Miscellaneous

Wednesday Roundup: Systems collapse, lawyers pick up the pieces

Posted on May 19, 2009
Every Wednesday the Globe and Mail runs its Law Page and the National Post runs its Legal Post page. Here...

Osler hires 33/33

Posted on May 15, 2009
We posted more hireback numbers on our Hireback Chart (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=606 Itemid=1) last night. The Chart now includes...

Good news at Baker & McKenzie: Hirebacks

Posted on May 13, 2009
Our Hireback Chart (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=606 Itemid=1) was updated again last night. Baker McKenzie has hired back...

WeirFoulds flatlines hirebacks

Posted on May 12, 2009
WeirFoulds has announced it will not be hiring back any of its articling students. Five students were eligible, one opted...

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The Watercooler: April 2009

Posted on May 12, 2009
The snow is gone. The sun is out. Grass is starting to make an appearance. Buds are blooming on trees....

Wednesday Roundup: Ambitious undertakings

Posted on May 12, 2009
Every Wednesday the Globe and Mail runs its Law Page and the National Post runs its Legal Post page. Here...

Short Cellar: Bohemian Rhapsody Part II

Posted on May 08, 2009
Communism created terrible wine. I realize that a tolerance for plonk does not usually make it into history's grand indictment...

Tuesday morning hireback news

Posted on May 05, 2009
Reports from three more firms are up on our hireback chart (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=606 Itemid=1): Goodmans, Torkin Manes, and Lang...

Wednesday Roundup: Analyzing practices

Posted on May 05, 2009
Every Wednesday the Globe and Mail runs its Law Page and the National Post runs its Legal Post page. Here...

Monday morning hireback news

Posted on May 04, 2009
A few more hireback numbers have rolled in. We've just heard from Torys and Heenan Blaikie. Check out the numbers...

More hireback numbers

Posted on May 01, 2009
Our hireback chart (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=606 Itemid=1) has been updated. We've just received numbers from Stikeman Elliott and Bennett...

Short Cellar: Czech Wines: A Bohemian Rhapsody

Posted on April 30, 2009
I just returned from a trip to Prague (http://www.lonelyplanet.com/czech-republic/prague). Not only is it the most beautiful city in Europe, but...

Hireback watch: Updated

Posted on April 28, 2009
Hireback numbers continue to roll in from the firms — our numbers are fact-checked direct (no rumours or speculation here)....

Wednesday Roundup: US legal job cuts not hitting Canadian lawyers in NYC

Posted on April 28, 2009
Every Wednesday the Globe and Mail runs its Law Page and the National Post runs its Legal Post page. Here...

Law students feeling :(

Posted on April 27, 2009
Some 41 percent of law students will suffer from the kind of psychological distress that warrants clinical attention, according to...

Hireback watch

Posted on April 24, 2009
[Note: This post has been updated]Law firms have begun this year's hireback announcements. We know that Cassels, Gowlings, and FMC...

Short Cellar: Cabernet Franc? Cabernet F$%#!

Posted on April 23, 2009
When tasting red wines in Ontario, I often spit more than I swallow. This is because local wineries habitually grow...

Wednesday Roundup: More hushed departures

Posted on April 21, 2009
Every Wednesday the Globe and Mail runs its Law Page and the National Post runs its Legal Post page. Here...

Law meets art

Posted on April 15, 2009
As we shuffle around the PATH in our greys and blacks, ever mindful of our blinking BlackBerries and the stress-inducing...

Forum: Professionals' involvement in the Holocaust

Posted on April 15, 2009
How did lawyers, doctors, artists, and educators become perpetrators of injustice during the Holocaust? This question will be explained at...

Short Cellar: Three Wines, Three Great Bargains

Posted on April 15, 2009
There are a lot of swell bargains kicking around the LCBO these days, and I used the Easter long weekend...

Coming Thursday: Law Day

Posted on April 14, 2009
It's that time of year, folks. Celebrating the 27th anniversary of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Law Day...

Wednesday Roundup: Got debt? Got problems

Posted on April 14, 2009
Every Wednesday the Globe and Mail runs its Law Page and the National Post runs its Legal Post page. Here...

Gone for good?

Posted on April 13, 2009
Women who leave law to raise children face serious hurdles if they want to return to practice, according to a...

Lawyers paid $80,000 to stay home

Posted on April 13, 2009
Would you accept $80,000 not to work? This is the dilemma lawyers at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher Flom...

Baby boost for lawyers

Posted on April 13, 2009
Effective March 12, 2009, lawyers across Ontario have access to the Parental Leave Assistance Program – a new three-year pilot...

Bay Street Hoops: Leap-frogged close to fundraising target

Posted on April 09, 2009
Despite having fewer teams than previous years (many did not have the funding to participate), the Bay Street Hoops (http://www.baystreethoops.com/)...

Jurors catch a break

Posted on April 09, 2009
Prospective jurors at a first-degree murder trial have just had their salaries bumped to $100 a day (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090409.ECONJURY09ISLART2201/TPStory/National) from...

If these walls could tweet

Posted on April 08, 2009
Precedent is feeling meta today. We want to let you know that not only is our staff furiously blogging all...

Short Cellar: Organic Whine

Posted on April 08, 2009
If you are looking for wine with a social conscience, you have more options today than ever before. This is...

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