January 2008
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Associate Bonus Watch 2007, Biglaw, Bonuses, Money, Skaddenfreude
Associate Bonus Watch: WilmerHale in Washington
Yesterday the D.C. office of WilmerHale made its bonus announcement. Here’s a summary from a source at the firm: The bonus memo came out today. Yay! Salaries are the same. For the class of 2006, the hours guideline for bonuses is: Hours Bonus1,850 $15,0002,000 $35,0002,200 $40,0002,400 $45,000 Management gave the caveat that bonuses were awarded […] -
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Alston & Bird, Biglaw, Bonuses, King & Spalding, Money, Skaddenfreude
Nationwide Pay Raise Watch: The Lay of the Land in Atlanta
As we reported earlier this week, the Atlanta office of Paul Hastings has adopted a new pay scale, with a starting salary of $160,000. The Fulton County Daily Report picks up the news today. It’s not new, since it was announced on Wednesday. But the article, by Meredith Hobbs, has a nice round-up of where […]
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Associate Bonus Watch 2007
Associate Bonus Watch: Reading the Latham Tea Leaves
Expect bonus news in a matter of hours from Latham & Watkins. An LW source writes: Some are speculating Latham will try to cheap out on bonuses because [last night] we received an e-mail to all associates that there will be a meeting Monday to discuss bonuses. I don’t remember them doing this last year, […] -
Celebrities, Deaths, Entertainment Law, Gay, Insurance, Movies, Weirdness
Heath Ledger's Death: A Trio of Legal Questions
We wish we knew how to quit… finding legal angles to every story under the sun. One such story is the recent, tragic death of Heath Ledger, the celebrated young actor. We’ve noted the news in passing. Now we offer more substantive, law-related discussion (beyond fleeting references to NYU law students who went from their […] -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Money, Skaddenfreude, Venable, Weirdness
Nationwide Pay Raise Watch: Venable to $160K
Some good news from a tipster over at Venable: You can finally remove D.C.’s Weirdest Law Firm from your List of Shame. (Does the List even exist now, or is it being revamped for $190K?) A memo was just issued announcing that first-year salaries at Venable will be raised to $160,000 effective July 2008. Sure, […] -
Biglaw, Billable Hours, Media and Journalism, New York Times, Perks / Fringe Benefits
Don't Know If Law Firms Are 'Cuddly,' But Whatever
Yes, we did see Lisa Belkin’s “Life’s Work” column in yesterday’s New York Times, entitled “Who’s Cuddly Now? Law Firms.” Truth be told, we didn’t find it terribly exciting, since most of the law-firm lifestyle improvements she mentions are ones that are familiar to ATL readers. We also shared the reaction of the WSJ Law […] -
D.C. Circuit, Douglas Ginsburg, Hillary Clinton, Iraq, Morning Docket, Politics, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
Morning Docket: 01.25.08
* Does the Bush Administration have Blackwater’s back? The U.S. pushes for specific legal protections from Iraqi law for civilian contractors. [New York Times] * West Virginia: a little less corrupt than last week? WV Supreme Court agrees to rehear Massey Energy case (previously discussed here). [AP; WSJ Law Blog] * D.C. Circuit Chief Judge […]
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Associate Bonus Watch 2007, Biglaw, Bonuses, Money, Skaddenfreude
Associate Bonus Watch: Weil Raises the Ceiling
As you may recall, back in November, Weil, Gotshal & Manges announced special bonuses, at market levels. In its memo, the firm explained that year-end bonuses would be announced at a later point: As is customary, 2007 year-end bonuses will be paid at market to associates receiving an “Overall Strong” rating and will be above […] -
Kwame Kilpatrick, Lawyer of the Day, Politics, Sex, Sex Scandals
Lawyer and Law Student of the Day: Kwame Kilpatrick and Christine Beatty
The great state of Michigan, recent host to presidential primaries, is also the home of our Lawyer of the Day. A correspondent writes: The mayor of Detroit was sexing up his chief of staff, who just happened to be a Wayne State Law Student. The mayor happens to be married with three kids. They may […] -
Eyes of the Law, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
The Eyes of the Law: Justice Ginsburg at Georgetown
