Doin' the power shuffle; elite firms want to two-step with new Bush administration
Article Abstract:
The desire for jobs in the Bush administration of many Texas lawyers with histories of working with George W Bush and friends is discussed. Lawyers from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer, Baker Botts and Vinson and Elkins are prime examples.
Publication Name: ABA Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0747-0088
Year: 2001
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Search firms left in the lurch; slump in legal hiring thins the herd of headhunters
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The decrease in legal search agencies caused by the lagging fortunes in law firms is discussed. Large law firms use legal headhunters to find very few of the lateral associates hired. Hiring of all associates has been cut back significantly and the attrition rate is half of what is was in 2000.
Publication Name: ABA Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0747-0088
Year: 2001
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Taking up the slack; law firms cut associates and costs in the slowed-down economy
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The downsizing of law firms due to the slowed-down economy is discussed, with the layoffs more widespread than reports indicate
Publication Name: ABA Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0747-0088
Year: 2001
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