September 2011

In a new CareerBuilder survey of more than 2600 hiring managers and human resource professionals nationwide, 71% said they value emotional intelligence in an employee more than IQ and 34% said they are placing even greater emphasis on emotional intelligence when hiring and promoting employees post-recession.  And 59% said they would not hire someone who has a high IQ

According to the recently released 2011 Associates Survey, third- through fifth-year associates billed the highest number of billable hours in 2010 since 2007, working more than two extra weeks (80 billable hours, or a total average of 2,037 hours) compared to the 1,975 average  hours billed for 2009.  Which may account for the fact that the average firm composite score in terms of

A recent malpractice suit filed by a client against  McDermott Will & Emery places the spotlight on the challenges posed to firms trying to more efficiently process work that doesn’t require high-powered lawyering. 

The client, J-M Manufacturing, the world’s largest plastic pipe manufacturer, claims that McDermott failed to adequately supervise contract attorneys, which resulted in 3900 documents being disclosed that