January 2008
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Biglaw, Billable Hours, Cheapness, john quinn, Litigators, Money, Partner Issues
Wherein We Hear From john quinn of Quinn Emanuel
For whatever reason, Quinn Emanuel — the highly prestigious, super-profitable litigation powerhouse, with offices in California and New York — has received a disproportionate amount of coverage here at ATL. As we previously wrote, “we have a lot of tipsters over there. It seems that QE associates love to talk about their firm, for good […] -
Correspondence, Crime, Kumari Fulbright, Law Schools, Social Networking Websites
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Biglaw, Layoffs, Media and Journalism, New York Observer, Shameless Plugs, Thacher Proffitt & Wood
Lawyer Layoffs: A Report from the Front Lines
Associate layoffs have been the big news in 2008 thus far. Appropriately enough, they’re the subject of our latest column for the New York Observer. Here’s an excerpt: “It’s tough. People are scared,” [one] jettisoned Cadwalader associate said. “It’s so rare that this happens. The first-years are freaked out. People are wondering: Is this continuing […]
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Lawsuit of the Day, Money, Reader Polls, Real Estate
Lawsuit of the Day: Buyer v. Broker
Or maybe yesterday. From Tuesday’s New York Times, an article that still sits on top of the Most Emailed Articles list: Marty Ummel feels she paid too much for her house. So do millions of other people who bought at the peak of the housing boom. What makes Ms. Ummel different is that she is […] -
Anderson Kill, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Celebrities, Enron, Hillary Clinton, Jose Padilla, Morning Docket, Politics, Pornography, Ted Frank
Morning Docket: 01.23.08
* Jose Padilla gets 17 years. [New York Times; Washington Post] * A merger between Anderson Kill and Reed Smith? Maybe not. But 55 of Anderson Kill’s 126 lawyers have decamped for Reed Smith. [WSJ Law Blog; WSJ Law Blog] * Ted Frank on yesterday’s Enron cert denial: Extortion, interrupted? [New York Sun] * China […]
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Associate Bonus Watch 2007
Associate Bonus Watch: Goodwin Procter
Last week, a Boston tipster told us: As you probably know, the rest of the Boston firms will begin announcing bonuses next week (finally). Anyway, just thought I’d let you know that associates at Goodwin Procter received a very short email yesterday that there would be a meeting on Tuesday at 1pm to discuss “this […] -
Advertising, Crime, Lawyer Advertising, Lawyer of the Day, Weirdness
Guess He's No Longer 'The Thugs' Lawyer'
Last year we wrote about Peter “P’Ta Mon” John, whom we named an ATL Lawyer of the Day. In an innovative advertisement, Peter John dubbed himself “The Thugs Lawyer,” with the following motto: “No Evidence — No Conviction!” Now, a quick update. The latest edition of the Baton Rouge phone book contains Mr. John’s newest […] -
Celebrities, Politics, Television
Breaking: One Fewer Lawyer in the Presidential Race
Former Senator Fred Thompson (R-TN) — who has played a lawyer on television, as well as in real life — is dropping out of the presidential race. Look for an official announcement by the close of business today. Update: Here is Fred Thompson’s statement on his withdrawal from the 2008 presidential race. Additional thoughts on […] - Sponsored
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Biglaw, Bonuses, Job Survey, Money, Reader Polls, Skaddenfreude
Featured Job Survey Results: Do New Yorkers Deserve Bigger Bonuses?
