At least in Los Angeles & possibly San Francisco, reports The Recorder: "O'Melveny & Myers and Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker are lifting associate salaries to match Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, raising first-year base pay to $135,000. "'We're committed to paying top-tier compensation in all of our markets,'" said Greg Nitzkowski, Paul Hastings' managing partner....
At least according to studies by the federal government, the National Association of Legal Assistants, and others, more men have started working as paralegals. But "what does mean to the paralegal community as a whole and to the women and men who work together in law offices and legal departments?" Do male paralegals have an edge over females in the field? Are they treated equally? What...
Has been reported by BCG Attorney Search, specifically: "...a continuing general increase in the demand for attorneys by America's top law firms. A few practice areas saw especially significant growth due to law firms' bringing aboard an additional number of associates and partners. The fastest-growing practice area was antitrust and trade regulation law, which witnessed an increase in...