 jobs in September. While the... more

• Georgia State named 'best value' US law school

  Sep 30 2010 While the recent recession has slowed hiring at many law firms, costs of tuition and costs of living continue to rise. Law students are therefore beginning to look... more

• US firms planning to hire in the fourth quarter

  Sep 29 2010 A new report from recruitment firm Robert Half Legal suggests that many firms are planning to hire in the fourth quarter. The report finds that 29 per cent of lawyers... more

• Will an LLM increase your employment prospects?

  Sep 23 2010 The question of whether an LLM increases the employment prospects of graduates is one that has vexed many a young lawyer. And it is important that they find a... more

• Rankings for best value law schools in the US

  Aug 18 2010 The National Jurist has named the 60 best value law schools in its preLaw magazine. These rankings represent a departure from other lists because they do not focus... more

• Law School Transparency initiative faces a difficult task

  Jul 22 2010 An organization called Law School Transparency has the goal of “encouraging and facilitating the transparent flow of law school employment information.” It is an... more

• US legal sector sheds 3,900 jobs in June

  Jul 07 2010 June was a bad month for employment in the US legal sector, with the Bureau of Labor Statistics reporting a drop 3,900 jobs. Meanwhile, the modest gains reported... more

• More bad news for law students and recent graduates

  Jun 28 2010 More bad news for law students and recent graduates, as experts predict that this year’s graduating class is likely to suffer even worse employment numbers than the... more

• Davies Arnold Cooper recruits employment head from Thomas Eggar

  May 19 2010 Davies Arnold Cooper has announced the recruitment of Nick Hine, formerly the employment head of Thomas Eggar's London office. He becomes the fourth partner in the... more

• Lovells invites 21 lawyers to partnership

  Apr 15 2010 Lovells has promoted 21 lawyers to the partnership in the annual promotions round – an increase from the 19 that were appointed in 2009’s round, but down from the 31... more

• Reed Smith hires seven lawyers to expand Paris employment practice

  Apr 14 2010 Reed Smith has drastically expanded its Paris employment practice with the addition of seven attorneys from French firm Courtois Lebel. The group is led by partners... more

• Fierce Competition for Law Students

  Mar 04 2010 Competition for summer associateships and graduate employment offers has become incredibly fierce, as firms slash their offer rates. According to a new report by... more

• Salans snares employment law team from Beiten Burkhardt

  Nov 24 2009 Salans is expanding its employment practice in Berlin with the hire of eight lawyers from German rival Beiten Burkhardt. The employment law team includes four... more

• Travers’ employment team loses partner

  Nov 17 2009 Travers Smith employment partner Dorothy Henderson has resigned from the firm, leaving just six female partners in its ranks. The firm has made up just one female... more

• Allen & Overy ordered to re-employ German associate

  Sep 29 2009 Allen & Overy has been ordered to rehire an associate in Frankfurt who had been laid off earlier this year. A German labour court ruled that the dismissal did not... more

• Law firm layoffs may give rise to suits

  Mar 16 2009 Changes in the US employment laws may create possible pitfalls for law firms seeking to cut their legal staff, some employment lawyers have noted. Employment... more

• Graf von Westphalen hires Gleiss Lutz employment partner Malte Evers

  Nov 07 2008 German firm Graf von Westphalen has hired employment expert Malte Evers from local rival Gleiss Lutz in Frankfurt. more

• Dewey signs up Fried Frank partner in New York

  Aug 22 2008 Dewey & LeBoeuf has hired a partner from Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson to co-chair its compensations, benefits and employment department. Howard Adler is set... more

• Ince & Co retains all trainees for the second year running

  Aug 05 2008 Trainee retention rates at a number of leading firms have plummeted as worsening economic conditions hit the employment market. Among the top performers were Ince &... more

• Eversheds replaces DLA Piper as Abbey's provider of routine employment work

  Jul 28 2008 DLA Piper has lost its ­status as Abbey’s sole employment adviser after Eversheds joined the bank’s panel. Eversheds has replaced DLA Piper as Abbey’s provider of... more

• China's Tangled New Labor Law

  Jan 14 2008 China's new employment law effective Jan. 1 attempts to provide greater protection and benefits for more workers. But what we are already seeing is the creativity of... more

• The American Lawyer chooses Litigation Department of the Year

  Jan 03 2008 The American Lawyer has chosen a Litigation Department of the Year for the fourth time. The Am Law 200 firms have been invited to compete for the overall title as well... more

• Legal Expert Connections Projects Top 10 Law Firm Practice Areas of Media Interest in 2008

  Jan 02 2008 The top 10 law firm practice areas of interest to the media, based on current news events, are projected to be real estate, government, intellectual property,... more