Around the Blawgosphere: Victorious Lawyers in Heller Case Got Chump Change, Bloggers Say
Reeling over Fees Decision In 2008, small-firm lawyer Alan Gura prevailed at the U.S. Supreme Court in District of Columbia v. Heller, which struck down D.C.’s handgun ban. The same year, Gura and the other lawyers for Heller sought more than $3 million for the work they put in over the course of six years, and Gura later...
read moreNALP Sees Decline in Part-Time Lawyers at Law Firms for First Time in 17 Years
The percentage of lawyers working part-time at law firms declined slightly in 2011, the first drop since the National Association for Law Placement began compiling the figures in 1994. In 2011, 6.2 percent of lawyers were working part-time, compared to 6.4 percent in 2010, according to a NALP press release. More than 70 percent of...
read moreFour Law Firms Are Back on Fortune’s List of 100 Top Workplaces
Fortune has put four law firms on its annual list of the top 100 places to work, citing their high pay, good perks and nurturing environments. Law firms on the list are: • Alston & Bird at No. 24. According to Fortune, support staff at law firms are often ignored, but at Alston they join task forces with lawyers and meet...
read moreHelp is Available for Lawyers with Addiction Issues
Lawyers have a tough job to do, and some try to alleviate the stress with mood-altering activities. Done to excess or illegally, that can make their situation much worse, as demonstrated by the criminal cases of at least two attorneys in the news this past week concerning their alleged activities. But help is available to lawyers...
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