June 2007
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Jan Crawford Greenburg, Linda Greenhouse, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Greenhouse v. Greenburg: JCG Responds
“Linda says Jan has had work done — I mean, A LOT of work….” Due to associate pay raise mania, we’ve been neglecting news in other areas of the legal profession — like our beloved federal judiciary. We’re embarrassed, for example, not to have commented upon the Bush Administration’s rumored Supreme Court short list, drawn […] -
Biglaw, Job Searches, Money, Skaddenfreude
Nationwide Pay Raise Watch: Good News (and Bad) from Bingham McCutchen
Yesterday we asked: “What’s Up With Bingham McCutchen?” Associate salaries, that’s what. Last night, Bingham McCutchen sent around an email announcing that it “will be increasing 2007 base compensation in our domestic U.S. offices to match the base compensation structure in our New York office, consistent with the new national market.” The raise is retroactive […] - Sponsored
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 06.06.07
* Why the book was thrown. [Time] * Indicted Congressman leaves committee. [MSNBC] * Developments in Gitmo cases. [CNN] * Changing of guard on Law and Order? [CNN] * And in other law-related TV show news from CNN… [CNN]
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Advertising, Asians, Books, Non-Sequiturs, Racism, Technology
Non-Sequiturs: 06.05.07
* These ads are as unfunny as the Jon Stewart skit, and both are a waste of Jack Chin’s legal credentials. [Arizona Daily Star] * I doubt books are in any danger. Remember the Rocket? [Out of the Jungle] * You are probably safe calling her hot and/or making phallic jokes, but please don’t make […] -
Biglaw, Money, Skaddenfreude, Sonnenschein, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan
Nationwide Pay Raise Watch: Stroock, Reed Smith, Sonnenschein
A few more news items concerning associate compensation: 1. Stroock & Stroock & Lavan: Multiple sources confirm that they’ve raised salaries in their Los Angeles office. Effective date of June 1; no changes to the bonus structure. The new scale is 160-170-185-195, plus discretionary raises for year 5 and above, who previously were at $200K […] -
Harvard Law Review, Law Reviews, Law Schools, Vicious Infighting
Gannett House Smackdown: A Sponsorship Spat
We continue our series of posts chronicling rampant internal strife at America’s top law journal, the Harvard Law Review. Prior posts appear here, here and here. The standard caveats apply: 1. This material is not for everyone. If you don’t share our appreciation for tempests in teapots, you may have a “So what?” reaction. But […] -
Department of Justice, Gay, Monica Goodling, Politics, Ty Clevenger, U.S. Attorneys Offices
When Scandals Collide: Ty Clevenger, DOJ Politicization, and Monica Goodling's Alma Mater
Department of Justice official Brad Schlozman — who currently serves as Associate Counsel to the Director, in the Executive Office for United States Attorneys — is about to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee. His testimony is part of a panel entitled “Preserving Prosecutorial Independence: Is the Department of Justice Politicizing the Hiring and Firing […] -
Biglaw, Money, Skaddenfreude
Nationwide Pay Raise Watch: Seattle
Our tour of the country’s less-than-gigantic legal markets has swung through Denver, Hartford, and Philadelphia. Now we head out to the West Coast, to pay a visit to one of our favorite American cities: Seattle. We couldn’t locate a good news article to kick off the discussion. But we combed through the ATL archives to […] - Sponsored
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Crime, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Politics, Sentencing Law
Thirty Months for Scooter Libby
Thirty months? Judge Walton, that was way harsh. Paris Hilton won’t even serve thirty days. Guess the mash notes from former Administration officials like Donald Rumsfeld and Paul Wolfowitz, or Beltway insiders like Mary Matalin and James Carville, didn’t help much. Thoughts on the Libby sentence from Guidelines guru Doug Berman are available here and […] -
Biglaw, Money, Reader Polls, Skaddenfreude
ATL Reader Poll: WWNYD?
