Scott Flaherty
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New York, NY, United States
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The Big Fail Part III: Hiring—Then Firing—as Bar Pass Rates Sink
The recruiting advantages held by Big Law mean that record-low bar pass rates are affecting small firms and public sector organizations the most. → Read More
Legal Employment Ticks Up in April
After remaining flat in February and March employment in the legal services industry saw slight gains in April with the sector adding 800 new jobs. → Read More
Legal Sector Posts Modest Job Gains in December
Amid a positive report for the U.S. economy overall the legal services industry had a slight uptick in employment in December. → Read More
Plaintiffs Lawyer Advertising Proves Ever Bolder
Personal injury firms account for 23 of the top 25 Google keywords that link ads to online searches. → Read More
Partner Hits Proskauer with $50 Million Gender Bias Suit
An unnamed Proskauer partner in Washington, D.C., alleges she is a victim of gender discrimination and accuses a prominent partner in the office of harassment. → Read More
Jobs Report Shows Slight Improvement for Legal Employment in April
In its monthly employment report the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that 1124100 people were working in the legal services sector in April up from 1123000 in March. The preliminary figures are seasonally adjusted and they could be revised. → Read More
Covington Pays to End 3M Conflicts Row
The deal puts an end to an unusually high-profile clash between a Fortune 100 client and its onetime law firm. → Read More
Appeals Court Says Wachtell Can’t Shake Icahn Malpractice Case
After earlier defeats in both state and federal court, billionaire investor Carl Icahn caught a break this week in a legal showdown with Wachtell, Lipton, Ro... → Read More
U.S. Agency Paid Two Law Firms Over $1 Billion in Battle With Banks
Kellogg Huber and Korein Tillery earned more than $1 billion in contingency fees for leadling the National Credit Union Administration's legal fight with big... → Read More
Maker of First Response Pregnancy Tests Gets Positive Result From 2nd Circuit
Handing a win to the maker of First Response pregnancy tests a federal appeals court in New York held Friday that the maker of the rival Clearblue home pregnancy tests misled consumers in its advertising for a product that estimates how long a woman has been pregnant. → Read More
Small Bump for Legal Jobs as U.S. Employment Shows Surprise Uptick
The U.S. legal industry’s employment outlook remained mostly flat amid better-than-expected job growth in the overall American economy, according to the U.S.... → Read More
Gibson Dunn Lands Top DOJ Lawyer in D.C.
The firm bulked up its litigation and white-collar defense group in the nation's capital with the hire of Patrick Stokes, a longtime federal prosecutor and h... → Read More
'Goodwin,' 'Nutter' Join Rebranding Bandwagon
Goodwin Procter rolled out a new, shortened brand name on Tuesday, along with a fresh logo, an overhauled website, and new digs on Boston’s waterfront. → Read More
At Trial Firms, Extraordinary Payouts Cover Ordinary Expenses
Plaintiffs firms have a unique business model with unpredictable payouts making strategic planning a difficult proposition. → Read More
At Trial Firms, Extraordinary Payouts Cover Ordinary Expenses
Plaintiffs firms have a unique business model with unpredictable payouts making strategic planning a difficult proposition. → Read More
When a Client Commits Suicide
For defendants suddenly facing white-collar prosecution, suicide can be a real temptation. What can their lawyers do to stop it, and what happens if it’s too... → Read More
Ropes & Gray Seeks Fees for Gawker Bankruptcy Work
The firm has filed its formal application for employment to advise Gawker Media Group as the company seeks to navigate Chapter 11 proceedings in New York. → Read More
Sullivan & Cromwell Faces Fee Challenge in Primorsk Bankruptcy
As S&C dips its toes into debtor's side Chapter 11 work for Arctic tanker company Primorsk, a creditor says that the firm might have squandered $2 million in hourly billings. → Read More
FINRA Taps Cleary Gottlieb Partner Robert Cook as CEO
Cook’s soon-to-be-former firm also welcomed a government lawyer through the revolving door on Monday, saying it had hired antitrust lawyer David Gelfand from the U.S. Justice Department. → Read More
Justice Department Finds Ex-U.S. Attorney Lied About Affair
An internal U.S. Department of Justice review has found that the former top federal prosecutor in Oregon, Amanda Marshall, violated sexual harassment laws and lied to investigators about an “intimate and personal” relationship with a deputy that lasted more than a year. → Read More