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Boston firms on the rise

Good news for equity partners at Boston law firms. The Boston legal market, busy with merger and acquisition deals and bolstered by an intellectual property boom, has boosted partner paydays.

Partners at two of Boston's largest firms collected about $1.2 million last year. Those firms are Bingham McCutchen LLP, an international law firm with 950 attorneys in 11 offices, and Goodwin Procter LLP, one of the nation's leading law firms, with a team of 650 attorneys serving clients through offices in Boston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and Washington, DC. Annual gains for those firms ranged from 1.9% to 18.4%.

Additionally, profits at Ropes & Gray LLP reached $1.1 million, while partner payday at Duane Morris LLP rose to $675,000.

05-09-2006

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Specialization: the key to success?

An emerging trend among small and mid-sized firms is to offer specialized services to clients. Market analysts forecast that specialization of services will give smaller firms a competitive edge against biglaw.

The agenda of Harrison Clark, an established Worcester-based firm of Solicitors, is to offer a comprehensive range of legal services, tailored to the individual needs of private and corporate clients. According to firm sources, the returns have been worth the effort.

The firm's profits have gone up by 60% and show no signs of slowing down. The recent launch of its business services group will offer a wider range of specialty practice areas.

05-09-2006

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Martin Pringle partner receives government appointment

Jeff Kennedy, Managing Partner of the Wichita firm Martin, Pringle, Oliver, Wallace & Bauer LLP, has been appointed to the Kansas Energy Council, a body charged with formulating comprehensive energy plans by Governor Kathleen Sebelius.

Kennedy began his legal career as Assistant General Counsel for the Kansas Corporation Commission, handling oil and gas and environmental matters. Since joining Martin Pringle in 1986, he has expanded his practice to focus on a wide range of energy and natural resource matters.

The Kansas Energy Council was established by Governor Kathleen Sebelius in 2004 to develop a state energy policy and to make recommendations on long-term energy policy to the Governor, Legislature, Kansas Corporation Commission and other appropriate entities.

05-09-2006

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Bye bye bar exam

Students at Franklin Pierce Law Center will no longer be required to take the bar exam to obtain licensure to practice law. Pierce Law Center, New Hampshire's only law school, has implemented a unique system that allows second- and third-year law students to receive practical and client-focused training from faculty, attorneys and judges that will take the place of the bar exam.

Sitting for the bar exam has long been a rite of passage for attorneys. The new method of practical training offered by Pierce is expected to offer a greater depth of real-world legal knowledge to students than cramming for the bar exam.

After completing the training course, students will still have to sit for the multistate professional responsibility exam. Other states are closely watching the new program with an eye on expanding it into other regions.

05-08-2006

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Baylor tops the Texas Bar exam results

Baylor law students achieved a remarkable 96.88% passage rate for the latest Texas Bar exam. 62 Baylor students passed the exam out of the 64 who took the exam. The overall state pass rate was 83.79%, with a total of 305 successful candidates among the 364 law students who took the exam.

Baylor Law School has an unsurpassed record of success on the exam. Baylor Law School's continued success is reflected in the U.S. News & World Report's recently released "Best Graduate School" rankings, which rates the school's trial advocacy program as the sixth best in the nation in its survey. This is five places up from 2003, when it was ranked 11th, and 10 places up from 2002 when Baylor's trial advocacy program was ranked 16th. Overall, Baylor Law School was rated 51st in the publication's "Top 100 Schools" listing.

In a previous nationwide assessment of America's law schools, The Princeton Review described Baylor Law School as "the Marine Corps of law schools."

05-08-2006

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Manning & Marder's upward mobility

Manning & Marder, Kass, Ellrod, Ramirez LLP, an innovative, A/V-rated law firm is moving its headquarters to an 80,000 square foot space with a $32 million long-term lease.

The deal indicates the phenomenal growth of the company. Focusing on case area specialization and a team approach, Manning & Marder delivers the highest level of legal service in a timely and cost-effective manner. Regardless of size, each client is assigned to a carefully chosen team of attorneys who are dedicated to their needs and best suited for the case.

05-08-2006

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The pro bono awards

The Outstanding Pro Bono Services Award of 2006 goes to Alston & Bird in the large firm category and Stone & Christy of Asheville, North Carolina, in the small firm category. The awards were offered by the North Carolina Bar Association and the North Carolina Pro Bono Project of the NCBA Foundation. A formal ceremony will take place during the 108th NCBA Annual Meeting in Atlantic Beach on Friday, June 16.

Working to achieve the highest standard of community involvement, Alston & Bird contributed more than 1,600 hours to pro bono endeavors in 2005. It also contributed a significant amount of financial support to the Access to Justice Campaign, benefiting low income citizens in need of legal aid.

Stone & Christy provides practices in the areas of real estate transactions and litigation, estate planning and administration, workers compensation, medical malpractice, personal injury, wrongful death and minor criminal offenses.

05-08-2006

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