April 2009
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Contests, Law Revue, Law Revue Video Contest, Law Schools, Videos
Above The Law's Inaugural Law Revue Contest 2009The Finalists
It’s the moment (some of) you have been waiting for. We’re ready to announce the six finalists in ATL’s First Ever Law Revue Video Contest. We received many (many, many) submissions. We ordered sushi delivered to our SoHo office and pulled Biglaw hours to watch them all. As you may imagine, after many (many, many) […] -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 04.16.09
* Texas Governor Rick Perry didn’t really suggest seceding from the Union. Sorry if you got your hopes up, but I think we’re stuck with Texas. [CNN] * Really, if you lived your life in accordance with the teachings of Yoda, you’d probably end up as a pretty successful person (so long as you are […] - Sponsored
Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar on April 10th, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm. -
HLS Grade Reform: The Official Memo
Way back in September, Harvard Law School announced that the school would be dropping the letter grading system in favor of a hybrid pass/fail system. Then the market crisis bled into the legal industry, Dean Elena Kagan fled to Washington, and grade reform became less of an immediate concern. But acting Dean, Howell Jackson, and […]
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Law Schools, Rankings
A Yale Law School Degree: Not Worth What It Used To Be?
About a decade ago, Harvard Law School hired — and paid a lot of money to — McKinsey & Co., the celebrated consulting firm, to offer suggestions on how to improve HLS. The hope was that, armed with McKinsey’s wisdom, Harvard would overtake Yale Law School in the influential U.S. News and World Report law […] -
Akin Gump, Musical Chairs
Musical Chairs: Another Partner Leaves Akin Gump
Akin Gump is dealing with another partner defection. AmLaw Daily is reporting that a big time litigator is leaving Akin Gump for Quinn Emanuel: Andrew Rossman, former cohead of litigation at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, kept bumping into lawyers from Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges on various cases, and came away impressed […] -
UCLA: The Latest Law School To Help Deferred Students
Just yesterday, we were able to report on Northwestern University School of Law taking the initiative to help deferred 3Ls. Today we’ve learned that UCLA is also stepping up to the plate. UCLA School of Law announced its Transition to Practice LL.M. Program today. It will allow 3Ls to take an extra year of classes […] -
Associate Advice, pls hndle thx
Pls Hndle Thx: Not Fade Away
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. ATL – Last summer as 1L I tried out one of those quaint “secondary-markets” that I felt I’d be better suited for down the line. I really loved my work last summer in the boonies, but I’m not spending anytime this summer […] -
Lawsuit of the Day
Lawsuit of the Day: God Bless the Yankees, And Nobody Else
As we mentioned this morning, just because the Yankees are opening a billion dollar ballpark today doesn’t mean that people can’t bitch about the Yankees. A 30-year-old Red Sox fan from Queens is suing because he was kicked out of old Yankee Stadium for his failure to observe the sabbath seventh. The New York Post […] - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
Robinson & Cole, Salary Cuts
Salary Cut Watch: Robinson & Cole's Cuts in Connecticut
The list of firms cutting associate salaries keeps growing. Yesterday, the Connecticut-based firm Robinson & Cole reduced all associate and counsel salaries by $10,000. According to the Connecticut Law Tribune: On Wednesday, Hartford-based Robinson & Cole, which has about 240 attorneys, confirmed that it has decided to cut associates’ and counsel’s annual salaries by $10,000. […] -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket 04.16.09
* The NYCLU is suing the NYPD to protect Yankees fans’ right to hate America. [Gothamist and New York Law Journal] * Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan is resigning this weekend. Among those gunning for his job are two Foley Hoag partners: Michael B. Keating and Martin Murphy. That’s a little awkward when it comes […]
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 04.15.09
* U.S. News has released the ranking of part-time legal programs. Part-time. [U.S. News & World Report] * Are you just a lawyer, or are you a hardcore lawyer? [The World’s Ombudsman] * Don’t Spitzer and Posner seem like an odd match? [Dealbreaker] * The secret lawsuit. [Suits & Sentences] * We now have finalists […] -
Layoffs
Stealth Layoff Watch: 5% Litigation Cuts at Shearman & Sterling
Stealth layoff rumors have been swirling around Shearman & Sterling for months. We’ve reported on the quiet cuts before. But today, it looks like the firm cut a little too deep to keep it under the radar. Shearman & Sterling has not responded to our multiple requests for comment, but several sources independently confirm that […] -
Dissolution, Holland & Knight, Musical Chairs, Thelen Reid & Priest, Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner
Musical Chairs: Holland & Knight Picks Up Richard Raysman
Former Thelen associates might still be scrambling to pick up the pieces of their aborted legal careers, but former Thelen partners continue to land on their feet. The latest partner refugee is an All-Star. Richard Raysman (of what used to be known as Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner) has ended up at Holland & […]
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In-House Counsel, Layoffs, Wells Fargo
In-House Counsel Layoff Watch: Wells Fargo Could Be Making Cuts
An underreported aspect to all of the mass layoffs affecting the legal industry is the plight of in-house counsel. The day after Lehman folded, we wondered if the collapse meant the closing of a popular Biglaw exit option. We all know that banks and other financial services institutions are laying off tons of employees. In-house […] -
Biglaw
Northwestern Law Gets 'Proactive'
Earlier today, we mentioned that Northwestern University School of Law has stepped up to help law students harmed by the terrible economy. We now have the full memo that details all the steps the school is taking to actually help students with the misfortune of graduating during the worst legal economy in recent memory. The […] -
Clarence Thomas, Supreme Court Clerks
Is Justice Thomas 'A Little Tired' of His Job?(He has hired his clerks. Who are they?)
In today’s Morning Docket, we linked to an interesting article, by Adam Liptak of the New York Times, concerning a recent public appearance by Justice Clarence Thomas before a group of high school essay contest winners. The WSJ Law Blog collects a number of fun tidbits — such as Justice Thomas’s declaration that “the dishwasher […] -
Dreier
Marc Dreier: An Update
Quite some time has passed since our last discussion of Marc Dreier, the once highflying, now disgraced Manhattan litigator. We’d like to belatedly draw your attention to three items. First, an article from the New York Post: Disgraced attorney Marc Dreier could be on the hook for $1.5 million to the white-shoe lawyers who took […] -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 04.13.09
* Did you take Friday off? Be glad you don’t work for a bank. [Dealbreaker] * Kash reports that the student loan bailout movement has gone viral. We are this close. Quick, somebody throw me down a well and give me Bo. “Don’t you make me hurt your dog.” [True Slant] * Wachtell does not […] -
Salary Cuts
Greenberg Traurig: Cutting Salaries of First Years and Summers
It has taken us a while, but Above the Law is now able to confirm that Greenberg Traurig has decided to cut salaries of its summer and first year associates. As with McGuire Woods and Allen Matkins, first year associates are looking at a 10% pay cut. A Greenberg spokesperson characterized the news in this […] -
Drugs, Parties, Perverts, Rape
Roofiegate Resolved: Bingham Vindicated Prevails, Complaint Dismissed
As we’ve previously noted, when it comes to disputes between lawyers and their former firms, there are several sides to every story. For example, compare Yolanda Young’s claims against Covington & Burling with the firm’s response (PDF). We try to cover both sides of these controversies. Having previously covered Roofiegate — aka Moor v. Bingham […]