Tag: Contingency Fees
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Small Law FirmsClients Can Abuse Contingency Fee Arrangements
Contingency fee arrangements can lead to conflict between lawyers and clients. -
BiglawQuinn Emanuel Would Like $18,500 Per Hour, Please
You aren't alone in your double take at that hourly rate. 
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Biglaw, MoneyBiglaw Partner Makes It Rain Because He Doesn't Bill By The Hour
Hourly rates can't compare to his multimillion-dollar fees.
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Billable Hours, MoneyLitigation Powerhouse Cutting Back On Contingency Work
This law firm is changing with the times. -
Biglaw, Bonuses, MoneyAssociate Bonus Watch: A Big Win Spawns Special Bonuses
A nine-figure settlement means nice bonuses for this firm's associates and staff. -
Biglaw, Lateral Moves, Partner Issues, Partner ProfitsGood News Out Of The K&L Gates
The firm will be getting a nine-figure payout in a contingency-fee case later this year. -
Biglaw, Bonuses, MoneyAssociate Bonus Watch: Boies Schiller Pays Up To $350K (Again)
Bonuses at Boies Schiller aren't quite as big this year, but the average bonus still falls just shy of $100,000. -
Plaintiffs FirmsContingency Fees: The Free-Market Deterrent To Frivolous Lawsuits
No one likes frivolous lawsuits -- especially plaintiffs' lawyers. 
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Biglaw, Bonuses, David BoiesAssociate Bonus Watch: Boies Schiller Pays Up To $350K
How on God’s green earth do you wind up with a $350K bonus as a Biglaw associate? -
Biglaw, Federal Circuit, Intellectual Property, Layoffs, Litigators, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Patents, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Staff LayoffsNationwide Layoff Watch: Negative News From New York and D.C.
Sources report significant lawyer and staff layoffs at Dickstein Shapiro. What might be driving the cuts? -
Associate Salaries, Biglaw, Bonuses, Boutique Law Firms, Fabulosity, Litigators, Money, Small Law Firms, TexasThe $160K-Plus Club Welcomes A New Member
How would you like to work at a firm that pays first-year associates the equivalent of $414,000 in New York City? -
Boutique Law Firms, Money, Small Law FirmsFrom Biglaw to Boutique: Assessing Contingent Fee Cases
Should you take cases on a contingent fee basis? Some tips from small-firm columnist Tom Wallerstein... -
Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Minority Issues, Small Law Firms, TechnologyFrom Biglaw to Boutique: Diversity!
Diversity is an important concept for law firms, especially smaller law firms and boutiques. It's true of “diversity” in a variety of contexts, some of which are not so obvious.
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Leaving Your In-House Role: You Don’t Need A Portable “Book” To Be Successful
In-house legal roles have traditionally offered more accommodating schedules and greater opportunities to gain valuable business experience. Now though, the calculus may be changing. With…
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Billable Hours, Money, Small Law FirmsThe Practice: Setting, Earning, and Keeping Fees in Small Law Firms
How should lawyers at small law firms go about setting, earning, and keeping their fees? -
Boutique Law Firms, Plaintiffs Firms, Small Law Firms
Size Matters: Does Skadden Do Personal Injury?
I recently met Ray Zolekhian at a wedding. He went to Harvard Law School, worked as an associate at Skadden in Los Angeles, and started his own law firm with a friend, Robin Hanasab. As soon as I heard Zolekhian’s background, I immediately guessed that he started a personal injury firm. Isn’t that the most […]