Here is a completely unsubstantiated rumor, which we’ll pass along anyway (’cause that’s what we do around here): I cannot confirm this, but a friend of mine at Simpson Thacher claims that NYC firms are going to $190K soon. Apparently, one of his friends from [law school] was on an interview and requested credit for […] -
Crime, Federal Judges, G. Thomas Porteous, Politics, White-Collar Crime
Welcome Back, Judge Porteous
Congratulations to Judge G. Thomas Porteous Jr., a past winner of ATL’s prestigious Judge of the Day award. He’s now back on the federal bench. From the New Orleans Times-Picayune: After a year away from the bench, U.S. District Judge Thomas Porteous Jr. will regain both his criminal and civil dockets next month, signaling an […] -
Attorney Misconduct, Divorce Train Wrecks, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Legal Ethics, Morning Docket, Paris Hilton, Raoul Felder, Sentencing Law, Trials
Morning Docket: 06.05.07
* Yawn… [MSNBC] * Job opportunities for the disbarred. [ABANet] * Libby sentencing today. [CNN] * Advice for Paris. [WSJ Law Blog] * Polsky divorce settlement hits $184 million. [CNN]
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Biglaw, Money, Skaddenfreude
Nationwide Pay Raise Watch: What's Up With Bingham McCutchen?
As far as we know, Bingham McCutchen has not joined in the latest round of associate pay raises. Many people have been wondering why — even the media: Add Morgan, Lewis & Bockius to the list of Cal Law 25 firms that now pay associates on the $160,000 scale. The only real holdouts now are […]
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Crime, Divorce Train Wrecks, Drugs, Education / Schools, Gay, Money, Non-Sequiturs, Perverts, Romance and Dating, Videos
Non-Sequiturs: 06.04.07
* 21 Jump Street in action! Perennially young and quirky Johnny Depp could probably still pull it off today. [Seattle Times] * Can you think of anything better to do after renouncing the practice of law? [Law and Magic Blog (seriously)] * Some perspective: at least there’s no evidence he ever videotaped high school boys […] -
Alberto Gonzales, Biglaw, Department of Justice, Eyes of the Law
The Eyes of the Law: AGAG at V&E
Time for an installment of ATL’s legal celebrity sightings column, The Eyes of the Law. This one is especially juicy. We hear that last week, embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales was sighted in the Houston office of Vinson & Elkins — the firm where he was once a partner. His presence was not kept a […] -
Biglaw, Money, Skaddenfreude
Nationwide Pay Raise Watch: Steptoe Steps Up
This just in: Steptoe & Johnson has raised starting salaries in its Washington office to $160,000. We don’t know what they’re doing up the seniority ladder or in non-D.C. offices. An email to incoming associates and a memo to first-year associates appear after the jump. -
Biglaw, Howrey LLP, Money, Skaddenfreude
Nationwide Pay Raise Watch: Two New Rumors
Two things we’ve heard recently (the first more definitive than the second): 1. Howrey LLP: Last week, they made a “secret announcement” — nothing in writing — of associate pay raises in Chicago, California, and Washington, DC. 2. Baker & McKenzie: In their Chicago office (and perhaps others), they sent around a memo similar to […] -
Harvard Law Review, Law Reviews, Law Schools, Vicious Infighting
Gannett House Smackdown: Recruitmentgate
Today we bring you another post in our series about controversy and dissension at America’s top law journal: the Harvard Law Review. Earlier posts appear here and here. We repeat the warning we included in our last post: [This material] is not for everyone. If you don’t share our appreciation for tempests in teapots, you […] -
Andrew Speaker, Music, Weirdness
Don't Fly With Me, Andrew Speaker
Click here to listen to a cute musical parody, to the tune of Don’t Cry for Me, Argentina. Don’t Fly With Me, Andrew Speaker [Dave Ross (mp3)] -
Biglaw, Blank Rome, Duane Morris, Money, Skaddenfreude, WolfBlock
Nationwide Pay Raise Watch: Philadelphia
We’ve previously covered Denver and Hartford. Today our series of posts profiling associate compensation in various smaller legal markets — smaller than New York or Washington or Los Angeles, at least — turns to Philadelphia. What’s going on in the City of Brotherly Love? Based on some recent articles we’ve read, it seems that the […]