Wake Up Call: Reed Smith Widens Emergency Child Care for Lawyers

In today’s column, in-house lawyer salary growth slowed last year; Merck is getting advice from Gibson Dunn and Covington for the pharma giant’s $9 billion spinoff; a U.K. legal profession watchdog asked two Big Law firms about their handling of conduct complaints against lawyers.

• Leading off, as Reed Smith gets ready to bring attorneys back into the office, the Pittsburgh-based firm is expanding its emergency child care coverage as part of its plan to support working parents. (American Lawyer) Pennsylvania firms say their policies on remote work are affecting their ability to recruit and retain lawyers, particularly those ...