OCEAN CITY — The legal profession has made important strides to combat gender discrimination and sexual harassment in recent years, but there remains work to be done, according to a panel discussion at the Maryland State Bar Association’s Legal Summit and ...

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  So how’s the law business? Not as great as you might think. That’s one of the takeaways from a survey released this week by law services firm Altman Weil. The survey was conducted in March and April of this ...

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Offit Kurman is on its way to a more permanent home in Manhattan after announcing an affiliation with Menaker & Herrmann last week.

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Attorneys’ desire to serve their clients and build their books of business often leads them to look for opportunities outside their law firms. But while such a job move was usually sweetened with a promotion in years’ past, more lawyers are making a move without necessarily climbing up the corporate ladder.

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Recent cyberattacks, such as those involving the WannaCry and Petya ransomware, have shown the vulnerability of businesses around the world to IT intrusions. Cybersecurity threats are not going away, and law firms, which house important client data and information, have ...

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The recruitment, retention and advancement of women, minority and disabled lawyers at Maryland law firms has improved in recent years but more work is needed, say senior attorneys at leading firms.

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The ability to access files and communicate from anywhere brings a host of security concerns for law firms entrusted with their clients’ personal data. But it doesn’t take a full-time IT department to prevent confidential information from falling into the ...

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First-year associate hiring at the major law firms in Maryland has remained relatively steady, with most firms reporting only a small difference in the number of beginning attorneys joining their ranks this fall compared to last year. Several managing partners ...

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Ober|Kaler, the Baltimore-based law firm that traces its history back to 1903, has elected a new chair and chief executive officer as well as a new president and chief operating officer.

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In the wake of the economic downturn in 2008 and 2009, many local law firms rethought their summer associate programs — the traditional try-out for permanent employment after graduation — by cutting back on the number of students they planned to hire and shortening the length of the program.

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