Stanford Law School just issued a press release announcing that Judge Michael McConnell of the 10th Circuit will be joining the school’s faculty in the fall. McConnell hails from Utah and was on Bush’s Supremes short list in 2005. From the press release: McConnell will step down from his role on the bench to rejoin […]
Last Thursday, Mark Levy, a Kilpatrick Stockton attorney who had been laid off, tragically committed suicide at the firm’s office. Sadly, we have more disturbing news to report today. Above the Law has learned that a Simpson Thacher associate died two weekends ago in an apparent suicide. We understand that the female associate was recently […]
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* LexisNexis is offering limited but free access to 2009 graduates who are doing a public interest internship. It’s a very nice gesture from the company, and it makes deferred from Biglaw associates even more valuable. [LexisNexis] * So here’s who knew about Souter’s retirement, in chronological order: Patrick Leahy, Underneath Their Robes/Above the Law, […]
Most of the time, when law students flip out, they flip out about their law school. But in this era of law student meltdowns, it was only a matter of time before law students started brawling with each other. On April 30, New York Law School (not to be confused with NYU School of Law) […]
Don’t look now, but this is actually shaping up as a pretty bad week for associates who want to hang onto their jobs. Seyfarth cut 50 people late Friday, Milbank let go of 89 yesterday, and we’ve been able to confirm stealth layoffs at Sullivan & Cromwell. The latest news comes from Fenwick & West. […]
Associates at Dewey & LeBoeuf just left a firm wide meeting. Sources report that firm management was very frank with associates about the firm’s financial numbers and future health of the firm. But the headline news is that Dewey & LeBoeuf has decided to join Skadden (and Shearman & Sterling) in offering a year-long deferral […]
As federal borrowing caps tighten financing options for law students, one organization is stepping in to negotiate the terms they can't secure alone.
Our review of the most recent U.S. News law school rankings now moves out of the top 50. Some of these schools have regional significance. Others are second or third choices for students who didn’t do quite as well on the LSAT as they might have liked. But we don’t think any of these schools […]
We’ve had open threads before about the value of the LLM degree. There’s always a big debate about whether the programs are worthwhile (though tax LLMs almost universally get big thumbs up from readers). The question keeps coming up though. And now in a different context. If you’ve been laid off, or can’t find a […]
The results will be made public tomorrow, but February bar exam takers were told this morning whether or not they passed. Passage results are always lower in February, but you have to feel that this year it is even more critical for second time test takers to pass the exam. You know that firms are […]
Shearman & Sterling has decided to mimic the Skadden Sidebar program and offer all of its associates the option to defer for a year. The program is essentially the same set of options that Shearman offered its incoming first year associates a month and a half ago. The money from Shearman’s “External Development Program” is […]
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* The bankruptcy judge has made several decisions to keep Chrysler afloat including allowing a $4.5 billion credit line from the U.S. and Canadian governments. [The Detroit Free Press] * State attorneys general will meet with Craiglist to discuss the elimination of advertisements for “illegal sexual activities.” [The Associated Press] * In the Court’s first […]