November 2007
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Associate Salaries, Contract Attorneys, Document Review
McDermott to Create "Second Tier" of Associates
McDermott, Will & Emery has come up with a more creative way to deal with soaring associate salaries. The firm has announced that it will be creating a “second tier” of associates to deal solely with low-level tasks like, e.g., document review. As Cal Law points out, hiring cheaper lawyers to do this type of […] -
Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Money, Skaddenfreude
AGG Draws a Line in the Sand
The Atlanta firm Arnall Golden Gregory is refusing to match the recent round of raises to $145,000 for first year associates by Alson & Bird and several other competitor firms. They put a lot of thought into the decision: AGG matched the February increase on March 1. Ever since, Kitchens said, he and his partners […] - Sponsored
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Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Money, Skaddenfreude
AGG Draws a Line in the Sand
The Atlanta firm Arnall Golden Gregory is refusing to match the recent round of raises to $145,000 for first year associates by Alson & Bird and several other competitor firms. They put a lot of thought into the decision: AGG matched the February increase on March 1. Ever since, Kitchens said, he and his partners […]
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Elizabeth Halverson, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
Large and Still Not In Charge
Hello and good morning everyone. This is Billy Merck once again (yes, yes, “we hate you” and so forth; get it all out on the first post), filling in for Lat today. Don’t worry, we’re still going to be on the lookout for associate bonus announcements, so send them in if they happen and we’ll […] -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 11.02.07
* Yeah, but SCOTUS will stay the executions. [AP via How Appealing] * Tuna : Chicken of the Sea :: ______ : Law of the Sea? [Jurist] * Drug sentencing still separate, now a litte more equal. [ New York Times] * Here we go again with the veto and the whole bit. [New York […]
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Associate Bonus Watch 2007, Biglaw, Bonuses, Money, Skaddenfreude
Associate Bonus Watch: Milbank Matches
We’ve had this news for a while, but technical difficulties prevented us from posting on the main page. We did note it in the comments. Milbank has matched. Memo after the jump. Due to the aforementioned technical difficulties — we’re switching to new servers later this month, thankfully — we’re signing off for the day. […] -
Associate Bonus Watch: Kirkland & Ellis Says See Ya in December
KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP M E M O R A N D U M TO: Firmwide Associates cc: Firmwide Partners FROM: Associate & NSP Compensation Committee RE: Year-End Bonuses ______________________________________________________________________ Several New York-based firms recently announced their 2007 bonuses. Please be aware that we intend to continue our practice of paying year-end bonuses in December. […] -
Advertising, Books, Craigslist, Howard Bashman, Richard Posner, Sex, Weirdness
Help Wanted: Legal Sexpert Sought
You can find the weirdest s**t on Craigslist: I’m creating a proposal for a downtown performance art show based on US sex laws – the quirkier the better. There are many lists online of these laws, but it’s really hard to find the actual statute or case number. In some cases, they either don’t exist […] - Sponsored
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Associate Bonus Watch 2007, Biglaw, Bonuses, Money, Skaddenfreude
Associate Bonus Watch: Davis Polk Matches
All the beautiful people over at Davis Polk can still afford their gym memberships and spa treatments. DPW just matched market in terms of bonuses. Davis is paying the standard year-end bonuses, topping out at $65K, and special bonuses, to be paid on November 26. Bonuses for counsel will be determined individually. Memo after the […] -
Department of Justice, Jan Crawford Greenburg, Media and Journalism, Michael Mukasey, Politics, Torture, War on Terror, Weirdness
Where in the World is Jan Crawford Greenburg?
One of our favorite Supreme Court reporters, the fabulous Jan Crawford Greenburg, gave a speech at Harvard Law School today. But she didn’t tarry in Cambridge: Not sure what is going on, but JCG just finished giving a speech at HLS and said that: a) She was turning around to go back to Washington immediately […] -
Benchslaps, Education / Schools, Federal Judges
Benchslap of the Day: Special Ed for DC... Lawyers?
While you wait for more bonus announcements to trickle in, check out a benchslap from the nation’s capital. The Washington Examiner reports: Furious over the city’s “stunning ignorance” of the crisis facing its special-education system, a federal judge has given the District of Columbia one week to come up with a cost-fixing schedule — or […] -
Associate Bonus Watch 2007, Biglaw, Bonuses, Money, Skaddenfreude
Associate Bonus Watch: Paul Weiss Matches
Paul Weiss has matched. The year-end bonuses top out at $65,000 (like Debevoise and Simpson, and unlike Cravath). The special bonuses will be paid out on November 21. Bonuses for counsel TBD. Earlier: Associate Bonus Watch 2007 archives (scroll down) -
D. Kyle Sampson, Department of Justice, Monica Goodling, Politics, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Kyle Sampson Lands on His Feet
Of all the characters in the U.S. Attorney firings drama, Kyle Sampson, former chief of staff to former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, was not our favorite. When he testified on Capitol Hill, he was earnest, sweaty, and decidedly non-fabulous — unlike Monica Goodling, who took the Senate Judiciary Committee by storm with a dazzling performance. […]
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D. Kyle Sampson, Department of Justice, Monica Goodling, Politics, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Kyle Sampson Lands on His Feet
Of all the characters in the U.S. Attorney firings drama, Kyle Sampson, former chief of staff to former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, was not our favorite. When he testified on Capitol Hill, he was earnest, sweaty, and decidedly non-fabulous — unlike Monica Goodling, who took the Senate Judiciary Committee by storm with a dazzling performance. […] -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Clerkships, Money, Skaddenfreude
Clerkship Bonus Watch: Year-End Bonuses for Clerks Who Left Biglaw?
Judicial clerkships. Year-end bonuses. Two great tastes that go great together. We received some inquiries about whether clerks who leave law firms to go off and clerk might receive some kind of partial or prorated year-end bonus. It struck us as a rather obscure topic, of interest to only a small group of people. But […] -
Biglaw, Department of Justice, Drinking, Holidays and Seasons, Kids, Parties
So How Was Your Halloween?
Sometimes the partners don’t like it if you gorge yourself on “their” candy. But yesterday was different. We hope you had a Happy Halloween!!! (And that you’re not too hungover from last night’s partying.) How did your firm celebrate this spooky occasion? Seyfarth Shaw went all out: Halloween treats were served in a mock coffin. […] -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 11.01.07
* Jury thinks that idiots from Kansas church doth protest too much at funeral; $10.9 million for father of killed Marine. [Baltimore Sun via How Appealing] * Justice department fails in prosecution of its (former) own. [New York Times] * Senate Judiciary to vote on Mukasey next Tuesday. [ Jurist] * Execution back to Cali […]