There has been a lot of salary cut news and rumor this week. Given the deflationary pressure on associate salaries, one question keeps popping up: at what point does New York City cease to be a...

Update (5:40): King & Spalding has confirmed this report. Read the statement after the jump. We've heard all kinds of things about King & Spalding over the past week. We now believe that...

With all of the carnage in the legal community, unemployed attorneys might have to look outside the box to find jobs right now. We suggest an "all of the above" strategy. Headhunters, personal...

The first news started to leak this morning about some terrible news at a top firm: White & Case [is] currently calling people and laying them off. I haven't heard anything in regards to scope, but [I] hear that it's big.

Holland & Knight announced today that it would be moving away from lockstep associate compensation. But unlike the firms that have rushed to jump on the Orrick-style, three-tier "pure merit" model, Holland is adopting a hybrid approach. Here's how...

At first we were of the opinion that Balenciaga's "Lego shoe" was too hideous to merit copying. But then we learned that Beyonce has been spotted in a pair. If it's good enough for Beyonce, it's good enough for the rest of us, right? That was...

Were you drawn to Biglaw because of a slight sadomasochistic bent? Then you may be interested in the. As you might imagine based on the name, it offers lessons on sex, as well as erotic events. Why are you reading about this on ATL? Because it's a...

Cheerio, old chap! This week brings news of bonuses -- and a salary "unfreeze" -- in the New York office of Allen & Overy. Allen & Overy -- a global mega-firm with over $2 billion in annual revenue, headquartered in London but with a worldwide...