Posted On: March 27, 2009 by David Badertscher

ABA Journal Newsletter

Top Ten Stories of the Week ending March 27, 2009:

Law Practice Management
Why WolfBlock Didn't Merge to Survive
Mar 24, 2009, 05:58 pm CDT

Law Firms
March Began With Mayhem, But Blistering Layoffs Pace is Slowing
Mar 26, 2009, 01:34 pm CDT

But not yet stopping:

125 Laid Off at Dechert; 60 Cut at Edwards Angell

Clifford Firm Lays Off 24 NYC Associates, Defers Start Date for 2009 Incoming Class

And Now the 'Good News': Quinn Emanuel Cuts 'a Handful of People'

1st Layoffs Ever at Dunlap & Seeger; Minn. Firm Cuts 2 Lawyers, 3 Staff

Lawyer Layoff Surge is Hitting In-House Counsel Hard, Too

Law Firms
Partner Pay Cuts are New Signpost in Dismal Law Firm Economic Landscape
Mar 24, 2009, 02:49 pm CDT

In-House Counsel
Top Google Lawyer Earned More Than You in 2008
Mar 26, 2009, 01:26 pm CDT

Trials & Litigation
Fla. Judge Vaults Bench, Helps Subdue Suspect, Makes TMZ
Mar 25, 2009, 12:11 pm CDT

Careers
Law Grads Waiting for Jobs Worry About Insurance, Job Competition
Mar 24, 2009, 08:59 am CDT

Legal Ethics
Ex-Client Seeks $10M Legal Fees Clawback Over Ill-Fated Patent Litigation
Mar 24, 2009, 01:36 pm CDT

Law in Popular Culture
Webster Makes It Official: Definition of Marriage Has Changed
Mar 23, 2009, 09:35 pm CDT

Legal Reform
Now is the Time for 'Life Without Lawyers,' Says Covington & Burling Partner
Mar 24, 2009, 01:16 pm CDT

Law Firms
Bizarre Cadwalader Memo Blasts 'Messed Up' Tax System and Manny Ramirez Pay
Mar 26, 2009, 07:44 am CDT

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