In last week’s ATL / Lateral Link survey, we asked you whether it was fair for associates in New York to get bigger bonuses than associates in other cities, even if they worked the same hours. We appear to have struck a nerve. Over two thousand of you responded. Among New Yorkers, 94% of associates […] -
Intellectual Property, Jeremy Pitcock, Kasowitz Benson, Litigators, Morgan & Finnegan, Musical Chairs, Vicious Infighting
Musical Chairs: Kasowitz Attributes IP Head's Departure to 'Extremely Inappropriate Personal Conduct'
If we hadn’t already named a Lawyer of the Day, the prize might have gone to Jeremy Pitcock of Morgan & Finnegan. From the American Lawyer: The former head of intellectual property at Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman was fired in December for “extremely inappropriate personal conduct,” according to the firm. Not merely “inappropriate” conduct, […] -
Law Schools, Lawyer of the Day, Litigatrix, Sports, Television, Violence
Lawyer of the Day: Jennifer Blum
Is the complaining about the tough job market for graduates of non-elite law schools overblown? Take, for example, Western New England College School of Law. According to U.S. News, it’s a tier 4 school. But when it comes to career success, its graduates are doing just fine, thank you very much. Some WNEC alumni make […] -
Alston & Bird, Arnold & Porter, Biglaw, Perks / Fringe Benefits, Pregnancy / Paternity, Rankings
Everyone's a Winner at These Five Law Firms
Congratulations to this quintet of five law firms, which just made Fortune magazine’s annual list of the 100 Best Companies To Work For (listed below in rank order): 19. Arnold & Porter: “Staffers get 12 weeks paid maternity leave and profit sharing of 7.5% of salary. The less you make, the less you pay for […] -
5th Circuit, Barack Obama, Enron, Food, Hillary Clinton, Morning Docket, Politics, Prisons, Supreme Court, Wall Street
Morning Docket: 01.22.08
* Fed cuts fed funds rate by 0.75%, but stocks are still lower. [AP; New York Times; Washington Post] * Clinton and Obama get snippy with each other in debate, raising questions about each other’s legal work. [Washington Post; New York Times; WSJ Law Blog] * SCOTUS denies review in gigantic Enron-related investors’ lawsuit. [SCOTUSblog […]
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Biglaw, Bonuses, Clerkships, Job Searches
Law Clerk Recruiting: Open Thread
The topic for today’s open thread: law firm recruiting of law clerks. From an exchange last week in the comments: “The law firm clerkship recruiting season is picking up, with a lot of clerks’ cocktail parties scheduled in the next few weeks in NY. How about an open thread for clerks to discuss firms?” “[H]ow […] -
Fabulosity, Gay, Lawyerly Lairs, Lesbians, Real Estate
Lawyerly Lairs: Gay Gotham Edition
In Chicago, gay lawyers get to attend exclusive parties. In New York, they enjoy a finer prize: luxury real estate. The law schools of Columbia and NYU have been battling over faculty superstars for several years. And now NYU is bringing out the heavy artillery: multimillion-dollar condo purchases. From the New York Times: Columbia University, […] -
Morning Docket
Morning Afternoon Docket: 01.21.08
* A Virginia lawyer reveals a secret he held for a decade, causing a death sentence to be commuted to life in prison. [New York Times; Washington Post] * Kumari Fulbright 911 tapes released. Truth be told, they’re a little disappointing — nothing Kumari-specific in them. [KVOA News 4] * Chief Justice Elliott Maynard of […]
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Biglaw, Bonuses, Job Searches, Job Survey
Featured Job Survey: Are You Looking?
Last month, our ATL / Lateral Link job survey asked you when your firms paid bonuses, and whether you were planning on changing jobs once those bonuses got paid. About 20% of you responded that you were considering leaving your current firms. For some of you, this meant waiting until you got your bonus. For […] -
Cheapness, Holidays and Seasons
PricewaterhouseCoopers to Employees: No Holiday for You
It’s a government holiday, so public sector employees get the day off. And the markets are closed, so Wall Street is out today too. But not everyone gets Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a holiday. From an incensed tipster: [A friend] at Price Waterhouse Coopers forwarded this offensive message, which was sent from the […] -
Admin, Civil Rights, Holidays and Seasons, Public Interest
Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Today we celebrate the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the pioneering civil rights leader. Dr. King’s birthday was actually on January 15th, but the holiday is observed on the third Monday of January each year. Many of you are not in the office today, in honor of the holiday. If you’re not at […] -
9th Circuit, Clerkships, Email Scandals, Masturbation, Romance and Dating, Sex
Where Do Broken Hearts Go?
To San Francisco, apparently, to clerk on the Ninth Circuit. We hope that the author of this email is clerking for one of court’s slave-driver judges. He needs to be kept busy, so he won’t have time for any more literary endeavors. “Pleaded” or “pled” may be a matter of personal preference. But turns of […]