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Salaries on the rise

The latest firms to join the associate salary race are Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Simmons & Simmons. Matching the raise announced earlier this week by Linklaters, both firms have increased the salaries to over $100,000.

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, a leading international law firm with over 2,400 lawyers in 28 offices around the world, has also increased second-year associate salaries by 12.9%. They move up to $128,000 from $114,000. The firm also announced bonuses for its newly qualified solicitors, which until now were paid only to associates with two years of experience.

05-05-2006

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Women at King & Spalding

According to a new study, King & Spalding, a pre-eminent firm representing more than 250 public companies, can boast more female attorneys today than at any other point in the firm's history. 54% of the new associates who joined the firm in September 2005 were women. Six of 20 of the firm's practice groups have female leaders. Additionally, since 2004, five women joined the firm as lateral partners.

However, women still have far to go. Although about 45% of law firm associates nationwide are female, they do not constitute as large a percentage of partners. According to a joint study by the Georgia Association for Women Lawyers and the Georgia Commission on Women, the percentage of female attorneys at the partner level in Atlanta law firms is about 17%.

Founded in 1928, the Georgia Association for Women Lawyers ("GAWL") proudly serves the diverse interests of the more than 7000 women who are admitted to the State Bar of Georgia. While providing a forum for networking, mentoring and leadership training, GAWL also seeks to maintain honor and integrity in the legal profession by sponsoring educational, social and fundraising programs for its members and the greater community.

The Georgia Commission on Women was created by the General Assembly in 1992 to promote, encourage, and advise state, local and community women's professional, business and civic organizations; to analyze the impact of the laws of the state on women; and to collect and disseminate information on the status of women in Georgia. Membership in the commission is by appointment and consists of fifteen members appointed equally by the governor, the president of the senate and the Speaker of the House.

05-05-2006

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New Internet service for NY attorneys

Members of the New York State Bar Association can now receive e-mail alerts of new cases in one of 20 areas of practice. The service, known as LawWatch CaseAlert Service, is the first of its kind offered by any state bar association. It is being extended to all its members free of charge.

When a new decision that matches a member's pre-selected search terms is published, an excerpt from the case is automatically e-mailed to the member. In that e-mail, a link is provided that allows the members to access the full text of the case.

05-05-2006

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Child's play

Students from Kelsey Pharr Elementary School spent a day at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius in Miami. It was a part of their year-long learning program called Kids and the Power of Work (KAPOW). The kids participated in mock interviews and were given sessions by the law firm partners on how math, science and language skills are used to prepare for a trial.

KAPOW is a national network of business-elementary school partnerships which introduces young students to work-related concepts and experiences that can be continually reinforced throughout their formative years. The program was founded in 1991 by Grand Metropolitan Inc. and the National Child Labor Committee, a private non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the rights, dignity and well-being of children as they relate to work and education.

05-05-2006

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Eckert Seamans expands its practice

The national law firm of Eckert Seamans Cherin and Mellott LLC is developing an Aviation and Aerospace Law group to bolster its presence in Washington, DC.

The firm will add five attorneys from the Washington, DC, office of Condon & Forsyth to create the new practice, which will be based out of Eckert Seamans' Pennsylvania Avenue offices.

Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC has eight offices throughout the eastern United States and provides a full range of legal services nationwide to businesses, institutions, municipalities, universities, government agencies and individuals in the areas of litigation, intellectual property, labor and employment, bankruptcy, environmental law and tax law.

05-04-2006

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Legal Services Corporation to be honored

In recognition of his services to the Legal Services Corporation, the American Bar Association will honor Albuquerque lawyer John D. Robb with an award. Robb, a partner in Rodey, Dickason, Sloan, Akin & Robb, is known for his efforts in establishing the Legal Services Corporation and for his continued efforts to secure legal aid for the poor.

Robb was one of the key attorneys involved in building the National Legal Services Corporation. He served as chairman of the ABA Standing Committee on Legal Aid and Indigent Defendants and as a board member of the National Legal Aid and Defender Association.

The Legal Services Corporation is a private non-profit organization, commissioned by Congress to ensure equal access to justice under the law for all Americans by providing civil legal assistance to those who otherwise would be unable to afford it. It was created in 1974 with bipartisan congressional sponsorship and the support of the Nixon administration.

05-04-2006

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Claire McCaskill Award for Missouri Supreme Court Justice

Missouri Supreme Court Justice William Ray Price Jr. was honored at the Missouri Association of Drug Court Professionals' annual conference for his contribution to the drug court system.

The Claire McCaskill Award, named after former Jackson County, Missouri, prosecutor Claire McCaskill, was given to Price in honor of his efforts to turn Missouri's drug court system into a national model. Price helped in the opening of the first drug court in Missouri and also was instrumental in pushing the legislation to formalize the Missouri drug court system. Later, he developed the statewide drug court commission.

The Drug Court is a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary approach to handling criminal drug dependants. Consistency and focus is provided by a single Drug Court Judge and a dedicated program staff in order to ensure successful completion of all treatment, education and employment requirements.

The court works with a single mission to divert alcohol and drug abusing non-violent felony offenders from the normal criminal justice process by providing frequent judicial oversight, intensive supervision and treatment through a holistic approach to positively impact offender lifestyle and community safety.

05-04-2006

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