7 September 2009 | The global economic crisis has seen many lawyers out of work, down hours or in debt, but even non- lawyers in legal firms are feeling the pinch during these times.
21 August 2009 | New York, New York, if they can make it there, they can make it anywhere. But can they? Olivia Collings and Kate Gibbs report
17 August 2009 | Erin Brockovich, the famous lawyer activist who was thrown into the spotlight after Julia Roberts portrayal of her in a self-titled movie in 2000, is teaming up with an Australian law firm to unearth a swag of environmental disasters in this country.
29 July 2009 | Rents have come down and law firms are stealing the best deals, statistics show.
22 July 2009 | A founding partner is leaving his law firm because he could not persuade the other partners to merge with a larger firm.
14 July 2009 | A one-time managing partner has been sentenced to 20 years in prison by a court.
13 July 2009 | A New York court has found a former Mayer Brown partner guilty of conspiracy.
10 July 2009 | A major law firm has lost nearly 50 partners since the beginning of March, it has been revealed.
3 June 2009 | THE widely anticipated consolidation of Australia's stockbroking began yesterday with Morgan Stanley's acquisition of Citi Group's retail advisory business.
19 May 2009 | E&Y lawyer found guilty of fraud; Swine flu panic in court
7 May 2009 | Skadden launches Asia arbitration practice; Washington the lawyer city
15 April 2009 | Lehman Brothers' law firm seeks $55 million in fees; SJ Berwin ditches Euro brand; Madoff's Mets tickets to sell on eBay
28 March 2009 | Kennedys cancels its bonus scheme, Clifford Chance's New York office announces a new round of redundancies, and top firms globally scramble for the biggest deals. Today's legal news from around the globe...
10 February 2009 | Lawyers for the former chairman and chief executive of the Royal Bank of Scotland were busy editing and rephrasing qualified apologies for the plight of the bank last Tuesday, the Financial Times reports