Law Firm of the Year
am 28.08.2004 von German American Law Journal :: American EditionCK - Washington. The strange phenomenon of attempting to gauge law firms in a top firm of the year format finds its German result in a JUVE list of nominees. Among the firms without an American presence but great name recognition is a firm that has supported the Capital Area Chapter of …
German-French Axis
German American Law Journal :: American Edition / CK - Washington. On Friday, January 13, 2006, German trade rag Juve reports of a new German-French axis that grows out of the Berlin office of disintegrating Global Player firm of Haarmann Hemmelrath. Salans, a French firm that previously abso…
American Firms Pay Premium
German American Law Journal :: American Edition / CK - Washington. An Azur overview of salaries paid associates in Germany-located law offices points to premiums paid by America-based law firms. The fall 2006 compensation table list both base and maximum salaries. There are small German firms…
Starke Marken
Jurabilis / Linklaters has surpassed magic circle rival Clifford Chance (CC) as the UK law firm with the strongest brand, according to a new study. The 2008 table of the top 500 business brands compiled by Superbrands saw Linklaters rank highest among law …
Bank of the Year
Handakte WebLAWg / Die Deutsche Bank ist: “The Bank of the Year”. Wenn ein Aufsichtsratchef in einem Zeitungsinterview seinen Vorstand schon vor einem Gerichtstermin fallen lässt, ist das in der Tat eine Auszeichnung wert. Daher: Die Deutsche Bank trägt d…
Schwieriger Markt
Jurabilis / If anything, Clearys experience is a road map of what to do-and what not to do-when breaking into Germany. The legal market in the country is in a great deal of flux. U.S. firms continue to arrive: Reed Smith, Kirkland & Ellis, and Squire, Sande…
Law Conference in Washington, DC
German American Law Journal :: American Edition / CK - Washington. For 30 years, the association of German and American lawyers in Germany, Deutsch-Amerikanische Juristen-Vereinigung, held its annual meeting and conference on German and American law in Germany. In 2007, the conference and m…
Der Bewerbermarkt
Jurabilis / The most common first-year associate salary at law firms with more than 500 attorneys climbed to $135,000 in 2006, NALP reported. That figure likely was welcome relief for law graduates, whose salaries at those firms were stagnant at $125,000 from 2…
Treadmill Career
German American Law Journal :: American Edition / CK - Washington. Anonymous Lawyer finds plenty of applicants for entry level jobs in big law firms. Die Welt carries an article on careers in big German law firms. It contrasts the disillusioned life of a Clifford Chance associate with that o…
Weihnachtszeit, Bonus-Zeit
Jurabilis / For big-firm associates in New York it may be time to uncork the champagne. This just in: Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy has announced it is paying year-end associate bonuses ranging from $30,000 for the most junior attorneys up to $65,000. Tha…
Die Nestflucht der Großkanzlei-Associates: Warum und wohin?
Jurabilis / At the 250 largest law firms, the arrows are pointing up for many associate indicators. Summer internships are up. Incoming associate classes are up. Recruiting costs for both summer and first-year associates, in dollars and in partner time, are…
