Several months ago, we wrote about the latest survey of hourly billing rates for law firms nationwide. A new survey has now emerged: at the end of 2012, the National Law Journal ("NLJ") published the findings of its annual survey for 2012. NLJ surveyed 55...

Employment lawsuits account for a staggering 30% of all civil litigation in the United States today.  In this lackluster economy, people who lose their jobs or suffer other adverse employment actions have real incentives to file lawsuits against former, current, or even prospective employers (as do their contingency-fee lawyers). ...