Cathy Cowin, a solo practitioner based in Fresno, Calif., isn’t new to technology. Long before becoming a lawyer, she earned a degree in computer systems and applications. So […]
Patricia Bradley, Vice President, Sr. Associate General Counsel, Adtalem Global Education
Embed – In April, Legal Speak spoke with a legal audience of general counsels, technologists, executives and industry professionals from multinational companies live on location at the General […]
Donna Haddad, VP, Associate General Counsel, IBM Corporation
In April, Legal Speak spoke with a legal audience of general counsels, technologists, executives and industry professionals from multinational companies live on location at the General Counsel Midwest […]
Associate Exits at Kirkland, Labor Complaint Against Skadden Among the Latest in Backlash to Trump Deals
Scrutiny on law firm deals with the Trump administration, both from within and beyond Big Law, mounted this week, with additional associates announcing resignations at Kirkland & Ellis […]
Skadden Associate Resigns Over Big Law’s Tepid Response to Trump Pressure
Rachel Cohen, the third-year finance associate at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom who’d been one of the rare voices in Big Law to attach her name to […]
Associate Compensation Jumped $100K in NYC Over 5 Years, Report Finds
While associate compensation is on an upward trajectory across the nation, those based in New York, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Atlanta, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C., are seeing […]
Surpassing Cravath Associate Pay Scale, Boutique Seeks to Stay Above Market
A health care boutique in Austin has raised associate salaries significantly above the highest tier in the legal market, potentially setting the bar for raises for 2025. By […]
Ex-Kirkland Associate Advances Suit Against Firm, as Gender Bias Claims Multiply in Big Law
Most of the claims brought by former Kirkland & Ellis associate Zoya Kovalenko against her former firm have survived a motion to dismiss, per a court order earlier […]