One of the great things about going to law school here in Washington, D.C., is access to the U.S. Supreme Court. If you’re at Georgetown Law and want to watch a SCOTUS argument, you can just stroll on over to One First Street. And sometimes the mountain comes to Mohammed. Justices of the Supreme Court […] -
Associate Bonus Watch 2007, Biglaw, Bonuses, Money, Skaddenfreude
Associate Bonus Watch: Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft
Back in November, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft issued a bonus memo that was devoid of numbers. Today, the CWT associates who survived the recent layoffs — which, to be fair, is most of them — learned how much they’d be getting. But since there was no firm-wide memo, there’s still a lack of total transparency […] -
Associate Bonus Watch 2007, Biglaw, Bonuses, Money, Skaddenfreude
Associate Bonus Watch: Winston & Strawn (New York)
Sorry it’s been a little slow around here for the past few hours. In the morning, we had some technical difficulties. For most of this afternoon, we’ve been offline, speaking at this D.C. bar panel. Anyway, now we’re back. And we have a fair amount of bonus information to pass along. The New York office […]
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Barack Obama, Bonuses, Hillary Clinton, Job Survey, Lawyer of the Day, Loyola Law School
Featured Job Survey Results: Honors, Hours and Bonuses
So far, about 1,400 of you have cast your vote for ATL Lawyer Of The Year. Loyola 2L is in the lead so far, but Obama is close behind. Whoever helps Chipmunk Lady is a not-so-distant third, showing that this year’s ATL reader wants change (and bonuses) and supports the little guy (and not-so-little bonuses). […] -
Fabulosity, Gay, Lawyerly Lairs, Real Estate
Lawyerly Lairs: Gay Gotham Edition (continued)
Why do the gay lawyers land all the fabulous real estate? Just a few days after this installment of Lawyerly Lairs, profiling the palatial pads of two same-sex couples, we learn of a third such couple living large in New York. A reader sums it up nicely: “This seems right up our alley for Lawyerly […] -
Bad Ideas, Dubious Defenses, Kids, Murder, Trials
From the Department of Dubious Defenses
Defendants in deep doo-doo come up with all sorts of innovative defenses. Last week, we learned that fashion mogul Dov Charney, accused of sexually harassing a former employee, claimed in a deposition that when he appeared before the plaintiff wearing nothing but a strategically placed sock, he was merely testing a new line of underwear. […] -
6th Circuit, Department of Justice, Dick Cheney, George Ryan, Morning Docket, Politics, Real Estate, Sports, Supreme Court
Morning Docket: 01.24.08
* Renomination of Steven Bradbury to head OLC seen as diss to Dems. [New York Times] * Barry Bonds seeks dismissal of perjury charges. Depends on what the meaning of “is” is? [San Francisco Chronicle via How Appealing] * Senate debates whether to grant phone companies immunity from suits arising out of their helping out […]
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Biglaw, Money, Skaddenfreude
Nationwide Pay Raise Watch: Paul Hastings to $160K in Atlanta
The powers that be in the Atlanta office of Paul Hastings just announced associate pay raises for fiscal year 2008, which will take effect on February 1. Apparently ATL — the website, not the city — got a shout-out at the meeting, when the announcing partner asked, “Who is going to be the first one […] -
Aaron Charney, Alberto Gonzales, Barack Obama, Contests, Defamation, Fabulosity, Hillary Clinton, Hotties, Job Survey, Lawyer of the Day, Loyola Law School, Reader Polls
Featured Survey: ATL Lawyer Of The Year
In last week’s ATL / Lateral Link survey, we asked you to submit your nominations for Lawyer of the Year. Today, you get to vote! The nominees, and select comments explaining why, are below: Aaron Charney For both the attention focused, success of action, and for the visibility [he] brought to the secondary issue of […] -
Associate Bonus Watch 2007, Biglaw, Bonuses, Money, Skaddenfreude
Associate Bonus Watch: K&L Gates (New York)
A report on bonuses (such as they are) at K&L Gates in New York: No notice — not even an email. Apparently, the “highly confidential” memo appearing on ATL last year less than 24 hours after its release wasn’t appreciated. We were told that we would find out what the bonus was when it hit […]