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Cravath May Be Waiting Until Year-End Bonus Season To Make Its Biglaw Pay Move
Everyone assumed Biglaw was waiting for Labor Day to match Milbank’s raises. But what if we’re all watching the wrong deadline? It has now been just over 12 weeks — 85 days — since Milbank announced that it would raise associate salaries by $10,000...
$6 A Gallon Gas, A Huge Recession, Or AI Taking Your Job: Pick 2
Unless something changes dramatically in the last few days of the month, this will be the most expensive August ever when it comes to gasoline. The national average for a gallon of regular is $4.10 (and probably even a bit more by the time you’re reading this). While...
Is lockstep associate pay falling out of favor?
{mag_summary} More BigLaw firms are paying their associates different salaries depending on their performance and location, while others are offering customized bonuses, sign-on incentives and…
What makes this holiday card so special? Think Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sandra Day O’Connor
{mag_summary} What do Christmas, Hanukkah, the Supremes and justice have in common? They are all on display in a holiday card from the mid-1990s and…
Judge mentions Dolly Parton’s ‘voluptuous’ look in comment about drag ban
{mag_summary} A Texas federal judge invoked singer and actress Dolly Parton on the day that she died to again block a law viewed as a…
ABA joins NASS and NASED to mobilize lawyers as poll workers for midterm elections
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Women’s Equality Day honors progress, celebrates service
Every year on August 26, our nation observes Women’s Equality Day, commemorating the certification of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1920. This historic milestone marked a significant step forward in expanding women’s participation...
Puppies with a purpose visit VA’s Central Office
Recently, the halls of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Central Office in Washington, D.C., welcomed some very special visitors: six-week-old puppies from Warrior Canine Connection (WCC). VA employees gathered for smiles, cuddles and a chance to meet the pups....
Florence Standish: The nurse who helped build VA Care in Asheville
How her leadership during World War I helped lay the foundation for modern VA nursing practice Long before today’s modern Veterans Health Administration, nurses formed the backbone of military and Veterans healthcare. Among them was Florence Standish, the first Chief...